56 The first time I met you

Spring

9 years ago

1st year elementary

After class

Kamiko is walking on the way home and Tomio is running

"Move!" Tomio shouted

Kamiko turn around and Tomio bump her and they fell down. Tomio is over Kamiko.

"Ouch!" Tomio and Kamiko said

Tomio stood up and take out his hand

"Are you alright?" Tomio said

"Yeah, I'm alright" Kamiko said

"Really?" Tomio said

"Yeah" Kamiko said

Kamiko take Tomio's hand and Tomio pull her up.

"Sorry" Tomio said

"No, it's okay" Kamiko said

"Thank goodness you didn't get hurt" Tomio said

"What's your name?" Kamiko said

"Tomio! Ikehara Tomio! How about you?" Tomio said

"Hagiwara Kamiko" Kamiko said

"I see…Kamiko huh" Tomio said

Kamiko is looking at Tomio

"What?" Tomio said

"It's nothing" Kamiko said

"Sorry about earlier! I have to go now!" Tomio said and he runs

"Ah! Wai-!" Kamiko said and she reach out her hand

Kamiko put down her hand

"He left" Kamiko said in her mind

While she is walking on the way home

"I wonder what school he is studying" Kamiko said in her mind

At Kamiko's house

"I'm home!" Kamiko said

"Welcome home!" Kamiko's mother said

Kamiko's mother saw Kamiko's clothes are dirty

"Why are you so dirty?" Kamiko's mother said

"I fell down" Kamiko said

"Jeez! Go now and take a bath and change clothes." Kamiko's mother said

"Yes" Kamiko said

Kamiko took a bath and change clothes

At her room

She get a book from her desk.

"Totto-chan: The little girl at the window" Kamiko said

She opens it and read it.

The next day

At school

Tomio is walking in the corridor and he saw Kamiko is reading book.

"She is the girl yesterday…" Tomio said in his mind

He thinks

"Her name is…what was it? Ka…Kamiko?" Tomio said in his mind

Tomio come close to her.

"Totto-chan: The little girl at the window" Tomio said

Kamiko got surprised

"You-!" Kamiko said

"We meet again" Tomio said

"We are in the same school" Kamiko said

"Yeah, but I'm in different section" Tomio said

"I see" Kamiko said

"But I'm neighbor class" Tomio said

"Really? You are just next in our room?" Kamiko said

"Yeah I'm from Class C" Tomio said

"I see" Kamiko said

"You are not mad at me?" Tomio said

"Why?" Kamiko said

"About yesterday" Tomio said

"I'm not mad. You apologized at me that would be enough" Kamiko said

"I see…that's good to hear" Tomio said

The bell has rang

"Ah! It's already time. I'm going now to my room" Tomio said

"Yeah" Kamiko said

Tomio go to his room

Break time

They meet in the corridor

"We meet again hmm…Kamiko?" Tomio said

"You remembered my name." Kamiko said

"Yeah" Tomio said

"I remember your name too Tomio-kun" Kamiko said

"We just met yesterday you clearly remember my name. You have a strong memory." Tomio said

"No, I'm not!" Kamiko said

"Can I call you Kamiko-chan? It's cute to call you like that." Tomio said

Kamiko suddenly blushed

"Yeah, it's okay. Can I call you Tomio-kun?" Kamiko said

"Of course it's okay!" Tomio said

They smile to each other.

While they are walking

"They way you go yesterday is the same way of my home." Kamiko said

"Really?" Tomio said

"Yeah" Kamiko said

"Then let's walk together later" Tomio said

"Yeah!" Kamiko said

After school

"Let's go!" Tomio said

"Yeah" Kamiko said

They walk

On the street near the house

Kamiko point her house

"That is our house!" Kamiko said

"Eh? Our house is next door" Tomio said

"Eh?" Kamiko said

"Our house is before your house" Tomio said

"Really?" Kamiko said

"Yeah" Tomio said

"It's coincidence!" Kamiko said

"That's right!" Tomio said

They both laughed

"I'll make paper cup phone that we could talk to each other." Kamiko said

"Yeah" Tomio said

They go in to their house and go to their room. They saw each other.

"Our room is close" Kamiko said

"Yeah, we can use paper cup phone here." Tomio said

"That's right!" Kamiko said

Kamiko chuckles

"I'll make it now" Kamiko said

"Yeah" Tomio said

"Let's see the length of the yarn" Kamiko said

"Yeah" Tomio said

Kamiko hold the end of the string and throw the wool of yarn to Tomio.

"Tomio-kun can you cut it?" Kamiko said

"Yeah" Tomio said

Tomio get a scissor and cut the yarn. Kamiko get the cut yarn.

"Hold the wool yarn for a while." Kamiko said

"Yeah" Tomio said

Kamiko make a paper cup phone and after few minutes she finished the paper cup phone. Kamiko throw to Tomio the other side of the paper cup phone and they talk.