THE ME BEFORE

chapter 2 - name

Nathie, we've just met but already from a first name to nickname basis, I thought people in Japan put more emphasis on getting closer before switching to calling each other their first names, does it mean I have to call her by her first name too?(⁠*⁠﹏⁠*⁠;⁠) " Hey nathie" her not too loud not too quiet voice brought me back from my little world, are you feeling well, you seem to be zoning out a lot, at that moment my mind went blank it's been a since I heard that. "I'm alright Akira- San" I said subconsciously. "I'm just thinking of how life would be from here on out " "oh I see do not worry about that I'm here for you that's what friends are for" she said . Perhaps I was infected by her aura I just smiled and slightly yelled yeah. As we were done with orientation, we decided to go to a party with the seniors - Note: it is some kind of freshers tradition although I have no idea why we can't just meet them as we go along.

The freshers night was very troublesome I heard or rather watched in movies ⊙⁠﹏⁠⊙ that the seniors always force you to drink and share embarrassing things then the male lead will come save the girl from a group of molesting seniors.

"I don't really know how to drink will I be alright, do you know how to drink "Talie will you be ok" I was taken aback for a second t-t-talie, from there the picture of a young boy who usually called me that name with similar beaming eyes flashed across my mind I wonder if we'll meet."yeah Talie sounds better than nathie just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it" Just then I remembered I had been asked a question what was it again?. "I'm sorry Akira-San what did you say again. Akira sighed " you really do zone out a lot I was asking if you could drink" "I'm still 18 I don't think they'll force minors to drink " I said remembering that the legal drinking age in Japan is 20 and I was worried for nothing. " Oh yeah it is I totally forgot then I'll just drink tea" "tea?" I said slightly intrigued " yeah tea it's my all time favorite " so she has an eccentric side to her as well, interesting.