Wingman ⌠Cell Phone Novel⌡

first

"I always thought you were the quiet type."

"I am quiet, especially in class."

"You mean, you don't have any friends?"

"Hm... well you're not too far off..."

"At least lie about it! Wait a sec, you have Takeshi right?"

"..."

"Aw, did I hurt your feelings?"

"I'm absolutely devastated."

Laughter.

"You know," she says.

"Mhm?"

"You really can't judge a book by it's cover."

"Are you talking about me?"

"Mm... maybe."

Silence.

"Wait. You're insulting me again!"

"No way! It's, uh, a double-edged compliment...?"

"And here I thought you were nice. Almost had me fooled."

Some printers beep and whir in the background.

"Hey, this is really fun, Sakai."

"Call me Keichi."

"You're okay with that?"

"Why not?"

"We've only really known each other for a few days."

But doesn't it feel like we've known each other

for so much longer?

Since we first met.

Since that rainy day.

Maybe she doesn't remember.