my name is Amane Shito, I'm a resident of japan and live peacefully. i have an above average face and neat dark brown hair. I keep fit with a lean athletic body and my height is 1.73 meters tall.
right now, I'm on my spring break. well its not exactly a break since i just finished high school, but yeah, I have 2 weeks until my university starts. so I've been passing the time; hanging out with friends, going out to jog and visiting places that I never had the time to when i was at school. moreover since I'm now done with high school my parents finally see my as a fully fledged adult.
I'm 19 years old and right now I'm talking a jog down a familiar lane and occasionally greeting passers-by that I've met before.
I finished my run on the sidewalk infront of my intended destination.
"huff huff"
i was breathing deeply infront of a small cafe with a big wooden sign above its door reading "shimitori's cafe of all foods". thats right whatevr u name u can get it all here, ramen, cake, porky belly, its really delicious too. I never managed to find how how Shimitori-san managed to get it done. I couldve asked her daughter whenever i wanted though but i simply had no interest
a bell chimed as i entered the cafe. greeting me was a moderately emtpy space with tables being wiped and menus being set. it was just 9 in the morning so it seems they were only a few customers. here and there an employee was moping the floor or cleaning a glass.
at the main counter was the boss herself, Shimitori-san. she was a single mother and a woman in her early 40s.
"good morning Shimitor-san" i bowed politely and greeted her
"ara ara, amane-kun, no need to be so formal, we've known each other for more than a decade, how're you doin'?
"sorry, its just become a habit. ive been doing the usual, i just finished my morning jog"
"ohoh i can tell"
she looked at my sweaty black T-shirt
"hmp, i wish fuyake was more active like you, all that girls been doing is sleeping during the holidays"
"haha, fuyake-san was always like that huh, is she here today?"
"oh no she said shell come later during the afternoon, she better"
shimitori -san had such a perky voice, oh if only she was a decade younger shed totally be my type. As for her daughter, well, you could say she's my childhood friend. we've been together ever since 4th grade when her mother moved here.
"so will you just have the usual today?"
"yes maam"
a few minutes later i was handed a strawberry bannana "no sugar" shake. my favotire smoothie after a nice jog. I was really living a nice life. food, friends, athletics and smarts were all there. I guess the only thing missing was romance. ive never dated in my life and was a complete inexperienced virgin.
its a complicated situation but i can simplify it. ive never caught strong enough feelings to propose to someone but ive also never been confessed to. i honestly that id get someone by now considering I'm not bad in any boxes, but it seems I'm not good enough to tick them yet. I guess someday, ill have a romantic relationship, i dont mind being patient for it.
i gently sipped the straw of my drink as i looked outside. the spring time always created a wonderful scene in japan. Shimitori-san snapped me out of my thoughts.
"so...will you be going to mixers soon?"
"ha-huh?"
i choked a bit on my drink. sure things like that were normal, but it wasnt normal to discuss it with our seniors, especially not with someone i practically considered my aunt.
"oh, dont make such a fuss, we did those things when we were your age too"
"well, ye-yea but, isnt this something u only talk abt with friends your age"
"well just consider me that for now, and answer please"
she gave me a bright motherly smile that was anything but something someone my age could pull off but whatever, she seems determined and i guess i am of age now.
"well, to be honest, i dont think i want to go to those"
"why not? they could be really fun you know"
"ive seen the types of people who enjoy those things, i just dont think im compatible with them"
"huh? you know i went to tons of those when i was young"
"uh,oh, i didnt mean it like that , im sorry"
"fufufu, relax im just messing with you" she giggled as she teased me.
suddenly, Shimitori-san looked at me with a wry smile as if suggesting something
"you know, fuyake probably wont be attending any of those mixers either"
"yeah, i already know shes not the type, she prefers sleeping in her free time and then stays wake at night"
"well yeah, but... she does like spending time with guys, just only guys she knows"
"...you mean me"
it doesn't take a genius to get at what she's suggesting. infact through out my school life, we've been shipped as a couple as far as i can remember. such rumors are unavoidable if you're gonna spend so much time with the opposite gender. but I always saw her deny them irritably or did I ever get any sort of hint that she liked me
"yess, you know what I mean"
"I.. don't think it just works like that, I don't have much to say and she seems content with us being only friends"
"haaah, kids these days, during my time if a guy and girl were together it always meant they'd grow up to get married"
"sounds like fun times. sadly, they don't exist anymore"
"still, you have aunties approval you know, if you ever want to tie the knot"
her perky voice saying that line made it etch itself deeply in my mind
"thanks... ill keep that in mind"
tying the knot huh, well id like to do that someday. although i said i dont have strong feelings for anyone, there is one person i think id like to marry if i had the choice. shes just too good for me though and also 2 years my senior, but i guess a guy could dream. shes also someone ive known since my childhood
oh i did so many silly things with her, just thinking abt it makes me embarrassed. oh well though, kids will be kids