54 3.11- The Blubbering Fool... (1/2)

I stood in front of Akira and grabbed her hand hurriedly. She was a bit shocked at my reaction after leaving the President of the Sports Committee's office but calmed down when my hand was warmly entwined in hers and I helped her rise from the soft bench.

She quickly chucked the book in the school bag and I tugged her along with her slightly behind me. My actions during that time were like pulling a child away from a ride she wanted to take her turn in an amusement park.

”Shiro... Chotto Matte...! What's the rush? Did the meeting never worked out...? Tell me, Shiro...! Stop pulling me... It's painful...!”

I turned around to gaze her in the eyes before I finally released my hand that crushed her and was causing her discomfort. Little did I know that I had gripped so hard that both of our palms were sweaty...

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I wanted to get out of that place as fast as I could. It is like an overwhelming miasma suddenly appeared and tried to suffocate me. The scenario with President-sama was too indescribable and it feels as if I was manhandled by a woman and felt cornered like a rat with a cat that seems to toy with you rather than pounce and kill you once and for all.

”Thank you for accompanying me. C' Mon, let's go and grab some dinner. We talk while we eat OK...? All I can say is something happen there, be it good or bad I will tell you everything... Don't worry so much, OK... So what do you want to eat afterwards...? Chinese...? Western...? Indian...? Yakiniku...? Yakitori...? Or we find some yatais around the neighbourhood nearby and eat Kakigori after we eat Yaki Imo... What do you think...?”

(Writer's Note: Guess you know already what is Kakigori all about. Yaki Imo is simply baked potatoes over a wood fire that costs ¥500 for 3 or ¥700 for 5. Cheap and good eats. It's a disappearing trade though)

I talked in a hurried huff and walked slightly in front of her while she tried to keep pace. She was clutching her school bag in front of her with both hands and her face dulled with a worried look. I reassured her by saying that I'm hungry and cannot wait to eat with her. The reasoning doesn't seem to be so convincing to her as she exhaled heavily through her pursed lips.

She didn't answer my questions regards to where and what she wishes to dine afterwards as we finally made it through the schoolyard and out in the street.

”Yaskawa-kun...! Thank you for waiting for us...! Do you have anything wonderful to cheer my sweet girlfriend here?”

I raised both hands in the air and bowed towards the Robot Vending Ice Cream Machine as if it was heaven-sent and of great importance. At last Akira let out an audible chuckle as to how silly I looked in front of the robot while onlookers too were chuckling at my behaviour.

”Don't tell me it's ice cream again? You gonna make me fat you know...? You want me to slow my swimming down is it...?”

”Ice cream makes you fat, hurr? Tsk tsk tsk... No exercise makes people fat...not by eating ice cream... If you don't believe ask Dr Shiro...Hahahaha...!”

I shook my forefinger at her while I fished out a ¥100 yen coin from my pant's pocket. I placed both hands as if I'm begging her like a small child and to let me buy another ice cream. I told her it's just gonna be one cone and the choice of flavours would be hers.

Little did she know that I am intending to buy a single ice cream cone and we both are going to eat it together... Whee...! How romantic this gonna be, right?

Akira let out a long sigh before finally settling down for a jellied strawberry flavoured ice cream. A girls' kind of favourite flavour besides Neopolitan or with anything like jellybeans or marshmallows in them. Guess she had to put in extra laps in her swimming sessions in order to shed a pound or two after she had been eating dinner heavily for the past few days.

Maybe this boyfriend of hers wanted her to gain a bit of weight to fill in spaces that were intended to make her more attractive in his eyes. Whatever it is, Akira is not going to disappoint him at any degree.