Counting Petals [TomoKazu]

January 28 (Friday)

START OF JANUARY 28 (Friday)

Kazuha was on his way to the library, just like any other day. It was afternoon and some students were out and about, some were chilling by the library to study. 

He goes there sometimes to help the librarian, Yae Miko, to organise the books. There are students who do put books back into the shelves, but it's the wrong one. After organising, he'd either walk back home or stay and read. 

But it seems like this time is different. 

"Kazuha, someone left a note for you." She said as soon as he saw him walking by. Handing the note to him, "The person asked me to keep his identity anonymous. Not a lot of students have come by, it is a friday after all. You can go take a seat and maybe write a reply. Who knows what happens when you do, might as well." 

Taking the paper, he nodded and smiled. Walking towards a table he frequented, taking a seat. Setting his bag to the side and examining the paper. There was a doodle of a water lily on the front, with only one petal coloured in. It seemed like it was torn from a notebook and was a bit crinkled, clumsily folded. 

He opened a note and at the top of the page, there was a water lily at the side to indicate that what it said came from the anonymous writer. 

The first three words are written quite neatly, the last word looks like it was written in a hurry. 

The next few lines seem like it's just as hurriedly written as the "person" in the first line.

The last part wasn't read clearly by Kazuha and left it be. He grabbed a pen from his bag and thought of something to write.

After a few minutes of thinking about what to reply and writing it down, folded the paper back to how it was. He put his pen back into his bag, walked towards Yae Miko to give the paper back. "I had written a reply, I hope to hear from them soon again." 

Yae Miko took the paper and nodded, waved a goodbye and Kazuha smiled in response. 

"Water Lily Person."

Before he went to sleep on a Sunday night, he thought about going to school early in the morning. Just to pass by the library and maybe catch the person writing in action. But then again, he may mistake a random student for the anonymous writer. 

He knows that Water Lily Person chose to remain anonymous because of some reasons but he's curious. Who wouldn't be curious? It was the first time he received anything like that. 

END OF JANUARY 28