Jun raised his eyebrows at the yellow note Nino flung across the table. It contained a person’s name, followed by the word therapist. “So you mean I have to visit this doctor? I don’t think I need it.”
Nino shook his head after shoving in a spoonful of soup and rice in his mouth. He chewed on it rather slowly, and finally spoke after swallowing the food. “He called earlier, while you were in still bed. He said you needed a check-up.”
“A check-up?” He questioned, “I don’t need it.”
“J,” Nino sighed while playing with the food on his plate, “If you plan on wanting to get better, visit him at least once, please?”
Jun wanted to refuse, or tried to, but he heard begging in Nino’s voice. If this person was really going to help him with his condition, then might as well visit him once since he actually needed it. He was just too lazy to get out of the apartment now that he had gotten Nino a piano, and so he could hear him play all day. As much as he wanted to stay besides Nino, instead he ate everything of what Nino cooked for breakfast and showered right after before getting ready to head out. However, he hung around the entrance looking towards Nino.
“Don’t worry,” His friend smiled, “I’ll practice.” After making sure Nino was tenacious with his words and seeing his friend sit on the piano chair, Jun left home with ease. At least Nino was able to play again.
As soon as Jun stepped out of the apartment building, he immediately felt lost. Unlike yesterday, Nino was with him the whole day, telling him where to go, where to turn, and which street to take. Looking behind him, he saw that his friend was nowhere to be seen. Jun wanted to run back, and ask Nino to help him get there but that would only make it look like he was a coward. Deciding it was best to head out on his own, he started walking straight towards wherever to find the address written on the note.
Just as he had thought, he was already lost for an hour since checking his wrist watch. He shouldn’t have left his phone at home either. Groaning angrily, Jun walked into what he figured was a cafe after realizing he had gone around in circles. Hopefully, someone in there would be kind enough to show him where this street was.
“Excuse me,” Jun tapped a man, wearing an ugly shirt of many different light colored and patterned flowers, while using his small notebook. “Where is this street?”
The man shrugged before turning around and typing away at his small notebook again. Jun clicked his tongue in annoyance. Everyone was so stingy while he was just trying to get some directions. It seemed like others didn’t want to get bothered so he turned around and was about to head for the door when someone stopped him.
“Jun-kun!” A voice so familiar called him, making his hands form into balls of fists. “Where’s Nino?”
“Not here,” he grinded his teeth. “Now if you excuse me, I have important business to go to.” Thinking that the man had left him alone, the note was rudely taken from his hand causing Jun to grow even angrier inside.
“Oh! I live near here, want me to bring you there?”
“No thank you,” he hissed, taking the note back from the man and headed back outside. He stood near the cafe for a while, wondering which turn he should take and deciding after a few seconds to take a right. However, as he was doing so, the cafe’s door chime sung a small melody and soon the man was walking besides him.
“I said I--”
“I needed to go home anyways,” the man shrugged sleepily, “And you’re going the wrong way.”
Jun grumbled before turning back around the opposite direction. “I knew that, Ohno-san. I was just looking at the flowers...”
“You clearly don’t have an idea where you’re going,” Ohno chuckled, “Are you sure you don’t want my help?”
