I don't know who is he. He is holding my hand so firmly.I can only see his back.Everything around me is dark. Feels like I am walking through a tunnel.He looks towards me. His face is blurry but I can say that he is smiling and saying something. Then a bright light comes towards us and...
" brrrrrr.....brrrrrr"
" Hello? Hello, Iori ? where are you ?"
"Hmm... who's talking?"
" My god Iori! are you sleeping till now? wake up sleeping beauty! we have to go to the art exhibition ceremony!"
"Ohh... Manami. Wait? what time is it?"
MANAMI: 8:43 AM , my Iori.
"Oh no I am late. I will call you back"
" I have get ready ..."
I am Iori Nanase. I am a national level artist . Recently I am awarded the JAPAN GOLDEN ART AWARD. As you can see lately I am having the dream of that guy. And I am pretty stressed about it. Manami is my manager and also college friend.
IORI: Ahh ... my bad. I am very sorry about being late.
MANAMI : It's okay. Now come on and greet everyone. I will manage everything else.
After 2 hours...
IORI : Ahhh!! I am tired. It's so boring...
MANAMI : Stop talking rubbish! If someone hears you , media will start talking about you. Want some drinks?
IORI: Grape juice..
MANAMI : Pfftt.... I was expecting , you will ask for wine!
IORI : You know my alcohol tolerance ! I don't want to cause trouble for you.
MANAMI : Okay my lady! wait for me..
IORI: Hmmm... okay.
I am having many thoughts and looking into the crowd when suddenly I feel like I saw the familiar back of that guy in my dreams. I try to catch up to the guy but then he suddenly vanishes. I come back to my seat. May be I am really very stressed.... what is going on with me?
" Hey! "
"Heeyyyyy!"
IORI : Hmmmm... ah! sorry? what were you saying Manami?
MANAMI : What's up with you? spacing up like that! Here your grape juice. If something is going on with you , you can share with me.
IORI : Nahhh.. nothing is going with me.
MANAMI : Okay , for a sec I believe you. Then what's up with your paintings? Now your every painting ends up of a guy in his back! you know that registration of national BULZER AWARD is coming up..
IORI : Say, if you are getting a dream of a guy whom you don't know nor you can see his face but you can feel like he is very kind to you and also end up seeing him everywhere you go, what will you do?
Manami puts palm of her hand in Iori's forehead.
IORI : What are you doing?
MANAMI : Checking if you fever or something!
IORI: Come on. I am not joking...
MANAMI : Pffftt... Now I get it. You are so stressed being single for 28 years of your life that your body is now have screaming!
IORI : Are you for real? here I am thinking that I am going mad..
WILL BE CONTINUED IN CHAPTER 2...