Short Program 3

Short Program, Volume 1, Chapter 3 (pp. 75~98)


<75>
Short Program


<77>
=Here,//You go.

=Oh,//Thanks.

=Sorry for making you wait.//The restroom was really crowded.
=Well, it's Sunday.


<78>
=It's been exactly a month.

=Since I first saw you.

=—Yeah.

=That time...


<79>
=Ah!

=What are you doing!?

=Can't you tell!?
=You know you want to!

=Come on Naomi!//We're not in Shonen Big Comics anymore!
=S-//Stop it!

=Heh-heh!

CRACK


<80>
=What's wrong, Morimura-san!?
=Are you all right!?
=What!?//What was that sound!?
[x2]RABBLE

=Oh!//I'm sorry!
=Don't worry!//It's not serious!

UCK


<81>
=A-//Alright.
=I'm going.//I'm going, alright?


<82>
=You really saved me that time...

=I was surprised too.//I mean, I happen to glance out the window, and I see that.

=I wasn't exactly sure what to do.
=But it didn't seem like you were his girlfriend.

=Hmph. Never.//He's garbage.

=We went to the same school during junior-high.//And he was the captain of the soccer team during high school, so he was actually kind of popular.


<83>
=We happened to see each other last year and he told me,//"I shouldn't have dumped you if I'd know you would grow up to be this pretty—" Gosh.

=What a snob.

=I did ask him out on a date once.
=—But I never wanted to see him again afterwards.//Really.

=I can't believe I was attracted to a guy like that, even for a short time.

=I heard he's dating three different girls right now.
=Yeah, I've heard about those kinds of guys.

=I've never,//Had any luck with good guys.


<84>
=All the guys that I've fallen for...//They were all total losers, now that I stop to think about it.

=All the guys...?//How many?

=Two...

=Pressure's on the third.


<85>
=—But you know, it's strange.

=I'd never seen you before.//Even though we lived across the street facing each other.

=I keep the curtains closed a lot...

[bubble]CLICK

=Okay,//One more.

CLICK


<86>
=—Oh, and speaking of photos...//Thanks for yesterday.
=I was really in a bind that time.

=Ohh,//That kid next door's little treasure—

=Liar—!

=I'm not lying. I really saw Kiyohara.
=We shook hands and took a photo together.

=Then why don't you show us that photo!?
=I-I don't have it right now.


<87>
=There. You see?
=Last time you said you got an autograph from Mitsuru Adachi, but you never actually showed it to us.

=Th-That was because...//Mom thought it was graffitti and threw it into the garbage...

=Liar—!//Liar—!

=I'm not a liar—!//I gave the picture to my neighbor—

=She said she was a huge fan of Kiyohara...//And she's really nice and pretty, so I...

=Then let's have her show us.
=S-She's not home right now.

=Ya hear that!? He's lying to us again.
=Hah!


<88>
=Liar—!//Liar—!

HEY!!

=Ken-chan isn't a liar!
=Hey,//It's my neighbor.

=Hmph!//Then show us some evidence.
=Fine.
*sob—*

=You stay right here.
=I'll bring it downstairs.


<89>
What's wrong—? Hurry up—!

=J-Just a sec, okay!?


<90>
[x2]KNOCK

=Check behind the bookshelf.

=That was a strange coincidence, too.


<91>
=The night before,//You left the window open, so the wind—

=I couldn't tell what picture it was...//But I guessed that was what you were looking for...

=You saved me that time, too...//Ken-chan would've hated me forever...


<92>
=I've had bad luck with guys,//But I guess I've been pretty lucky on everything else.

=Right after I moved into that room,//I went to sleep with the bath running.

=Then the phone rang...//The person hung up,
=But it saved me from setting the room on fire.

=Ahh!

=—But, who was calling that time?//It's almost like they were watching me from somewhere and called just to wake me up...


<93>
=Probably just a prank call...//I think.

=I guess.

=How big is your room?

=11 square meters.

=Oh,//Mine too.

=What's the rent?
=23,000 yen.

=What!?//Mine is 36,000!

=But yours has a bath, though.


<94>
=Oh yeah.

=But that bath is really small, you know.
=And it looks yucky.

=Yeah,//Those red tiles against that green bathtub,//That's pretty yucky.
=Right?

=Gosh, that green tub is so...


<95>
=Alright then,//Let's finish off with that one.
=Oh,//Sure.

=Well, at least your kitchen's neat.//Plus, you've got that water boiler.

=Did you get all the plates and everything yourself?

=Yep.

=Even that kettle that looks like a birdie?
=Yep.

=Wow...


<96>
=Is the toilet on the left side of your bathroom?
=Yep.

=Right,//That's what I thought.

=Can I come over to your room sometime?

=...Sure.


<98>
[handwritten sign]GOODBYE

Short Program (END)