Lost in Japan

2: Tea Talk

Mashiho brought me at a tea house first because he said lemon tea will help me with a hangover.

I rub my hands quickly as I look around the tea house. The place is pretty and warm. It's closing time already so we are the last customers.

"This is too sour!" I exclaimed after drinking the tea.

"Because it's lemon." he chuckled.

"Yeah! But it's like there's too much lemon." I hissed with my nose scrunch and eyebrows furrowed because of the sourness.

"How was Osaka?" he asked as he took a sip from his tea.

"I'm not yet feeling it since I haven't really explored." I shook my head.

"I also haven't explored here." he commented back.

I gasped in surprise, "I thought you live here??"

"No, I live in Mie. It's the countryside."

"Wow, it must be fun there! I would love to live in a countryside." I beamed with the thought of it.

"So, you're a city girl?"

I nodded.

"You live in Tokyo, right?"

"No, I was just staying there. I'm from Toronto, Canada."

"Well, since you haven't explored here too," he waited for me to continue.

"Why don't we like...you know. Explore. Get lost."

"Would you like to get lost with me?" I look at him straight in the eyes.

He smiled, "Where off to first?"

"Anywhere. As long as I'm with you." I smiled.

"Isn't that too cheesy?" he laughed. It was too contagious that it also made me laugh.

"Yeah, that's cheesy." I chuckled.

"By the way, can I ask why you're in the bar earlier? And you're alone there." I looked up to him.

"Or was it too personal to ask?" I added.

"I broke up with my girlfriend." he looked outside the tea house.

"You're not a bad guy, aren't you?" I could only gaze at him. I know we don't judge the book by its cover but he doesn't look like someone to break a girl's heart.

"I wouldn't help you if I'm a bad guy." he took a glance at me.

"Her loss" I hissed. Seriously though? I don't know Mashiho personally, but I can really feel he is a nice guy and with that face, someone will still break up with him?

"Hey, don't say that."

"It's not right to judge the situation if you don't know what really happened." and it hit me. I didn't know he's a man of words of wisdom too.

"But you said you're not a bad guy. You're a good person, right?" and Mashiho is kind too.

"Even good people make bad decisions."

"Point taken" I put my hands in the air as I surrender.

"But that happened like, 7 months ago already I guess. I've moved on."

"Wait, I thought you were drinking because you want to forget about her or something??"

He laughed. I sighed. Ugh, this guy.

"How 'bout you?" he stared at me and I did the same to him. The more I look at him, the more attractive he gets. He was so damn attractive and there's no argument about it.

"I love to travel and when I get to meet a good person, I talk to them and I say my reason why I'm alone." I stated.

"It feels good because they don't really know me, you know. I don't know why but I feel awkward and shy to tell you right now."

"I have leukemia." he was taken aback with what I said.

"You must be joking."

"I'm not!" I laughed. Funny how I can still laugh knowing I have high chance of dying.

"Stop making jokes like that, Luna." his face went serious.

"I told you I'm not joking."

We were silent. I looked away because his face is just dead serious.

"Why is it not snowing yet?" I looked outside and tried to distract myself. Look at the plant, trees, big pottery jars and some stuffs.

"Damn it." my eyes quickly shifted to him in when he cussed.

"You know you're sick and you're out there partying??" he sounds just like my doctor.

"Why not?" I shrugged my shoulders.

"Life is short. Be happy and free." I remarked.

"Not in the way you're doing it right now."

"Do something you're truly happy with." he looked at me in my eyes.

I sighed and let out a bitter smile "I'm going to die anyway."

I'm just hopeless.

"Stop saying things like that, Luna." he leaned against the chair and then ran his hands through his hair while biting his lip. I can clearly see how upset he is.

"Why? It's true. I'm goingㅡ" he didn't let me finish.

"That's not going to happen." I was just staring at him.

I bit my lip to prevent myself from crying.

A lot of people have already told me I am not going to die so soon. Maybe thinking it would bring comfort to me, but it never did.

But now that Mashiho said it...

It just feels different.

A/N: Sorry if this was lacking. Next chapter is my favorite! And btw, English is not my mother tongue, please bare with me. There might be grammar errors. 😅