"Oyajii, kaa-san, please let me go to Firipin, onegai!" I said to my mother and my father.
"damare Fumiya!" (Shut up Fumiya!) my mother replied
"demo kaachan, I really want to go."(but mom) I insisted.
"I said no, end of discussion."
I looked up to my otou-san and used my best puppy dog eyes (even though my eyes is not that big I can make it bigger when I want to) but he doesn't want to look at me especially my eyes because he knows he'll give in to my request and he is going to be scolded by my okaa-san again for being so lenient with me and my brothers.
"Why do you keep on insisting to go to that scary place Fumiya? Don't you watch the news? There are terrorist, thieves, murderers, drug addicts and so many bad people there. I don't want you to go and that is final. I already agreed with Tokyo and yet here you are asking for farther place to go."
"That is the very reason why I want to go kaa-chan. Akkio is already there studying english and he said it is not that bad, that it is a great place and it has a lot of great people. I watch videos in Youtube about the firipinos and I see that even though they were poor, they smile and I want to know why."
"We are not rich, we are not poor but we smile Fumiya and I said no and it will not change." then left the kitchen table and went to their room.
I can see my otou-san is thinking because he is quiet and it is weird, maybe he is analyzing, well... because he never stops talking and making jokes and when I say he never stops, I mean he NEVER does.
"Do you really wanna go Fumi?" I jumped at his maji voice (serious)
"Ossu." (yes-masculine)
"Do you promise to take care of yourself? You have to provide and look out for yourself. Firipin is not like Tokyo, it is miles and miles away and it is a dangerous place."
"I really want to go." I looked at him seriously and we had a staring contest.
After 23 seconds my otou-san sighed. Who counts the seconds in a staring contest? Me! Hahaha. I won and i didn't blink.
"I will try and talk to your okaa-san. I'll try but I don't promise."
"Eehhh!!! Hontou!? Maji de!? Arigatou! Saankkyuu!" (Really? Seriously? Thank you! Thank you!) I say as I jump up and down excitedly because who can contain such happiness
"Calm down Fumiya, I said I'll try to talk to your okaa-san, we still don't know if she will agree."
"Daijobu, it is enough for me already." I stated still smiling from ear to ear
"Sleep now, we will talk again tomorrow. Oyasumi."
He stood up and followed my okaa-san in their room.
"Oyasumi oyajii. Sankyuu!"
I looked up and smiled, still cannot believe it is happening and when you are happy all you can do is a happy dance to celebrate so I did my happy dance as I walk towards my room. Whoohoo!!
(The next day.)
I woke up to the aroma of food. Hmmmmm... oishi sou. As I open the door I see my brother walking pass my room in his uniform.
"Shunya, do you want to film a video for Youtube?"
Shunya looked at me and nod. I tapped his shoulder and proceed into that delicious aroma coming from the kitchen.
"Hmmmmm... What'cha cooking oyajii?"
"I tried cooking curry and it looks decent enough for me, what do you think?"
I got a spoon and saucer in a blink of an eye and tasted it. I think I got a heart attack for tasting it,
"Amai!! Amai!! oyajii, kore wa curry ja nai, mecha mecha amai!" (Too sweet! Too sweet! Dad, it is not curry, it is super sweet)
"Ehh!?? Nande? It should not be sweet."
He picked a container with a "salt" written on it, looked at it closely then opened it and tasted what's inside.
"Amai! Yuya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I heard a loud laugh from the room beside my bedroom. I think my oyajii got pranked yet again. I laughed at my father while pointing my finger at him
"Oh by the way. Your okaa-san agreed." I stopped laughing and was shocked and then smiled from ear to ear
"but since you are laughing at my expense, I don't agree anymore. Stay in Japan and never go anywhere else." he said while looking at me intently
My smile turned upside down, maji oyajii again. Kowaii ! (Serious father. So scary)
"Warui, warui. Sumimasen. Gomen oyajii." (Sorry, sorry. Pardon me. I am so sorry) sounding so desperate because he looked so serious.
"I'm sorry Fumiya. No." then starts to walk towards the exit of our kitchen
I am near to tears because my dream is already just a few inches away then got snatched because of my behavior then my oyajii looked back at me through his shoulder.
"Eat my curry and I will agree to your request. " I jumped up and down as if I was in a club.
" I will finish it up to the last drop. ARIGATOU OYAJII TO OKAACHAN!!! WHAAHH!!! URESHII! URESHII! Firipin, here I come! " (Thank you dad and mom! I'm so happy!)
Oyajii walked again shaking his head because of my weirdness as if I didn't got it from him.
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