How to define life?

Kai opened the door of his house and it appears he had a huge smile on his smile. On the way to his bedroom, he got stopped at the living room seeing his mom and Kuro seating at the couch. He bowed to his mother and saw her teasing smile.

“I’m sorry I’m late, mom”

“I heard from Kuro that you drop yourself at the street to be with that girl. Who is she?” Kai weakly laughed.

“Uhhh…” It is strange to tell his mom that he doesn’t know her name but to make a clear declaration in front of them.

“She’s the girl I like.” He said while scratching his nape and asmall flush appeared on his cheeks. His mom softly laughed as she stood up to her seat. She went towards his smiling son and pinched both of his cheeks.

“My baby is now a young man!” She proudly said and the two grinned each other. She then looked at his another son who is still sitting at the couch, playing a video game.

“How about Kuro? Is there news?” Their mom asked. Kai held her hands and said it gleamingly.

“Kuro is now a model, mom.”

“What? Really? Since when?” His mom got shocked by the news.

“Last two months ago.”

“Oh honey, why didn’t you tell me?” Kuro paused his game and looked at his mom with a small smile. He doesn’t have anything to say since his mom is proud of him. Kai then continued,

“Also, Kuro has a cute girl in his agency.”

“Oh, who is she?”

“I think you knew her since she’s popular. She’s Airi Hijiri!” They are happy for Kuro and proud. Their mom went to Kuro and pull him on the couch. They went to the dining room and saw the delicious foods on the table.

“How about inviting those two girls to your birthday on Friday?” She looked both at her sons while patting their backs.

“I’ll try!” Kai cheerfully said while Kuro just gave her a nod. They sat on the chair and started to eat their dinner but, Kai didn’t even get the food to his plate. His mom began to ask him why.

“I went to have a date with a girl I like.”

“Really?” They heard Kuro chuckled while munching the food.

“See” He showed his phone to them. It was the image of the white-haired girl enjoying eating the coffee jelly.

“How can that be a date?”

“Well…” Everything turned upside down as he reminisces the moments with her.

FLASHBACK

“You look cute with your smile.” The girl noticed her smile then it quickly changed into neutral, looking down at the ground. Kai gently laughed at her and grinned.

“Please smile more!” He advised her. She gazed at him and rolled her eyes. It made Kai laugh at her. They finally reach their destination, The Sweet Shop. They went inside and began to smell the sweet aroma from the shop’s kitchen. Cakes, cupcakes, cookies, ice creams, candies, and many more sweets. They two sat on their chairs and began to order.

“One large coffee jelly, please. How about you, Nishio-san?”

“U-uhh…” He doesn’t know what to order since he’s not that sweet tooth.

“One large coffee jelly too.” They ordered the same dessert. As the waiter leaves their table, the girl chuckled at him.

“Why do you want to hang out with me?” She suddenly asked. Kai doesn’t want to answer that question. He likes her but it would be embarrassing for him to say that since their previous meeting, she called him a pervert. He doesn’t want to happen that again. To make things comfortable, he answered,

“Cause you’re funny” Her right brow raised. She got puzzled about his answer. No. She felt something weird to him.

“Are you kidding me? I’m not a funny person.” He avoided her gaze.

“T-then, w-why are you inviting me to come here?” He stuttered.

“I told you it’s okay for you not to come with me. Then, why did you come?”

“I-it’s rude for me to decline the offer since we only see each other rarely.”

Minutes later, their orders were served right away. They both started to take the first bite. Kai looks like he got satisfied with the flavors. Coffee is usually bitter but there are milk and whipped cream on the top that created a special flavor. He continuously eats it but he then gave a little gaze at her. He saw her smiling again. Her cute smile made him gulped and his heart began to sprint on an endless race. He stopped eating and began to stare at her. In every bite of her coffee jelly, her soft lips shine and it curves up after eating it. Suddenly, the girl noticed Kai dozing off her lips and began to shot a glare to him.

“You’re a pervert.”

“W-what?” Kai snapped himself out. He cursed inside his mind for doing it again. It made him realize that he’s staring at her lips.

“I-I didn’t mean to look at your lips. It’s just… I find something amazing to you. You enjoy the coffee jelly.” Her mood began to change and the small smile appeared.

“The bitterness and sweetness are always there. It is like the life of a person. We create happiness in our lives and we can never have those sweet moments forever, right? There’s always sadness and anger too. That’s what I define life.” It felt right and true that Kai nodded.

Not all things will end up what we want, obstacles are always there. We gave up and torn ourselves but always remember, there is a solution to those. There is always a side story or a sequel to commit a happily ever after.

He started to feel like it that he ordered another coffee jelly again to himself and hers. They kept chatting until it’s almost six-thirty in the evening. They both leave and walk together. Kai will walk her to the train station since it’s evening and there are bad guys in every corner of the streets. The girl doesn’t want him to go with her but Kai insisted it. On their way to the train station, they both look at the skies and saw the beauty of stars above. The stars were over them and gleaming the night sky. A sudden flash of shooting stars appeared.

“Oh.” It only takes one to two seconds to see it. They both look at each other and Kai smiled at her.

“Even though buildings are covering the beauty of each star, we still saw the shooting star for just a second.” The girl smiles back at him.

Kai always steal glances at her, checking if she’s okay. It seems she’s fine with him and she keeps looking at the stars. It was like a dream to Kai, walking together with a girl he had a crush on. He leaned his body closer to her in inches away and slowly reaches her hand. He touched her small fingers and held her, feeling the heat of their hands. The girl suddenly reacts and began to twist his arm. Kai flinches in pain as he fell on the cold floor. She quickly let go of his hand and glared at him.

“Pervert…” Kai massaged his hand as he looked at the girl. He weakly laughed and denied being a pervert. The girl then let out her soft chuckle as she lends her hand to him.

“Get up, Nishio-san. Your face is funny.” She stated.

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