The waiting room at Osaka train station was crowded with people.
Shiori took out her suitcase and found an empty seat, but the woman next to her put her package down, leaving no room.
Before, Shiori would have cursed furiously. But today she said nothing, took out her suitcase, walked over to the wall, and sat down.
She looked at the crowded waiting room, filled with people coming and going, and felt strange.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz..." Her phone vibrated in her hand. Shiori looked at the name and answered.
"Li Yu."
"Shiori, Takumi is Mirai-sensei!"
Her roommate, who had already gone home, shouted into the phone: "You're in Osaka, tell me if it's true!"
"Yes, it's true," Shiori replied in a very soft voice.
"Shiori, your voice sounds a little strange. What's wrong? Are you sad?"
"No...".
"Is it because of Takumi? Did he do something to you?"
"Takumi..." Shiori's eyes gleamed with sadness, she shook her head and said: "He didn't do anything to me."
"So where are you now?"
"At the train station."
"Is Takumi next to you?"
There was a silence of more than ten seconds on the other end of the line.
"Shiori, okay, admit it... You like Takumi; don't run away."
Shiori's face paled, and she clenched the phone tightly: "It's impossible; he's not my type; how could I like him?"
"Do you really believe that?" Her roommate smiled bitterly: "Shiori, you're very stubborn. Do you think you won't like Takumi's type, but liking something like that has nothing to do with ideas?"
"Takumi is very good. Compared to him, all the other boys we've had contact with are terrible! You've been with Takumi for so long; it's impossible not to be moved."
Her words were very direct. Affection doesn't change due to people's subjective ideas. No matter how pretentious Shiori is, whether she likes Takumi or not is none of her business.
Shiori didn't want to listen anymore.
"Impossible!"
She angrily hung up the phone, but soon received another call.
"I have news from Li Yu."
Han's voice sounded on the phone, with a hint of coldness: "Shiori, do you remember what I told you before the holidays?"
"I don't want to repeat it."
Without waiting for Shiori to reply, she said with a hint of anger: "You should stop; don't use a talent that others can't envy to lightly escape! Do you know how much I want to cut you?!"
"If you like Takumi, go after him. As long as you want to do it, what can't you do? You're different from others, Shiori, airhead, think about it, cheer up!"
After Han finished scolding, she hung up the phone.
Shiori looked at the phone, and a bitterness washed over her.
"Do I like Takumi?"
Perhaps Li Yu and Han were right; Shiori noticed it. But she didn't want to admit it. Once she admitted it, Shiori could never go back to the past.
She has her own life plan and her own dreams, and liking Takumi will completely change her life. Takumi is a dragon; his world is too vast, and Shiori is just a carp. She may have the ability to jump over the dragon's gate, but she is not willing to do so.
Shiori put down her phone and leaned weakly against the wall, a transparent glass wall. Outside she could see the prosperous and lively city, thousands of vehicles driving on the road; at night, it became a city full of light.
It didn't feel familiar to her.
When she first arrived in Osaka, one night, Shiori took two roommates for a walk, and the three of them got lost. They walked a long way down the road, surrounded by cars, without finding their way. Normally, the strongest Shiori almost cried.
This world is huge.
But she is very small; it is normal for small people to stay in small places.
Shiori didn't want to live in such a city. When the broadcast sounded in the waiting room, she picked up her small suitcase and followed the crowd to the platform.
As they queued to leave the waiting room, Shiori saw a couple with their children and bags in front of her.
"Are you happy at home, darling?"
The woman held one hand, while the man held the child's other hand.
It was a normal family, but at that moment, Shiori couldn't move.
Her eyes fell on the backs of the three people, and suddenly, something moved her.
As night fell, in front of the train station.
"Don't you want to rest for a day before leaving?"
Alice asked after the red Porsche stopped.
"No, today's journalists are very annoying; I'd better go back early." Takumi picked up the simple gift bag and got out of the car: "Besides, I have to apologize to my mother first."
"Aika-san, no problem..."
Alice was a little worried.
"Don't worry; my mother is like that." Takumi smiled and said: "She always gets over her anger quickly. If I go back now, she'll surely leave."
"That's good."
Alice breathed a sigh of relief and smiled faintly: "Have a good trip; go home and rest for a few days."
"I see." Takumi nodded, said goodbye, and left. "I'll be back soon."
Watching his back as he entered the station, Alice smiled.
"More than ten days..."
She could also take a break, and next year she would be very busy.
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With the bag in hand, Takumi cut the ticket and entered the waiting room. He looked around indifferently and his eyes widened.
"Shiori, what are you doing here?"
In a corner of the waiting room, Shiori was sitting on a small suitcase. 'Shouldn't she have gone home a long time ago?'
Takumi approached with doubts.
"Takumi..."
Shiori looked at him, her eyes reddened, she didn't know if she was crying or something: "I'm waiting for you."
Takumi was a little confused: "Why are you waiting for me?"
However, Shiori did not reply. She picked up her suitcase and stood next to Takumi, looking him up and down. In a few years, Takumi might be half a head taller than her...
"Perfect."
Shiori's mind lit up with Takumi and her walking with the child, just like that couple. Their world is very small. Even in the crowd, the couple only has each other in their eyes.
Shiori suddenly felt that nothing mattered. She just had to look at Takumi. If she could be with him, she wouldn't be afraid in her life.
It might take a lot of time and effort...
But it doesn't matter. As Li Yu and Han said, Shiori is also very good.
"Takumi." Shiori smiled: "Meeting you is the most unfortunate thing in my life."
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