Hi everybody!
First of all, thank you for your good lucks in my exam, it went good!
Since I'm officially in holidays (yeah yeah yeah ) I decided to write a little.
Thank you for those sweet comments, it means a lot .
Hope you like this!!
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CHEERS - CHAPTER 1Haruna woke up with a nauseous feeling on her stomach. She sat on the bed really slowly sensing that the feeling was only getting worst.
She looked around and saw a familiar room. It was her room. And she was alone.
“Thank god” she thought.
She didn’t remember last night quite well. The last thing she remembered was being with a small girl drinking and laughing. And everything else was a blank spot in her mind.
“How in the hell did I get here?”
She got up and went immediately to the kitchen. She was so thirsty and water was all that she could think about at the moment.
“I should stop doing this. I’m not young anymore, I should be responsible.”
When she arrived at the kitchen she saw a small paper laying on the table. She didn’t remember writing that and even less leaving it there. With her mind full of curiosity, she grabbed the paper and started reading.
Good morning beautiful,
I assume that you’re already up since you are reading this (unless you’re sleepwalking. If that’s the case, please put this paper back where it was and go to bed).
You were really drunk last night and I couldn’t let you alone in the bar, since it was probably my fault, so after you told me an hundred times that you didn’t need my help, I brought you home.
Don’t worry. I didn’t do anything to you, even if I wanted it. Sadly, you felt asleep right on the moment I put you in bed.
I took the liberty and wrote this note and I also took a bag of chips from your closet. Sorry about that.
I hope you’re feeling well and that the hangover is not killing you. I also hope that we can meet someday and continue our talk.
See you soon!
Yuko
PS. You look really cute when you’re sleeping.“What???” Haruna shouted.
Apparently the Yuko girl had brought her home. Did she do something? The girl said she hasn’t, but Haruna had seen the way the girl looked at her last night. At least the part she could remember.
Feeling her stomach hurting even more, she drank all the water she could and went straight to the bathroom and took a long shower. She had to get herself clean. Clean of the alcohol. Clean of the pain. Clean of the other girl. And most important, clean her mind.
When she got out of the bath she looked at the clock and at the time.
“Damn, I’m late.”
Usually, she was never late, but the alcohol didn’t help in this case.
She got dress really quick and grabbed a piece of bread from the counter and headed out.
Heading on the street she received a text and read it.
“Hey Haruna,
Sorry I didn’t answer last night, I was kind of busy. I’ll explain to you later… ^^
Where are u btw? Boss is asking for u. He asked if u can grab some things from the supermarket. Don’t ask me why.
Minami”“Of course you were busy, don’t tell me, cause I didn’t notice” Haruna whispered to herself looking down instinctively.
And go out for groceries? Really? Not that she minded, but she was a high worker in a company and being asked to do groceries was really weird. But orders were orders, so she just answer to her friend.
“Sure. What does he want?” She texted back.
“
He said for you to grab a couple of bottles of wine since important people are coming to a meeting. I don’t really know. Buy something good. He pays.”Wine? After last night and he ask her to buy wine. She was screwed.
She saw a supermarket in the end of the street and went in straight to the wine section.
She didn’t know what to choose. She knew nothing about wine. Except it tasted good. But there were like one hundred different bottles, and she was kind of lost. Minami told her to buy something good. Did she mean expensive? Are the expensive one the betters?
She was about to get some help when she saw a familiar face looking at her. She opened her mouth to speak, but quickly close it again. The other person, seeing the other’s reaction took a step forward.
“Hello sleeping beautiful, I knew you liked to drink, but right in the morning?” Yuko said letting out a laugh.
Haruna was shocked. She knew what it looked like. To the eyes of the other girl she looked like an alcoholic. She was drank last night, the girl had to took her home and right in the morning she was shopping for wine. Oh god why, why did she have to find the girl.
“Ahah it’s ok, don’t worry, I wont judge.” Yuko said quickly when she noticed the worried eyes of Haruna.
“Oh no no no, it’s not for me, it’s for my boss.” Haruna quickly said. She was embarrassed.
Yuko nodded smiling.
“Anyways, how are you feeling? Did you sleep well?” She asked with concern in her eyes.
“Yes, I did. And thank you for last night.” Haruna said.
Yuko smile just grew bigger.
“Oh, it was nothing eheheh”
“No really, you took me home and I don’t know what I would do if you didn’t do that.” She said sincerely.
“Oh, it was my fault you got THAT drunk in the first place.” Yuko said looking sad for a moment, but then her grin appeared. “Not that I regret, ‘cause I liked it to go home with you in the night, to your room, to your bed…”
Haruna’s cheeks grow redder with every word Yuko said.
“Ah……” A sound came out.
“Eheheheh don’t worry, I’ve told you nothing happened. I’m not that desperate to use a drunk girl. But if you want to repeat last night, this time not drunk, I’m all in.”
Was the girl asking her out? On a date? Or was she just asking her to go to her house, room, bed?
Noticing the confusing in Haruna’s face, Yuko simply said.
“You don’t have to answer me now. I can wait. I would do anything for this beautiful lady hihi. So, I was watching you in the back and it looked like you don’t know what to choose. May I help?”
Yuko didn’t look like she worked here, but appearances deceive so she shook her head in a yes.
“Well, what kind of drink do you want? Red? White? Green?”
“Hmmmm, I don’t know. It’s not for me actually. My boss asked me to buy some since he’s going to have a big meeting with some partners. And here I am.”
“You’re boss hmmm…” Yuko smile suddenly disappeared. She remembered what Haruna had told her last night. The things that her boss did. She shook her head in order to make those thoughts go away and talked again “Since it’s for a meeting I think red is the suitable one. There’s this one, Merlot, which is really good. It’s sweet, touchy and very international. Is one of a kind. Of course, it’s a little bit expensive. Here, take a look.”
With that being said, Yuko grabbed Haruna’s hand and pulled her to another shelf. She then gave Haruna the said wine.
Haruna looked at the bottle not really sure what she should search but she decided to trust the girl. If she worked there, she must knew what she was talking about.
“I’m going to take it!” She said with a big smile. “Thank you again for your help Yuko-san!” She bowed.
“It was my pleasure.” Yuko said watching the girl going away. “Hey, Haruna”
Haruna looked back.
“About that previous conversation…. Do you think we can meet someday?” Yuko said quietly, her face getting a little red as she talked.
She looked cute like this. Haruna laughed to herself. So the full of confidence girl could also blush. Kawaii. She decided to tease the girl a little bit.
“Hmm, I don’t know. You did get me drunk and that’s not a thing you do to a person you don’t know. Maybe you’re just a pervert.”
That seemed to hurt Yuko and Haruna regretted it immediately.
“But you did save me. So maybe yes. But just to talk, nothing more.”
“Ok ok ok!” Yuko smiled again, the hurt in her face disappeared completely. “May I have your phone number then?”
While waiting for Haruna’s answer, Yuko started to give small jumps with the excitement.
“No.”
“No?!?! Then how are we going to meet?” Yuko said confused and with sad eyes.
“Three days from now, in the same place where we met. I’ll be there. Be there as well.”
And she just left.
First, Yuko was sad that she didn’t get the girl’s number. But then reality hit her and she realized how awesome that was. The girl was playing with her. And god knew that she was going to play back. This was her game. She was well known as a flirting girl. She could do that.
When she got home last night, after leaving the girl in her house, she couldn’t stop thinking about her. The things that she told her, the pain in her eyes when she talked, her smile when Yuko said some silly joke, how her hands fitted hers when she grabbed her through the stairs in her building, her smell, everything.
That girl was intense. Everything about her was so interesting. And she wanted to find more. She thought that three days was too long. She wanted to see her sooner. Everyday. But the girl was playing and didn’t let her. And she was not willing to lose this game. She was going to win. And maybe, win the girl as well.
She woke up from her awake dreams and went to grab a few bottles of wine herself, and headed out to work.
With Haruna on her mind, this day was going to be fun.
With a different state of mind, Haruna was arriving her work. She worked in a big blue building, with 48 floors. In that building were based innumerous companies, including the one she worked for.
She started to remember the things that happened yesterday and that made her run to the bar. The things with her boss. The things he wanted her to do. Thinking about that made her sick. She didn’t want to think about that. And she didn’t want to be left alone with her. God no! She just hopped Minami would be with her when she had to give her boss the bottles. Or maybe Minami could do that. She knew her boss wouldn’t try anything with Minami. Minami was small but really strong, and she for sure could kick some asses.
“Hey” snap snap “Earth calls Haruna. Wake up!!”
A pair of hands were clapping near her face. It was Minami. Haruna realized she had arrived to her floor and she just stood there in front of the door while looking blank.
It happened sometimes. She was known for being an air-headed. That’s probably why nobody noticed why she left so quickly the day before. Maybe they just thought that she remembered something and had to run.
“Hey sorry, I was just thinking about some things.” Haruna smiled. “Here are the bottles you asked. Can you bring them to him please Takamina? I don’t feel like doing it..”
Takamina was Minami’s nickname. They have being friends since kids. They grew up in the same neighborhood and went to school together. They also ended up working together which was fun. At least most of the time. But despite they being so close, Takamina had no idea what was going on.
“I’m sorry Kojiharu, I can’t. He told me to go somewhere and I’m already late. I’ve got to go now. See you later?”
“Oh, sure. Be safe.” Haruna couldn’t hide her disappointment. “Bye.”
Haruna was alone again. And she was going to face her boss, whether she liked it or not. She opened the door and smiled to the secretary. She was a middle age woman that, despite how rough the life had been for her, was still here smiling. Haruna didn't know much about her, except that her husband and son had an accident a few years ago and they ended up in bad shape. She woke up from her day dreams again and talked.
“Good morning Maria.”
“Good morning Mrs. Kojima. How are you feeling?”
“Fine thank you. Is he in his office?” Haruna asked.
“Yes he is. And he’s waiting for you.”
“Ok, thank you.”
“Oh, Mrs Kojima?” Maria said with concern in her voice, making Haruna look at her “Please be careful.”
And then she went back to her work.
Haruna knew what Maria meant. Maria knew the reason why Haruna had run away the day before. She knew the reason why she was so scared to go in that office right now. But she had to do it. It was her job, and he was her boss. She could hate him secretly, but she still had to do what she was told.
She knocked and waited for an answer.
“Come in.” A male rigid voice said.
She calmed herself down, took a deep breath and got in.
“Good morning Mr. Fujimoto.”
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Sooooooooooo, that's it, that's chapter 1. I know it's a little short but I would rather write something small more times than something really really big..
Hope you liked it and didn't find it boring
Thank you all!!