Chapter 6: Ganko family(part 1)
The fourth gen girls were huddled up in a dressing room as one of the writers from Hello!Morning came in and gave each of the girls their scripts. "We're going to start a new skit involving all four of you," he said.
"What is it?" Tsuji asked.
"Yossie will play Ganko Ittetsu, your father in the skit," the writer said. "Rika, you will play the mother, Ganko Tomeko."
"What about me?" Kago asked.
"You and Tsuji will play the kids, Futosuji and Hitosuji."
For Yossie, it was almost the perfect role for her. Everybody looked at her as the tomboy in the group. She didn't seem to mind, since she did not like to wear dresses. She looked over at Rika, who was blushing at her friend. For Rika, it was almost like a dream coming true to finally be closer to her friend, or was it Yossie who wanted it more?
"You girls will start rehearsing for the first skit tomorrow," the writer said. "We'll see you girls then."
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"Tomeko, prepare the table!" Yossie said.
"Anata!" Rika said.
"Prepare the table!"
"Hai.." Rika ran off the stage temporarily to get a large table, to which she put in front of Yossie. She, along with Tsuji and Kago watched as Yossie toppled the table over.
"You idiots!" she exclaimed as she got up and started slapping everybody, which included Rika being slapped. Rika watched as Yossie led the other two girls hopping off the stage as she sighed. She already knew what she wanted to say to her friend, but was it too late?
Afetr the skit, Yossie went over to Rika, who was still in a daze. "Rika-chan?" she asked. "Are you there?"
"Huh?" Rika was startled by her friend's appearance.
"You OK?"
"I think so."
"No you're not, I can tell."
"How can you tell?"
"Because you have that look in your eyes."
"Yossie.."
"Yes?"
"There you are!" Miki exclaimed, who was dressed as Tsubomi in her pink outfit. "Wanna do something?"
"Well.." Yossie replied, "I'm a little busy right now."
"I have yakiniku."
"Well...OK." She began to leave with Miki before she turned around and mouthed Call me.
Rika looked away as tears were beginning to fall from her eyes. She didn't want anybody near her friend Yossie, even Miki. She didn't know what to do. Suddenly, she saw someone else come up on stage.
"Rika? Are you all right?" It was Makoto Ogawa, who had just joined the group weeks earlier.
"I'll be fine." Rika began to run off the stage as Makoto scratched her head.
"Wonder what's wrong with her?" she asked.