From Bad to Worse

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Chapter 9 – From Bad To Worse

3 days later

Outside Magnatron burger, The parking lot is, once again, bustling with the usual activity

In one space, sits Ayumu's moped, with duct tape over the front wheel

Sho pulls up in the pink station wagon and parks beside Ayumu's moped

Sho gets out of his car, noticing the bike and the tape

Sho started to think about how he met Ayumu, deflated her tire, and almost asked her out

Sho smiled fondly at the memories

Just seeing Ayumu was enough to make Sho grin from ear to ear

Sho rushed in, hoping to see his beloved Ayumu.

The hangout was full, dancing teens, people eating, loud music

Sho scanned the building for his dear Ayumu, but she was nowhere to be seen. Neither was Hyosuke, in fact the only people familiar to him were Konnor, who was playing an old pinball machine that looked ready to apart and standing right beside him was Daniel, who was talking to a taller girl, that wore glasses

Daniel and the girl seemed to be having a good time, she was giggling as he tried to be smooth.

Sho walked up to them "Hey big guy."

"Hey Sho." Daniel chirped, shaking his friend's hand

The girl in glasses was smiling, Daniel looked back to her

"Oh, Sho. This is Yomi."

Yomi smiled and shook hands with Sho

"Hi" both Yomi and Sho said to each other

Yomi looked at Sho and remembered, that her best friend, Tomo, has been trying to get Sho's attention

"So, you're the guy Tomo has been after?"

Sho nods "Yeah, you know her?"

Yomi nods "Yeah, we've been friends since we were kids. We always manage to get transferred to the same schools too."

Sho nods

"Man, I wonder how she hasn't gone insane yet." Sho thought to himself

"I know Tomo may be a bit highly strung at times, but she has a good heart and she means well." Yomi tells him, trying to set him up with Tomo, completely unaware of his undying love for Ayumu

Sho nods, silently

"I know she can be a bit of a pest, but you'll get used to it. Just don't complain or react to her, she'll just act worse."

Sho nods again, he held no interest whatsoever in the hyper girl, he only wanted Ayumu.

Yomi checks her watch "I've got to go."

Daniel nods, Yomi quickly kisses him on the cheek and then she leaves

Sho's mind goes from Ayumu, to the fact that Daniel now had a girlfriend, named Yomi.

Sho shakes his head to clear the cobwebs

"Anyway, where's Ayumu?"

Daniel had a guilty look, he knew she wasn't here, but he pretended to look around

"I'm sure she's somewhere around here."

"Yeah, I saw her bike outside."

Daniel continues to scan the room as Konnor turns around

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