Haruto was staring at the notification, his thumb hesitating before tapping it open her which read "I'm fine thank you, what about you?"
Haruto, with a determined look, began typing the message, "I'm good, thank you, my reason for texting you is just I wanted to talk to you, wanted to know if you are fine, doing okay" he sent it, but Kanna was offline.
Haruto then quickly put his phone in his pocket and dashed to the restroom to start his morning routines.
Haruto stood at the washbasin, brushing his teeths, his mind restless, mid brush he took his phone out and glanced at the screen, hoping for Kanna's response but she was still offline, with a sigh he put his phone back in his pocket, continuing brushing.
Later, Haruto was in the kitchen, cooking his breakfast, his phone was placed beside the stove, from the corner of his eyes he glanced at his phone, which still hadn't buzzed with any notification, with a quiet smile he shook off the disappointment and refocused on his cooking, it was clear he was eagerly waiting for Kanna's message.
Haruto now stood before the mirror, carefully adjusting his hair, seemed ready for work, when suddenly his phone buzzed with a notification, causing his eyes to widened, he swiftly turned his focus on his phone which was on bed, a smile spread across his face and with the burst of excitement he hurried over to his phone picked it up and quickly sat on the bed, as he unlocked the screen, his heart skip a beat, it was a message from Kanna.
A big smile spread across Haruto's as he quickly opened the message which read "I'm fine, doing okay, what about you?"
With a smile Haruto began typing, "Me too." he paused for a moment, considering his next words, then continued "How's your study going?" He sent the message and fixed his gaze on the screen, his anticipation growing with each passing moment.
Kanna saw the message and started typing, causing Haruto's smile to broaden, his eyes sparkling with joy.
Kanna's message arrived, reading, "Yeah it's going okay, it's quite difficult, but I'll pull through"
Haruto chuckled softly and started typing, "Of course you will, i know how strong you are" he sent the message, feeling a warm sense of confidence, as he waited for her response.
Kanna saw the message and began typing. A few seconds later, her message arrived, reading "How about you? What University are you in?"
Upon reading the message, Haruto's heart sank, a wave of sadness swept through his face, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, steadying himself. Regaining his composure, he opened his eyes and started typing "Well, actually, I'm not in any university, you know how I've always hated living the life everyone's living, so I'm kinda working on starting my own business" with quiet confidence, he sent the message.
Kanna sees the message and after a few seconds she begins typing, Haruto stares at the screen, his heart pounding with anticipation.
Kanna's message came which read, "Ooh, yeah, that's great! best of luck" Haruto smiled upon reading the message.
Suddenly Haruto's phone started ringing, jolting him out of the thoughts. It was a call from his boss, realization struck Haruto as he swiftly glanced at the wall clock, he was late for work.
Haruto shifted his gaze on the incoming call from his boss, anxiety creeping in as he watched the screen intently, hoping the call to end on its own, after a few tense moments, the ringing stopped, and the screen switched back to Kanna's inbox.
Without wasting a second Haruto' thumbs flew across the keyboard, typing "Ever since our break-up, I've always wanted to talk to you, I wanted us to stay friends, but I never found the courage to text you." With a steadying breath, he sent the message, seeming confident.
Kanna saw the message, and after a minute she started typing, Haruto felt a bead of sweat trickling down his forehead as he was anxiously waiting for her response.
Finally her message came which said, "Haruto, there's no one in this world who can stop you from talking to me"
Haruto's eyes widened, a wave of peace washed over him, overwhelmed with happiness, he felt as if his once-stilled heart started beating again.
With a beaming smile Haruto fell backwards onto his bed, his face glowing with joy as he started laughing with happiness.
Quickly composing himself he sat up and started typing, "Thank you so much, well for now i have to go, have something important to deal with, If you are comfortable we can talk later tonight" he sent the message.
Kanna saw the message and began typing, her message soon appeared, "Of course, we will, bye ttyl"
Upon reading her message Haruto seemed confused by the abbreviation "TTYL?" Realization struck him a moment later, "Ooh, talk to you later," he thought nodding to himself, he swiftly then typed "Bye, take care" and sent the message.
Hastily, he stood up, started wearing his shoes and as he finished wearing his shoes he donned his long jacket and was about to open the door when another notification chimed on his phone.
With a knowing smile he swiftly pulled took out his phone and saw Kanna's message saying "Bye, you too, take care" Haruto smilea warmly, gave her message a thumbs up, slid his phone into his jacket's pocket and hurriedly exited the apartment.
Haruto ran through the street, racing towards the public bus station, Kanna's words 'Haruto, there's no one in this world who can stop you from talking to me' filling his mind, with a warm confident smile he pushed his speed even faster.
Down the street, A young mother bought an ice cream and extend it towards her five years old daughter who was holding a balloon as the girl eagerly reaches for the ice cream she accidentally let go the balloon which quickly began floating upwards, The mother tried catching it but it went out of her range, Seeing her daughters tears, she quickly moved to comfort her, wrapping her in a warm embrace.
Suddenly, the sound of running footsteps filled the air as a boy came running bentting down and leaped up high, drawing the attention of mother daughter, the ice cream vendor and everyone around, as they all watched in awe, It was Haruto, who was up in the air smiling, he caught the the balloon's thread and landed on the ground with perfection, Swiftly he went to the girl kneeling in front of her and with a beaming smile he extended the balloon towards her.
The Girl's eyes lightened up delight. as she eagerly took the balloon, Haruto stood, gently patting her head with a warm smile before turning around and started walking away, as he picked up speed, he broke into a run, heading towards the public bus station.
That girl's mother quickly called out loudly "Thank you" As Haruto was sprinting away, he glanced over his shoulder, flashed a smile and lifted his hand up to give a thumbs up.
The Mother watched Haruto sprinting away, a look of confusion crossing her face, "The boy must be having a great day" she whispered to herself, watching Haruto disappearing from view.