Unexpected Beginning

Happy, fun, excited. The feelings that I want to feel. But my heart only fills with empty space. Every day is just like a novel without any letter. There is nothing to write inside. Live alone without family or girlfriend, how lonely my life can be? I lost my parents when I was 15 years old. Since then, my older sister took care of me. Now, she is busy with her business at America. Last time we met was seven years ago. I don’t know if she still remembers or not. We rarely contact each other.

Friend. I also have friends. But just a few people only. Works. I just barely to keep it up. Girlfriend. I don’t even have a girlfriend as I live for twenty seven years. I always have crush but don’t have courage to confess my feelings because of my introverted feelings. I always envy the person who get anything they want. Of course, I know that because of their hardworking. But, no matter how I try, I can’t grab my own happiness. When and where is everything start to going wrong? Maybe I have been destined to have this kind of life in this world. I should stop thinking about this and go to sleep.

Ring!

Its already morning. Today, what will happen to me? I should not expected something great happen to me like I always do. I don’t want to have any expectation and just want to go through today without thinking too much.

“Yukimura! How is your last night?”

He is my one of my friend who is work at the same place with me. Koji Hajime.

“Like always, I sleep peacefully last night.”

“Yes! That’s what I want to hear! We should get a good sleep so that we can work better on the next day.”

As always, he will give advice to me like this. Maybe, he thought this is his responsibility as my friend. Whatever. I want to focus on my work.

“Yukimura-kun. Can I know how is the progress of our project that we discussed yesterday?” ask my manager.

His name is Sanada Takeshi. I need to be careful because he don’t want to hear any imaginational ideas and he is very realistic person. If there are employee who is giving a weird idea, I cant how long will he nagging with us. I also had done this before. He make me standing in front of him hearing his nagging for almost one hour. I don’t want that to happen again.

“I will explain it, Sanada-san. Yukimura and I have discuss together with other member and now I will present it to you!” said Koji suddenly.

“Thank you, Koji.”

“Don’t worry! For my friend, I will help anything.”

This is what friend about. Helping each other. I feel proud to have him as my friend.

“Everyone! Please get ready for this amazing presentation! I, Koji Hajime will explain this project in simple term. For this project, we should organize the event at the crowded places. For example, football stadium. We also can invite famous artist. You know, a female singer who suddenly boom lately. Suzuki Sakura-san.”

Right, football stadium and famous artist. Wait, this is different from we discussed yesterday! I need to stop Koji right now.

“I feel this is great presentation and amazing idea from you guys. Right, everyone?” said Sanada-san.

“Yes!”

“I agree with this idea!”

“Who know we will meet with Suzuki-san!”

Why everyone is acting like this? If I am not mistaken I plan to make this project at mall as it more convenient and don’t cost too much for our budget. I don’t even remember that we agree to invite famous artist yesterday.

“As you know, we are a food company. We should give our food for free during our event later. The condition will apply to one food one person. We will do this for two days. So, that’s all from me, thank you,” as Koji end his presentation, everyone in office shouting excitedly and surprisingly Sanada-san’s voice is louder than everyone else.

“Based on your presentation, this event will be hit! Nice one, Koji-kun!,” praised Sanada-san.

“No, this idea largely contributed by Yukimura. Without him, we will not arrive at this conclusion,” said Koji while asking me to stand.

“As I expected, you always amaze me with your superb idea, Yukimura-kun. Now, everyone get back to your work. Good job everyone!” Sanada-san said while go back to his own room.

Did Sanada-san hit his head somewhere? He just like totally different person. Not only him, but everyone here is also weird.

“Koji, what is happening today? Everyone seem weird. And I don’t remember that I give these idea yesterday.”

“What do you mean? Today is nothing weird. Everyone is acting like their usual. For these ideas, you is most enthusiastic trying to plan this event,” said Koji.

Koji is a honest person. He will not lied about this kind of things. That also make me more puzzle about what is happening in this office.

“Eita!”

I trying to find who is calling me. There she is. A woman who I crush for. Wait, did she call my first name just now?

“What is it Majima-san?”

“You are so mean! Should not you call me by my first name?” she start become sulky suddenly.

Why? Why? Why? I tried to remember what happened yesterday, but nothing come to my mind that cause this situation to happen.

“Why?” I am trying to know why she want me to call her using her first name.

“I know! You are trying to joke with me, right? I will play along with you! We have been dating each other for a month. I still remember that day you confessed to me under the Sakura tree. That memory is so precious to me,” she said while reminiscing about the moment that I don’t even know.

“Of course, Sayuri! I just joking with you! So, what is that you want to talk with me?” For now, I will play along with her.

“We will have a date tonight. Can you pick me up with your car tonight?” ask Sayuri.

I have a car?!

“Anything you want, Sayuri!”

“Thank you, Eita! See you again, tonight!”

After she left, I ask Koji about my car. Shockingly, he said that I bought a car five months ago. He also told me that everyone in the office so happy to know that I and Sayuri dating each other.

“Koji, can you slap my face?” I asked Koji an unreasonable request.

“Are you still sane?” ask Koji.

“Just do it quickly!”

Slap!

His slap was enough to make my face vibrate. After I open my eyes, Koji still in front of me. I guess this is not a dream. I still have not reached a conclusion for what happen to me today. It was such a weirds experience today.

Luckily, I still remember a little bit how to drive a car although it’s been five years I passed my driving test. Sometimes, I also drive Koji’s car. That’s how I can drive relaxingly now. Driving my own car surely feels different than driving Koji’s car. I am now on my way to pick Sayuri to have a date tonight.

During our date, Sayuri happily telling me about her day today and I hearing her story earnestly. I can’t even imagine how Sayuri can become my girlfriend and being able to call her by her first name is so amazing. From what I get during our date, Sanada-san is idealistic person and very open minded. Same for everyone too. They always have an easy going personality.

After sending Sayuri home, I go back home and directly lay on my bed. Today is the happiest day ever. Like a dream, today feels like my fantasy. Having praise by manager, going date with Sayuri and I even have a car. All those things still feel unreal to me. Even though this is dream, I don’t want to wake up from it.

Since that day, every day seems like a fairy tale to me. Never thought I would feel this happy to expect what will happen to me every day.

Just like a flower, there will be come time that everything will fading slowly. One day, when I woke up in the morning, I found myself sleeping with a girl that I don’t even know who she is. I reach to my smartphone and see so many messages from Sayuri and the unexpected thing is it full of curses that make me fully awake. As far I remember, last night Sayuri and I were having a video call. I still remember she happily told me that she wanted to go beach with me. But with this kind of message from her, how I am supposed to react to this. Wait a minute! Where am I right now? Here look like a hotel to me. I don’t even remember I have a luxury home.

“Are you awake, darling?”

A girl who is sleep just now woke up from her sleep.

“Darling?”

“Yes. It was a passionate night for both of us last night,” said that girl.

I am done.