A Silent Voice

Chapter Three- Isaki Kurosawa

            The next morning I awake to the sunlight from the rising sun around 5:10AM and I made my way downstairs to make something to eat. I grab some eggs and bread, some bacon, grits, and even a small amount of rice, I make everything while listening to some music with headphones on. After eating I walk outside to the backyard and sit on one of the patio chairs and laid back to drift off to get some more sleep. Four hours past by and I hear someone come downstairs, as I look over I see Ken wobbling over to the fridge to eat some cereal. "Surprised you woke up before mom, are you ok?" I said. Ken looked over at me and squinted. "Well she said be ready before Eleven so, and not my fault you are always up early." He responded. He pours himself a bowl of cereal- dry might I add, and sits on the couch. "I'm pretty sure you should be getting ready." I said. Ken looked over his shoulder and smirked. "You don't look ready yourself bro." He said. I frown and walk over to the staircase. "Ok be a smartass." I said while walking upstairs to get take a shower and get dressed.

            Akeno wakes up a little while later and gets dressed before she goes to get something to eat, I proceeded downstairs after her and walked back to the patio and laid down on the same chair as before. I rethink about what happened last night and how the girl never said a word the entire time. It almost seemed like a dream. I looked over to the tree that I slammed into while trying to get out of my window. I looked down at the beach me and her were on last night. 'Maybe she's just shy? Or maybe she's just quiet?' I hear Akeno call out to me and Ken saying, "ok boys let's go!" I get up and go over to the door while Ken trails behind me, we walk out and make our way to the front of the new family's house and knock on the door. After a couple of moments the door opens and a lady about 170 cm opens the door. "Hello, we are the Ryuuji family who lives next door, my husband is inside sleeping right now but we just wanted to introduce ourselves since we seen you just moved in recently..." My mother said, she points to me and says "this is my oldest, his name is Ruisu..." she then puts her hand on Ken's head and says "this is my youngest, his name is Ken." Ken waves while two girls come to the door one with black hair about 147.32 cm, and one with brown hair about 145 cm. "Hey I'm Ruisu and I-" I said before I see the same girl as last night, with the same clothes and scrapes on her knees. I stare at her for a moment before I hear the lady say "the one with black hair is Isaki and the one with brown hair is Shouko, we are the Kurosawa family." 

            Ms.Kurosawa invited us in and brought us the the living room, Akeno and Ms.Kurosawa talked in the living room while Shouko, Ken, and me stayed with them. I spot Isaki going up the stairs while glancing at me, I catch her eye one time and she blushes and looks away. She goes to her room which leaves the rest of us downstairs. "Um, where's the bathroom may I ask?" I asked. Shouko pointed upstairs and said "take a right and go all the way down the hall, Lanky." I look at her puzzled "Lanky?" I said confused. I walk upstairs and stop at Isaki's door, I knock softly, "Hey, you're the girl from last night right?" She slowly opens the door to a crack and looks at me, she nods and closes the door. I saw a small notepad slide from under the door that said, 'Hi, I'm Isaki. I don't talk so I use this.' I sit down against the door and said "why don't you talk?" The notepad goes back under the door and after a couple of seconds it comes back and says 'you're cute.' I blush slightly, "thanks... you too!" I said. Footsteps begin coming upstairs and i quickly got up, "I'll talk to you later... maybe on the beach again." I said. I begin walking to the stairs and see Shouko. "Hi" I said in a panic. "You finished in the bathroom?" She asked. I start walking downstairs, "yeah, it's all yours." I said. I feel a slight tug on my shirt and turn around, Shouko was looking at me, "was you talking to my sister?" She asked. "No I didn't." I lied. I went back downstairs and stayed in the living room until I asked Akeno, "can I start going back to the house?" She waved her hand in a go ahead motion. Ken was asleep on the couch while Shouko was poking at his face.