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Chapter 1: The Boy
I was woken up by a shake, I open my eyes and look into the face of my mother who is smiling at me.
"Good morning. Get up, breakfast is ready." she says to me and leaves my room, I look at my alarm clock, it showed me that it is 8 o'clock. I get up and go into the kitchen and discover my parents sitting at the table and sit down with them "Good morning." I said, "Good morning." says my father and we started to have breakfast.
After breakfast I wanted to get up, "Get dressed, we want to be with friends in an hour." my mother asked me and I put on a dress and matching shoes, did my hair and put on a little make-up.
I'm done, I'm in a good mood. Today I get to know a family, my parents have known this family for a long time, but they never went with me to see them, today it should be the first meeting in a long time, Dad told me yesterday.This family moved here to Tokyo a week ago as far as I know they lived in Kyoto. I hear Dad calling, I went to him, he looked at me lovingly, "You look good, let's go." he said and smiled. We went to the family because they don't live far away, just one street away. Mum rings the doorbell and the door opened and two people are standing there, just two? Shouldn't it be three people? Well no matter. "This is our daughter Kaori." says Mum and the two people smiled at me "Hello Kaori. My name is Chiara and this is Ren my husband." the woman greets me, "Very pleased." I answer and leaned over a little and smiled at her. We entered the house and made ourselves comfortable on the couch.
I still wonder who the third person is. "Where is your son?" Dad wanted to know from Chiara and Ren, "He's exploring the city." replies Chiara. The adults chatted for a while. <Oh no! I still have to go to town, oh my, it's already 11 a.m., I have an appointment with Aiko at 10 a.m.Is she still waiting? <"Kaori, is something?" Mum wanted to know now, "Aiko." I answer, Mum looks at me startled "Oh dear, that's right, you have an appointment with her." notes Mum. I apologized and said goodbye to Chiara and Ren, I ran through the streets as fast as I could, if it was possible with the dress, and arrived at the market square, Aiko is no longer there. <Well what should I expect? That she waits more than an hour? <. So I walk down the street, but stop because I got a text message, I got my cell phone out of my handbag. <From Aiko, what does she want? <. I look.
'Hi Kaori! I waited for you but you didn't come Just say you forgot me Well, that's not bad. Greetings Aiko '
A boy came up to me and stopped next to me and looked at me, at first I didn't notice.
I look at him, he smiles and came closer with his face and kisses me, I was so scared that I didn't realize the kiss at first, I blushed.He broke away from me and winks at "Carina." he said and went on.
I would have loved to yell at him, but he was gone. <That idiot! Just kiss me <. Annoyed, I go home, <I don't know but the boy was weird, what's carina? I wonder why he kissed me, didn't he even mention his name or even ask my name, what is that supposed to mean? <finally back home I unlocked the front door and enter the house and go straight to my room, Mum and Dad are not there yet.
I'm looking forward to it, because we're flying to Italy in two days to see Dad's family for two weeks. I don't speak Italian very well yet, although Dad tried to teach me something. Well, I can do a few sentences and words, but that's not enough. I have to learn more. Holidays are nice, aren't they? I hear the door slam shut and run into the hallway where I find my parents, "Kaori, we have to tell you something about your trip to Italy." Dad said to me, "Dad and I can't come with you." continued Mum, "What?I was so happy to fly to Italy. "I said sadly, I think I got it wrong." Of course you're flying to Italy, we called the hotel there and rebooked. "Dad said," Alone, I should Go on vacation there? "I ask her," No, you're flying to Italy with Chiara and Ren's son. The good thing is when he flies with you to Italy he can translate everything and teach you Italian. Tomorrow he's coming to dinner and will spend the night here. "Mum replied and smiled, I went into my room less enthusiastic and threw myself on my bed and closed my eyes.
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I open my eyes and look at my alarm clock, which shows me that it is already morning and that it is 10 o'clock. <Did I fall asleep yesterday? Must be like that, besides, it's so quiet I don't hear dad and mum. <I get up and thought nothing of it, I'm going to take a shower. Then I put on one of my favorite clothes. It's gray, very short sleeves, knee-length and matching shoes.I check the kitchen, but nothing Mum isn't there and neither is Dad, I spot a note on the table in the living room.
'Kaori, we had to go to work in the clinic because of an emergency. Chiara and Ren's son comes here earlier, around 11.30 a.m. If you want something to eat, there's something left in the fridge from last night in the kitchen. Love you, mum and dad. '
<Great! Then I'll fix up the guest room. <I make my way to the room and look at the clock again, I noticed that it is already 11:15 am and I hurry to get the guest room ready. The doorbell rings and I go to the door and open it and see the boy from yesterday again, I slam the door in shock. <Oh no, I stupid cow, I can't just slam the door. <I opened the door again and the boy grins at me "Hi." he greets me friendly, "Hi, sorry that I slammed the door in your face." I say embarrassed, he grins very cheekily, I took a step to the side and gestured that he should come in, he asked the house and walked past me straight into the living room, I ran after him and he was just putting his suitcase in place to the side and looks at me and walked up to me and stopped 2 steps in front of me."Io mi chiamo Luca Takao. E tu?[1]" he asks me, "Io sono Kaori Piare.[2]" I reply, "Quanti anni hai? Io sono sedici anni.[3]" he wanted to know I found it difficult to find the right words, "Anche io.[4]" I say, he sits down on the couch, I feel the need to ask him something.
"Why did you kiss me yesterday?" I ask him, his grin turned into a smile, "I said it yesterday. I said Carina." he answered me, "What does carina mean?" my next question is, "You are pretty." he answers me.
I realize that I'm blushing and turn my head to the side. "Are you hungry?" I wanted to know, "No." he says to me.
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[1]My name is Luca Takao. And you?
[2]I am Kaori piare.
[3]How old are you? I'm 16 years old.
[4]Me too.