It was around 3:21 when I got back home. As soon as I got back I did all my homework that I failed to do in my homeroom. I also had to sweep the whole house per my mothers request, which I didn't mind of course. After that was said and done I went to my computer and greeted Yammy.
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Yammy09 : {That was the best game we have had yet, you did really well.}
Gracious_13 : {Thanks Yammy, honestly I have no idea what made me decide to be a sweat lord at that moment, how was school today?}
Yammy09 : {Uneventful, I did meet some cool people though.}
I Backed away from my desk and moved my gaze towards my ceiling fan, watching it spin. My mom wasn't going to be home for the rest of the night, she wanted to work overtime for some reason, so she gave me 3000 yen for me to buy whatever I needed if I were to go hungry, or if I just wanted to treat myself, maybe I should get a pizza I could really go for that.
Suddenly a beeping noise from my headphones brought me out of my thoughts, Yammy had sent me a message.
Yammy09 : {Hey so I may not be able to play as often for a bit, my schedule is not as free anymore starting today, I need to leave in about 30 minutes.}
Gracious_13 : {Aw that's fine Yammy, mind if I ask what is it that is taking up your time?}
Yammy09 : {Work.}
Work of all the things he could preoccupy himself with, oh well, he atleast said he will have some time to play video games, so it's all good.
Yammy09 : {Im going to get ready now, I'll see you tomorrow, yeah?}
Gracious_13 : {Yeah, for sure dude.}
Yammy09 : {See ya hotshot.}
I turned off the game I was playing and stared into the neon white of my computer screen, tapping my fingers on my desk wondering what I should do now that my friend was gone, I put my fingers to my face and noticed the prickly texture of my stubbly beard, I guess I could shave and decide what to do next.
I opened the door to my room and walked down the hall to the bathroom, and closed the door behind me as I took my razor from where I left it and began to apply shaving cream to my face, I then brought the razor close to my face and got to work.
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I decided I was going to get a pizza from a nearby pizza joint approximately 6 blocks away from my home, quite close all things considered, I was in the mood for meat lovers. I changed out of my school uniform and I put on a sleeveless denim jacket, a pair of black jeans, and a t-shirt that had a picture of a cartoony watermelon grinning with a wide smile on the front with the words "summer" on the bottom of the shirt, sure this outfit wasn't the most pleasing but I was going to a get a damn pizza, not a job, plus it felt comfy, as I took my clothes to the wash the notecard that Yamada gave to me fell to the floor.
"Oh, right."
I had completely forgotten about that girl, so I put my clothes in the laundry and picked it back up and read it again.
"Hotshot… Didn't Yammy also call me that today?"
A coincidence most likely, a pretty strange one though, oh well I didn't want to dwell on it, I am starved.
The walk to the pizza shop was uneventful, well except for a random person walking their dog, I had to pet it before continuing forward, I reached the front door of the store or atleast according to my gps, the front sign of the store "Yamamato pizza" took on a forest green color, on the window to the store was a help wanted poster for a janitor and cook, after checking out the outside I decided not to overstay my welcome and just pick up my order that I had placed moments earlier whilst I was walking to the store, I grabbed the handle of the door and pulled it towards me and entered.
The inside of the store felt cool, much better than outside which was according to my weather app a good 89 degrees fahrenheit, the metric system wasn't really for me actually, sure I understood it well enough but my mother being born in america and homeschooling me with the Imperial measurement system, I prefer to use what im most familiar with, naturally most people who see me think I'm a foreigner because of my skin, I have gotten one too many weird looks whenever I speak fluent japanese in public.
I looked around and found the front counter and waited behind a line of 5 other people, after fiddling with my phone for a bit, I eventually reached the front of the line when I met with not a random person but the girl I had met earlier today, Yamada hana, not in her school uniform but in a black apron and work attire, her brown hair tied into a bun, and her glasses were not on her face, she was also wearing a black cap with the logo of the store plastered on the front, she looked up from the cash register and gazed upon my face, and recognized me instantly, her eyes going wide in shock.
"Sato, is that you?"