THIS LIFE


My Story

Part 2

"Good morning!!"

"Hi..everybody!!"

"Hello.."

The routine greeting. Everyone get into places, counting the seconds. Any moment, the phone will starts to ring like always.

I glance to the desk on the otherside. Empty.

RING! RING! ...The first call for the day.

"Wah.."

"Prepare for phone invasion!!"

"Time to work!"

So, the day started all over again.

"Hello, can I speak to Mr. ..."

Part of us have to look for new customers and I'm on the list today. So, I have sheets of name list, their company address, phone numbers and etc..etc.

It's hello..bla, bla, bla ..our new product... bla, bla..

I've been so busy, well everyone too, to realised when did the new guy step in.

"Hello, may I speak to Mr. .."

The time stop..as if :P.. The same scene repeating itself. The room went silent. Everyone detected the voice owner. I joined them, forgetting that I'm on the phone.

He put his line on hold.

"Hello, morning. Sorry, I'm late. And.. stop staring at me.^^"

Then things back to normal.

"Hello, Miss? Miss?"

"Ooh..sorry..." Bla, bla, bla...

I'm so, so busy with the in-coming calls and all the calls that I have to make.

"THE GOODS ARE HERE!! WHOSE TURN IS TO CHECK THEM?!"

A voice that is loud enough explode the room caught our attention. Everyone check on their daily schedule.

Oh my, my..It's my turn! Raised my hand.

"Then, come on!"

"Coming! Coming!"

Grabbed the folder, which attached to the board on the wall and hurried out.

"Wait!!"

A lady colleague stopped me.

"What?"

"There's another list. Here!"

"Ooh.."

Then, I followed the person to the store section.

"So, he's here already?"

"Huh? ..Who?"

"Rukawa."

"Yeah..yeah.."

Didn't bother to turn to have a look at the one talking to me. So busy with the goods, the lists, etc, etc.

"Wei! Wrong model la!"

Lady or not, this job need a very strong voice.

"Wei, this supposed to be 120 dozens, not 140!"

I shouted again.

"How's he doing?"

The creature is still here.

"Okay, I guess."

"Okay? Just okay?"

Testing** Testing** Just what language did I just used?

"Why don't you ask him yourself?"

I bend to check the serial numbers. Wrong! Wrong! Whose job was this? Now, I'm mad..

"I want to see the one in-charge here?"

No response. Where's everybody? I check on the types, the colours etc, etc. Some were not in the right order.

"Could someone please re-arrange the goods?"

At last, some workers in the section re-arrange it according to the lists.

"Did he recognised you?"

Haiyaa..the creature still here? I turned around.

"Yikes!!"

No..no..no..this is crazy!

The creature smiled at me. Okay, so he is gorgeous. Not my type at all. Hahaha..

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm the guy in-charge to the goods delivered here."

He explained. Wanna know who he is?

"So why didn't you say something just now?!"

He just shrugged.

"Baka."

"So, as I was asking you.."

"Yeah, yeah. The answer is YES."

I waited for the workers to put everything in proper order, check on them again and head back to the office.

"Wei, wei..just where do you think you are going?"

"To see him. Why?"

"Oh..well." Shrug.

Ring! Ring! Ring!

Bla, bla, bla..

I get back to my desk. The phone is ringing, the in-coming lines blinking.

"Hello, Haruyori speaking.."

Take a quick glance. The two guys were talking. What a magnificient sight.

Tic, toc, tic, toc...

Ring...ring...ring...

Bla...bla...bla...

The time passes by. It's almost time to close.

"Yuri-san..."

"Huh.."

"Wanna have a drink after this?"

"Love to, but I'm gonna miss my bus."

Ask me again^^ I will change my answer.^^

"Not to worry, I can send you home."

Who on earth ...so, it's not Rukawa.

"Can I think it over?"

"Okay.."

"Why not?"

"Emm ..okay, it's okay^^"

The three of us went for a drink. A nice hot drink at some cafe at the end of the block.

"Rukawa, so where have you been all these while?"

The other guy asked. I take a nice sip on my cuppacino.

"After high school, I went for college in Tokyo. Then, I got a job there.."

"Still plays basketball?"

Now, that was me asking there.

"Yes, never thought of retiring yet."

"What about you?"

"What about me?"

"Oh, our Rukawa-kun told us his story ..."

"You call that a story?"

"Whatever ..so?"

This other guy is something.

"I went to college too, but ...I'm a college drop-out. so, sue me."

"DROP-OUT?!.. You? No way!"

"I AM! ..a college drop-out.."

"Okay, continue.." Shrug.

"I went back here and work with my uncle since."

"How come I never saw you before?"

"I handled all the deliveries, so, I don't stay on one place all the time. And still plays ball."

"Your turn."

"I have nothing special."

"Not fair, Yuri-san."

"Okay, okay .. I went to college in Osaka, got job there too, but not worthy. So, I went back here and ..walla, here I am."

"Play basketball?"

"No, I'm not. Playstation, yes."

"Baby stuff."

"Bad boy!! Bad mouth, you idiot!!"

"Baby stuff.."

"KOSHINO-KUN!!!!"

(author's note: Hah, so who do you expected?? No, it's not Sendoh, Minami or Fujima... hehehehe..)

"Hey, didn't you just say that you've got job in Tokyo. So, what are you doing here?"

The Bad boy asked. I take another sip.

"I hate the job."

"Oh.." Together.

The Bad boy and I, looked each other.

Not going to tell how the Bad boy and I get to know each other.^^

I looked at the Bad boy, he's taller now. Could you believe that he's actually more than 180cm!! And the other guy, hmmmm..seems like reaching to 200cm. Tall, very tall^^

"Oh! My, my..I have to go home..Bad boy?"

"It's not 11 yet.."

"I want to go home!!"

"Are you sure?"

And, what does he mean by that? Whatever..anyway..

"Now, now New guy, I have to work tomorrow, if you forgot about that."

"I see.."

"Bad boy!"

"My name is not Bad boy."

"Well, I don't care! You promised to send me home."

So what if I'm loud.

"By the way, where DO you live?"

"No, no..and no. Not going to tell you, New guy."

He smiled. The Bad boy looked at me.

"What?!"

"He smile!"

"So?"

"Something wrong when I smile?"

"NO~~ but you're smiling!"

"Cut the crap, Bad boy! Let's go then."

"How about you, New guy?"

"No worry."

"Bad boy!!"

"Coming. See ya, Rukawa."

"Yeah.."

"Bye New guy.. Can we go NOW?!"

"Grrr..You are so loud!!"

Me, just shrug.

In the van, (the Bad boy send me home with his delivery van^^)..

"He did change a lot, don't you think?"

"So, you realised it too."

"Yeah, kinda .. weird."

"Weird?"

"Yeah, seeing him smiling and being friendly."

"It's good to me." Shrug.

"Yeah, that's because you like him."

What?! Baka...

"No, I am Not!" (:=P)

"Did so.."

"AM NOT!! Stop it, will'ya?!"

"Okay." Shrug.