Midori seemed to know them from universityThe...
Midori seemed
to know them from universityThe three of them compared enrolment
cards and talked about a million different things: "What kind of mark
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did you get in German?" "So-and-so got hurt in the campus riots
"Great shoes, where did you buy them?" I half-listened, but it felt as
though their comments were coming from the other side of the world
I sipped my coffee and watched the scene passing by the shop
windowIt was a typical university springtime scene as the new year
was getting under way: a haze hanging in the sky, the cherry trees
blooming, the new students (you could tell at a glance) carrying
armloads of new booksI felt myself drifting off a little and thought
about Naoko, unable to return to her studies again this yearA small
glass full of anemones stood by the window
When the other two went back to their table, Midori and I left to walk
around the neighbourhoodWe white chanel purse visited a few second-hand bookshops,
bought some books, went to another café for another cup, played some
pinball at an arcade, and sat on a park bench, talking - or, rather,
Midori talked while I merely grunted in responseWhen she said she
was thirsty, I ran over to a newsagent's and bought us two CokesI
came back to find her scribbling away with her ballpoint pen on some
ruled paper
"What's that?" I asked
"I have to go," she announced at 3"I'm supposed to meet my sister
at the Ginza
We walked to the subway station and went off in different directions
As she left, Midori stuffed the piece of paper, now folded in four, into
my pocket"Read this when you get home," she saidI read it on the
train
I'm writing this letter to you while you're off buying drinksThis is the
first time in my life I've ever written a letter to somebody sitting next
to me on a bench, but I feel it's the only way I can louis vuitton mahina get through to you
I mean, you're hardly listening to anything I sayAm I right?
Do you realize you did something terrible to me today? You never
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even noticed that my hairstyle had changed, did you? I've been
working on it forever, trying to grow it out, and finally, at the end of
last week, I managed to get it into a style you could actually call
girlish, but you never even noticedIt was looking pretty good, so I
thought I'd give you a little shock when you saw me for the first time
after so long, but it didn't even register with youDon't you think that's
awful? I bet you can't even remember what I was wearing todayHey,
I'm a girl! So what if you've got something on your mind? You can
spare me one decent look! All you had to say was "Cute hair", and I
would have been able to forgive you for being sunk in a million
thoughts, but no!
Which is why I'm going to tell you a lieIt's not balenciaga giant bag true that I have to
meet my sister at the GinzaI was planning to spend the night at your
placeI even brought my pyjamas with meI've got my
pyjamas and a toothbrush in my bagI'm such an idiot! I mean, you
never even invited me over to see your new placeOh well, what the
hell, you obviously want to be alone, so I'll leave you aloneGo ahead
and think away to your heart's content!
But don't get me wrongI'm not totally mad at youYou
were so nice to me when I was having my problems, but now that
you're having yours, it seems there's not a thing I can do for you
You're all locked up in that little world of yours, and when I try
knocking on the door, you just sort of look up for a second and go
right back inside
So now I see you coming back with our drinks - walking and thinking
I was hoping you'd trip, but you didn'tNow you're sitting next to me
drinking your CokeI was holding out one last hope chanel necklace that you'd notice
and say "Hey, your hair's changed!" but noIf you had, I would have
torn up this letter and said: "Let's go to your placeI'll make you a nice
dinnerAnd afterwards we can go to bed and cuddle But you're
about as sensitive as a steel platePlease don't talk to me next time we meet
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I rang Midori's flat from the station when I got off the train in
Kichijoji, but there was no answerWith nothing better to do, I
ambled around the neighbourhood looking for some part-time work I
could take after lectures beganI would be free all day Saturday and
Sunday and could work after five o'clock on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays; but finding a job that fitted my particular schedule was
no easy matterI gave up and went homeWhen I went out to buy
groceries for dinner, I tried Midori's place againHer sister told me
that Midori hadn't come home yet and that she had no idea when she'd
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