Fourt Line

In the way I ask Murakami if she already knew which light novel she would buy.

“You already know what you want to buy “

“I already know, obviously it's also about romance to be inspired by something similar to what we are going to write, isn’t “ - She asked looking at me as if I were a little child asking for parental approval.

“Exactly”

we arrived at the bookstore, and we go to the light novel section.

And she started picking up the volumes of a series which I think is very good, but I never thought there were so many and so many pages. and started to take what she held because it was as I imagined they were very heavy I'm glad I got a basket.

we bought the books, and she invited me to her house with a cute smile, and I accepted.

“Want to come to my house I must show you some ideas to our novel.”

“Okay, I'll take the opportunity to bring these books along for you.”

arriving at Murakami's house we are for her mother who, when she sees me, is surprised.

“Hello, I am your daughter's classmate we are in the same club I came here because she said she had something to show me, I'm bothering?”

“No, no her room is in the of the hall going up the stairs.”

Entering her room, I could see that she wasn't from a simple family, the room looked like a princess room like the ones you saw in the movies.

“I'll leave it here, okay “ - leaving the bags with the novels on the side of her bed.

“No problem, leave it there”

“Come here I have some ideas I want to show you some ideas I have for the continuation of the novel.” - she call me to see what's she wrote on her computer.

I approach the computer and realize that she has written several dialogue ideas in places like the beach and hot springs.

“It becomes better if you...” - not realizing I was too close to Murakami's face I looked at her and got scared when I pulled back a little my face felt a little heat.

We stared at each other for a while I felt like I couldn't stop looking at her. suddenly someone knocked on the door and we quickly stop to stare at each other.

Was her mom who came to bring us a snack and the situation between us got awkward.

“O-Okay, it's time for me to go.”

"But a tip, the dialogues are better if they come from our own experiences."

‘I’ll remember that.” - she replied looking like she was still trying to make sense of the situation.

I pass by her mother trying to get out of there as quickly as possible.

“Already stay a little more. “

“"Sorry, I have to go, it's getting late”

Next day at the club...

“Today we have to decide more one place to go remembering Makoto's suggestion we have to use our own experiences.” - looking at me with a slight smile.

“We decided before that we will go to the beach now what would be the next place do you have any idea Sayuri “

“Hum... Temples, perhaps.”

“And you boys, any ideas “ - asked heading to Makoto and I.

“Hot springs!” - we both answer.

“For today I will read the rest of the novel I and Susumu bought yesterday.” -as she said while taking out the penultimate volume of the series from her backpack.

“Wait, you're already on the penultimate volume “

“Yes, I read them last night” - she replied seeming not to understand how out of the ordinary what she did.

“The series was so long “ - asked Sayuri.

“If was to long the series has ten volumes with four hundred pages each and she read eight of them in a single night.” - I explained in disbelief.

“it's an absurd!” - I complemented.

“Sayuri you already finished the drawings “ - asked Harumi suddenly.

“I already finished them.” - she searches on her backpack and gives them to Harumi.

“Now I will digitalize them to place next to the text.”

“And you Makoto finished proofreading the text “

“I finished here the flash drive.”

Suddenly we hear someone knock the door.

"Please come in." - Harumi answers.

the door is open, and it was the teacher. She enters the room we were silent.

"Guys, I came to remind you that you only have two months to finish preparing until the day of the competition."

“So, we'll have to speed things up a bit”- wondering in a low voice with his hand on his chin.

“Susumu you already read that series “ - she asks me.

“I've already read it.”

“Great, I just have to lend it to Makoto as he will proofread it too so there are no plot holes or meaningless text.”

“If everything is going well here, I'm going.” - said the teacher leaving the room.

“Tomorrow we’re going to the beach but don’t forget but is just for inspiration.” emphasized Murakami and the activities of the club for that day ended.

I come home and my mother welcomes me hugging me.

“Welcome back son how was school “

“A little tiring and it looks like tomorrow I'll have to go to the beach for a club activity.”

“What do you mean club activity and who you go with “

"To get inspiration to write a scene for our light novel, it's me, Sayuri, Murakami and Makoto."

“That girl is going too “

“Yes, she said she will take us.”

“God will spring come for my son “

she seemed to be saying something nonsensical and I left her talking and went to my room.

“And dinner “

"I don't want to, I'm tired, I'm going to sleep."

I fell into bed and fell asleep almost immediately. In the next day approaching the school gate I see a limousine, but I don’t see anyone around. I couldn’t help but to say out loud.

that explains the size of her room, I guess expected from the Murakami’s.

“Good to know we met your expectations.”

I jumped in fright at a voice I heard beside me and when I turned around to see who it would be it was Harumi who appeared unexpectedly.

“I just wanted to see your silly face.” - Laughing like a mischievous child.

“Hey you...!” - Murakami interrupts me.

“I wanted to know what you guys were talking about on the first day of the club.” - with a serious expression and looked like she wouldn't give up not without knowing what she wants.

Anyway, I'd have to tell her at some point – sighed and started telling her my past.

“...Hum, Matsumoto Mina...she didn't leave school saying she was rejected horribly by a guy[ ]She was my best friend, and it seems like the whole school creates rumors about him and isolates him.”

“Don't tell me!...” - putting her hands in front of her mouth.

“Yes, that guy is me.”

“What she said about being rejected so horribly and what she did to me and how popular she was with fear she spread false rumors and left school.”

“And I suffered for two long years, being isolated and nobody wanted to talk to me except Makoto and so nobody wanted to believe what I was trying to say and eventually I gave up.” - I explained with a sad expression.

“What a horrible thing.” - She spoke in a shaky voice as tears ran down her face.

“Right “ - I replied to her with sad look as she began to dry her tears.

“I can’t let Sayuri and Makoto crying like this right

“Of course, President” - Putting my hand on her head trying to comfort her.

“Hey everyone!” - Sayuri speaks loudly beside Makoto coming towards us.

“So, shall we “- Murakami asked in a cheerful voice, but I knew it was fake, she just did it so as not to spoil the mood.

“What did she have to hide behind that smile?” - looking at her talking as if everything was normal.

“But what about that crying? could it be that the shock was too great to learn that the best friend did something so bad[ ] But those tears...” - While I was lost in my thoughts Murakami’s voice pulls me back to reality.

“Susumu, shall we?”

“Okay!"

When I get into the car, I notice that quite spacious and beautiful white and upholstered seats but i was not surprised But I can't say that about the other two...

“Susumu isn’t big here “ - asks Sayuri, impressed with the size of the limousine.

“And comfortable too!” - adds Makoto.

“Oh yes, it's pretty cool” - I answer uninterested since Murakami's room looked much bigger.

“I don't want to imagine how expensive this car was.” - said Makoto.

“This car is nothing, my father is the owner of a large delivery company worldwide known he wants me in the future to take over the company, but I have no interest and I bet that if I won the competition, I could become a writer and if I lost, I would have to take over the company.”

“Relax, we will win” - stated Makoto.

“That's right!” - Sayuri agreed.

Some time passed and Sayuri was sleeping with her head against Murakami’s shoulder who was also sleeping, Makoto who was awake asked me if I liked someone trying to guess looking at me.

“Maybe Sayuri? or Murakami?”

Suddenly Murakami awake -” What are you talking about?”

“n-nothing!” - we both replied trying to cover it up.

“What happened?” - asked Sayuri rubbing her eyes waking up.

“It's nothing important” – Murakami stroking Sayuri’s head.

“We’ve arrived!” - said Makoto excitedly pointing towards the beach.

We stopped near the beach, we went to get ready at a nearby store that sold swimwear and had fitting rooms. After we got ready, we ran towards the water, got there and we shouted excitedly: “it's the beach!” But it was just me and Makoto.

“Hey, what about the girls[ ]” - he asked looking at me.

“I don’t know maybe they’ll come later” - replied while watching him look from side to side looking for them.

Suddenly heard Murakami’s shy voice behind me “w-we came back” and I looked back and there was Murakami next to Sayuri.

Murakami was wearing a gorgeous light blue bikini and I looked beside her was Sayuri who was wearing a school swimsuit[ ] in disbelieve with what I see, I asked” why you are wearing this[ ]”, embarrassed, with her hands behind my back and red face, she replied “since I'm short, this is the only outfit that fit and doesn’t show my skin too much.”

“How cute!” - I thought.

I looked back at Murakami, who was red-faced and embarrassed, trying to cover her body with her arm, looking at me with her blue eyes shining “Don’t stare at me.”

“Sorry!“ - Looked away embarrassed.

“So, let’s get a sunshade?” - I suggested to Makoto.

“It's not necessary!” - said Murakami approaching.

“Why?”

“I've already brought everything we need.” - she spoke proudly with hand on waist.

“Um?” - I take two steps to the side after noticing something behind her and was all the equipment we needed: four beach chairs and sunshades with some bags with other things.

Makoto started jumping in joy and I stood there looking at Murakami with his eyes as blue as the sea and the wind blowing his hair your beauty moved me so much that my nose began to bleed and when I realized was under the sunshade with some toilet paper in my nose. Makoto was sitting beside me “what happened?” I ask.

“You suddenly passed out and your nose was bleeding so i brought you here.”

"That's why you are my best friend, thanks man."- handshake with him.

“you're welcome, for that I'm here.”

“Changing subject, you like Murakami, don’t you?”

his question took me by surprise think he noticed that I was looking at Murakami "as expected of you don't miss anything, I think so."

“At first i thought she was just a spoiled rich girl and that's why there were a lot of people around her but as time went by i spent with her at the club i saw that she’s kind, care about others, cute, but serious when she had to and beautiful.”

The end of the day came, and we went to our rooms in a hotel that gave direct view to the sea that Murakami’s family had booked for us. In my room lay down in bed, but I couldn’t sleep thinking about the why of Murakami’s tears when I told her the whole truth. “it’s because of me?” bothered by that, I decided to go out and take a walk on beach so I could put my mind in place.

Walking on beach I see Murakami sitting on the sand and I approach - “What are you doing awake at this time young lady?”

She startles and looks back - “Oh!, is you? I'm just thinking of the past and the future.” with a sadder tone looking at the moon.

“You know, because I am the daughter of a great businessman, everyone has always had high expectations of me, you know, in being the successor of the company, but that's not what I want.”

“And what you want?”

“Be a Light novel writer just like you.” - she points to me.

“How do you know that if i only told it to Makoto?”

“It's Simple, I just asked him on the phone, and he answered me.”

“That traitor!”

"But it's not just that, I... like you, Susumu."- she looks into my eyes.

I look away embarrassed - "Why do you like me, I have nothing interesting?"

"Nothing interesting? I don't think so, you never came to talk to me i were always isolated and I think that's what caught my attention and when the teacher announced a literature club and that there would be a competition and I saw that you would participate I had to enter.”

"But when I told my parents that I was joining the literature club and that there would be an award my father didn't accept it and wanted me to quit so that I could take his place in the company I obviously declined so he proposed that if I won that competition he wouldn't make me take over the company and that's one more reason why I want to win." - explained Murakami.

we both stayed silent looking to the moon for a few seconds when I decided to look at her, she did the same and our gazes met our faces were a few centimeters away from each other I looked at her and the glow of the moon illuminating her face seemed much more beautiful than normal I approached my face close to hers joined my fingers between hers and mesmerized by her beauty and when we were closing little by little the distance between us...