"Hi, i don't know if you remember me, but im the girl that presented herself in front of the class today. I wanted to know if we can know each other better ;3"

After reading the message, Katsuo started to panick. He didn't know how to react or how to maintain a conversation with a girl.

"Ok Katsuo, calm down. It's your big day. I knew people would eventualy talk to me and i would have a girlfriend! Wait, and what if she just wants to be my friend ? Ahhhh!" - Katsuo started to walk in circles around his room while suffering with the thought of being "just a friend".

"Dammit, i have to calm down and talk with her." He goes to the bathroom, looks himself in the mirror and says "Come on Katsuo, you can do this. You can do this! I can do this! We can do this!", he then proceeds to wash his face.

Looks at the phone and sends, "Hi, do you want to be my girlfriend ?"

A moment after this, he realizes how many steps he skipped over and that this could ruin his future relationship with this girl.

"Idiot! You stupid idiot!" - Katsuo screams to himself while kicking his bed.

"What ?" - Miyako sends to him

"Just don't make a big deal out of it, just make it look like a joke" - Katsuo thinks

"Just kidding : ^)"

"K... so, can we meet ? I hate texting, it hurts my eyes"

"Sure thing, when ?"

"Tomorrow, if could be at a cafe, but you have to decide where, im new at this town"

It was a small town with not much touristics atractions. It was rare to people from outside decide to live there. Every year, more and more people went away.

"Ok, tomorrow we will go out"

As he send the message, he was full of joy for finally being noticed by people, especially a girl.

He soon realized that his room was a mess. He had lots of posters of anime and some action figures of game and anime characters. His bedroom had a bookshelf that had mangas and it was the most organized place in his entire house. Instant food packges on the ground, dirty cloathes, papers and a bottle of used up lotion.

"I have to make a good impression, better start by cleaning my home."

Katsuo then proceeds to pick up the trash, wipe the floor, wash the dishes, and so on.

While cleaning his room, behind some dirty cloathes, he sees a photo of his father and mother with him in the middle. He was 7 years old, and was a happy child.

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"Why did both of you have to leave me ?"

Katsuo felt guilty for not having sad to his father how much he loved him. He felt miserable for his mother abandoning him alone, and only sending him money to pay for some of his expenses.

"Will i ever move on ?" - Katsuo asked himself with bitter taste in his mouth.

"I have too, finally i got someone who will care for me. I am doing this to be a better version of myself !"

After cleaning his house, he drank his sleep medicine and layed on his bed. For the first time in what seemed to be ages, he slept well.

------------ Next day -----------

Katsuo was happy and excited. He was wearing a red and white t-shirt with military pants.

He waited at the door of the cafe restaurant. It was kind of scary for him, his social anxiety told him to run away, but he was commited to changing.

After some time he saw her in the distance coming towards him with a big smile, while waving her hand.

He tried not to freak out.

"Smile and wave..." - he thinked to himself

He put up an awkward smile and waved back at her with the animosity of a dead man in his body language.

She came closer and with a worried face said, "I didn't make you wait, right ?"

"No, please. It wasn't a big deal." - Katsuo spoke softly with a shy face.

"I would've waited longer for you." - he said in his mind.

"Thank god, i was felling guilty for making you wait. Well, let's get inside shall we ?" - Miyako gives off a little wink with her left eye.

They got inside. Miyako asked for a cold coffe with whipped cream and chocolate. Katsuo asked for water.

"So, what are your hobbies ?" - Miyako asked.

"Uh..." - Katsuo tried to think of something that wasn't going to make her see him as a nerd. "Uh... i like books", in his head he thinked, "actually, i read manga and rarelly some light novels."

"That's awesome ! I love reading too, one of my favorite writes is Shakespeare. He not only created new words that are used until today, but he created them from nothing ! I find it amusing to think and study about his work..."

Katsuo started to panick on the inside. He wouldn't be able to keep a conversation with her about literature.

"I need to go to the bathroom for 1 second."

He got up and walked fast.

At the bathroom he washed his face, took his medicine and had an idea.

"I will ask her if she wouldn't like to take a city trip with me! I could be her guide!"

Katsuo sits at the table, the drinks are already there. He sips on his water and says, "What do you think about a trip throught the city ? I could be your guide"

"I would find it wonderful! I wanted to know this city a little better, at least well enough to know where the important parts are."

And so, after small talk they went throught the city.

While passing in front of a movie theater, Miyako saw a movie poster and asked with a cute face if they could watch it.

"Dammit. Do i have the money for this ?" - Katsuo thinks to himself.

He put his hand in his pocket and felt some money.

He then proceeded to accept the invitation.

While they were watching the movie, going to get the popcorn, both of them accidentally touched hands, creating mild discomfort.

After the movies, at dusk, while walking down the street.

"So, did you like the movie ?" - asked Miyako.

"Y-yeah, it was p-pretty cool. A-and you ?" - said Katsuo with a trembling voice

"I liked the movie but, for me, the best part was to be with you." - After saying this, Miyako immediatly becomes red as a beet.

"Thank you for everything, i'll call you later!" - Miyako then run away without even hearing to what Katsuo would say.

Katsuo remains there, like a statue. He doesn't believes what has happend.

"I got a girlfriend." - Katsuo thinks.

"I got a girlfriend"

"I got a girlfriend ?"

"I got a girlfriend !" - Katsuo jumps and punches the air in animosity. He run to his house, not so far away from there.

After he gets there, he dances throught his house. Without any song, or music. He just lets his body move.

He checks his cellphone while dancing, and sees a new message from Miyako.

"Sorry for running away, i remembered i had something to do. Tomorrow, can we go out again ?"

"Yes, i think it will be fun"

He cleans the rest of his house that he couldn't clean before, and proceeds to lay on the bed. After some minutes of animosity, he sleeps.