Monday, August 06, 2007
06 : Move Along
"Haru, you okay?"
I almost choked on by bread. Damn, I've been daydreaming.
Michiru looked at me curiously.
"I'm fine, I'm fine," I said, grabbing my chocolate milk and drank it to bring the stuck piece of bread down my throat.
Michiru smiled. I smiled feebly back.
"Hey, hey, you know Minami Keisuke?"
"Who?"
"Minami Keisuke!! KM!!"
"...ah...the guitarist from Stories and Lies...?" I forced my brain to recall every bit of words I read from the magazine, yet trying to appear cool, calm and collected.
"Yeah, him!!" Michiru beamed at me, then continued, "Chiharu and Maya said they saw him around here yesterday!!"
"Is that really him?"
"Of course, who else would have that flawless, handsome face..."
Michiru somehow got transported to Dreamsville for a second or two.
Then I remembered Jun.
"Where exactly did they saw him?" I tried to sound uninterested.
"At the junction to the row of shops, near the cafe you work in -- didn't you see him?"
"Can't say."
"He has dark blond hair, around 180 cm...ah, Maya said he wore blue shirt yesterday..."
Michiru paused, then her eyes grew large.
"She said she saw him go into a cafe!!"
She almost screamed excitedly even though I just sat there looking at her. I waited until she calmed down, then said, "Oh, yeah, he did. Only he wasn't KM."
Michiru might as well had heart attack, seeing her face all blank, her previous excitement died instantly.
I finished my drink and continued, "There are people in this world who look exactly like me and you, and KM, and everybody else. So why the disappointment?"
Michiru frowned and muttered, "Idiot."
When she stowed away her lunch box, she asked me quietly, "How can you be sure?"
"Hm?"
"How can you know he's not the real KM?"
"He introduced himself to me, asking if there's a job he can do in the cafe. Also he was looking for a place to stay."
Michiru didn't say anything, but she didn't look too sure.
"He introduced himself to me, alright? His name's Jun."
She sighed. "Well...if you say that..."
We walked home together after school. She wants to see Jun herself, so I brought her to the cafe. Taku will like this little event, he had a crush on her a while back. Apparently she said she's not ready for a relationship yet when Taku asked her out one day, and for a few days Taku got all emotional and sulky. I had to slap him around twenty times to wake him up. He got out of his misery slowly, but at times he still asked me about Michiru.
All I could do is say, "She's fine, but she said she doesn't want to see anyone now."
Taku will be silent for a few minutes, then regain his composure again.
As we reached the front glass doors, I saw a blond guy waving at me from inside. Peering through the glass I realized it's Jun bringing out forks and spoons onto the table. I waved back half-heartedly. Michiru, on the other hand, tried to suppress a giggle.
"You're starting today?" I asked Jun when we got in.
"Yep, I got in this morning," Jun replied cheerily.
Michiru tugged at the back of my shirt.
"Oh, right. Here's my friend Michiru."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Jun," he held out his hand.
Michiru shook it a bit enthusiastically.
"She said you look mighty like a celebrity."
"Haru!!" Her face grew a bit pink. "You're embarrassing me!!"
"It's true right?"
"Yeah, but..." her words trailed off into the silence.
Jun smiled, looking interested. Then he said, "Really? Which celebrity?"
I looked at Michiru. She looked up shyly and mouthed "KM".
"Sorry?" Jun seems to be enjoying this little amusement.
"Minami Keisuke," she said a bit louder. She brought her face down again.
"Interesting...many have said the same thing, actually. Even since this morning, a few customers asked for my autograph!" Jun laughed airily.
Michiru didn't say anything, but she looked into Jun's face quite intently.
"But you really look like him, you know," she indicated his earrings, "you even have the same earrings. Is he like your idol or something?"
"Yeah. I like his mad guitar skills the first time I saw his video, while he was still in Stories and Lies." Jun might've been reliving the memory inside his mind, for he was smiling widely.
Michiru smiled. I just stood there listening to them both.
"Well then, Jun, nice meeting you. I've to go now, my mom's probably wondering where I've been to," she said finally, shaking Jun's hand again.
Me and Jun walked her out and waved at her as she crossed the street.
When she was out of sight, I thought of going home myself but Jun held me back.
"What if I really am KM?"
I stared at him.
"Would you believe me?"
All I could think was : is he screwing with me?
Jun looked at me as if interested, then pat me on the shoulder. "Ha, you should see your face just now -- it's like I've hit you round the head."
"Oh haha, very funny."
Jun laughed. "So you're starting your shift now?"
"Nah, later in the evening. I've got homeworks to do."
"So see you later then."
"Mm. Yeah."
+++ 06 : Move Along (by The All-American Rejects)Nadia Nor at 02:33