Meet me on the bridge

Chapter 4: Leo is my name, drawing is my game

It was finally the day, the day Amy could finally truly get to know about her senior.

She arrived at that one spot and waited for his arrival.

"Why did you need to come early Amy?"

"I just wanted to see you soon," said Amy.

Senior then led her to his favourite spot. A big tree in the middle of the field. He told her that the tree was his favourite spot of all time. It was cool and had a relaxing vibe, making it the best spot to stick around and relax.

After a few minutes, they finally settled down. Amy was excited to know the answers to all of the questions in her mind. Before she could even start, the senior stopped her and decided to explain everything right away.

"Okay, my name is Leo. I am in my second year and from class B. I do drawings as a hobby and I won't answer you in regards to that portrait you saw the other day as it is out of the question, at least for now," said Leo.

"Huh, that's odd," thought Amy.

"Any more questions?" ask Leo.

"No... No more senior,"

"You can drop the honorifics. Since our age is just less than a year apart, we can just use names instead,"

But in the end, Amy insisted that she used "senior" in front of him instead of using his name. Since he couldn't do anything, he decided to accept her request.

"Senior, don't mind me, may I look at your sketchbook?" asked Amy curiously.

"Sure, why not,"

As Amy looked through the sketchbook, she found that one of them was her, the scene where she bumped into him on the first day of school at the front gates.

"I... I... I can explain that, please just let me explain that," said Leo in a panicky voice.

Amy looked at him, dead in the eyes, and then her expression changed. Instead of feeling angry, she felt happy.

"Don't worry senior, I am not angry, but happy instead. I also felt a bit uneasy when I accidentally spaced out in the middle of the entrance."

"No, no, it was my fault. If I didn't rush, I wouldn't have bumped into you,"

"Don't worry, senior. Instead of feeling sorry for each other we should be happy instead. It was because of that incident that we are here together today, talking to each other. To me, there are no coincidences or accidents. All these things happen for a reason and it is up to you to put in the time and in order to find the reason why they happened."

"You're really a carefree person aren't you," said Leo.

"Ahahaha," laughed Amy awkwardly.

Before they go on to have their next class, Amy said to Leo something that he never expected.

"Senior, I would like to make a promise with you,"

"What is it, Amy?"

"I would like to be a model for your next few drawings, but in return you have to draw every single drawing with your full effort and heart; is it okay?"

Amy looked at him. A beautiful smile blossomed on his face and he said,

"Yes!"