Chapter 4.5: A Long Phone Call Between Runa and Nicole
“So like, Ryuto was real awesome!”
“Seriously? I’m surprised!”
“He gave my dad a good talking-to and it was so manly and cool! My heart still won’t stop pounding! Like, he totally won that argument. Ryuto’s so smart—he took all those things that felt kinda off to me, put them into words, and said them to my dad.”
“Huh. Not bad.”
“He was awesome! I was like, my boyfriend’s amazing!”
“Heh heh. Never thought I’d hear you say something like that...”
“Huh?”
“You’re in love, huh.”
“Yeah... I really am! I love Ryuto...”
“So, is it about time?”
“For what?”
“Sex. You haven’t done it yet, right?”
“Ah, yeah... Is this how it feels to want to do it?”
“What...? If you feel like you wanna do it, then that’s it, no?”
“I dunno! It’s never been like this before... My heart beats fast, and even though we’re always together, I wanna be even closer to him... Is that what this is about?!”
“Sheesh, girl. Mind not saying that to someone whose boyfriend’s keeping his distance from her? He didn’t even message me a ‘Happy New Year.’”
“Shoot, sorry, Nicole!”
“It’s fine. I’m getting popular with another guy, anyway.”
“Huh?!”
“Nishina Ren messaged me ‘Happy New Year.’ And he’s like, ‘Dating me this year will bring very good luck!’ What kinda fortune slip is that?”
“No way! Wait, you’ve been talking on LINE with Nishina-kun?!”
“Remember how we made that six-person LINE group when we played airsoft? Looks like that’s where he found my profile.”
“Wow, that’s so proactive of him! It’s really unexpected!”
“Maybe people really do change when they fall in love, huh...”
“Aha ha, you say that like it has nothing to do with you.”
“It doesn’t.”
“Still...you’re right that people change when they fall in love. Even I can’t believe how much my boyfriend makes my heart race.”
“Yeah, yeah, I get it.”
“I’m sorry I’m the only one gushing about love! You should do it too!”
“Nah, that would only make me feel empty inside.”
“You can talk about Nishina-kun if you want!”
“He’s just a friend.”
“Then is it okay for me to talk about this?! I’m sorry, okay?! Ryuto was super-duper awesome today! Dad couldn’t say anything back at all to him at the end—that was amazing to watch!”
“Uh-huh.”
“I love Ryuto!”
“So, what happened in the end? Is your dad still gonna live with the woman he’s marrying?”
“Well, Dad got angry at the end, but after Ryuto left, he asked me to give him some time to think. Then when night came, he went outside—maybe he went to talk to his girlfriend. Also, he said I didn’t have to see her tomorrow if I was so against it, so we can hang out all day starting in the morning!”
“Oh, gotcha! Wanna line up for lucky bags at Marukyu?!”
“Sure! I’m super stoked!”
After giving that spirited reply, Runa and Nicole decided where they’d meet up and ended the call. Then, she opened the photo gallery on her phone and gazed at the selfie she’d taken at a torii gate with Ryuto on their way back from their first shrine visit of the year.
“Thank you, Ryuto,” she said, blushing.
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