(sitting on a sofa, watching TV. Before him, a cake on which its written Happy 18th Birthday)
"Hi, you must be thinking who am I and if it's my birthday then why am I not celebrating. Well, I am Haruto Shirogane, I belong to a family where both of my parents are successful businesspeople, and currently both are out of station. Well it's not their first time so I am not that angry about it. It was like this also when I was young but that time my innocent mind told me I am in a prison but with time even a caged bird gets used of its surroundings and satisfies itself with what it has got. And my case isn’t anything different. "
*Suddenly a knock at the door*
"Who could probably be it at this time of hour? Could it be a guest, no it can't be. No relatives were invited for the occasion. Then who could it be ? Humm could it be my dream girl who will free me from this place and take me to a unknown island where we would live our life? Nahh! I guess it's the side effect of watching too much anime."
*bang at the door*
He goes and opens the door .
A short girl about the same age as Haruto with super cute looks stands by the door with an adorable smile.
*he shuts the door*
She cries," open the door, ahhhh please open it.", and loudly bangs the door.
He opens the door and says ,"could you please stop banging the door it isn't a public door ok."
*sniff* then let me in *sniff sniff*.
OK fine come in." " Arigato " " and please use the bell next time."
So, for what are you here for?"
"Isn't it obvious to celebrate your 18th birthday."
" then plz go and do it on your own I am not participating."
"how can I celebrate your birthday without you idiot."
" it's just that I don't wanna celebrate it."
"hey come on I even bought a cake for u cheer up a bit."
"oh you have a cake, how foolish of me should have bought anything else ,ok let's keep this aside and play games."
"fine there's the rack pick one which u like. "
" humm let's see Mortal kombat X , peice of shit, Amazing spiderman, not in mood , ha got it Sword Art Online XX."
She turns back to see what Haruto is doing and finds that he is reading a manga.
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"hey what are you reading let me see."
" its Shiki."
"oh I see , I can't understand why u you read them when you can watch them ,anyway where was I oh yeha got the game now time for some snacks."
Haruto says:
"This is Hina Tachibana , she is my childhood friend plus neighbor. We became friends when I was 5 and she, she was just 4. My mother and her mother are close friends and so my most of my childhood was spent with her by my side. She is the only person who gives me the moral support and the courage to live. To tell you the truth once I was onto her but then I realized that she just treated me as an elder brother. She is my inspiration, but I could never be like her. She is always so energetic and..."
"Here grab this."*she gives him the controller and switches on the game.*
Three hours later:
"What's the time ?"
"It's 10 pm"
" uhh I am bored we are playing the same game for three hours now. "
" so what do u want me to do,should I bring a chess for you."
"UMPH"
She pinched his hand and started running.
"Catch me if u can ."
"You little brat, you can't escape from me ."
While they were chasing each other , Hina slipped and hit the wardrobe . A box fell down over her.
"Ahh it hurts."
" oh shit what happened to this box ."
"You know right, here I am the person who got hurt." (she pouts)
They started gathering the things which were inside the box when Hina finds an album. It was a normal photo album on which someone had designed a title on it.
The title was 'The unforgettable childhood.'
"What is this?”
“Oh, its ur childhood album. Look how adorable u r looking in this picture."
"Please someone kill me now."
"Hey Hey! Whats there to be so embarrassed about? Oh it's your first birthday's picture.”
“Is it me in this picture."
" yes. it was our first visit to an amusement park. How can u forget about that? "
She goes into deep thought.
"Uhh I can't remember anything."
"Its ok even my memories are hazy about that day."
They talked about those pictures for an hour.
"Hey Haruto-san do you remember about that mountain?"
" what mountain I don't remember about it."
" oh I see , u completely forgot about that incident. (In mind)"
" oh its already 11 pm I should head home, otherwise my mom would think what is she doing so late night with a guy."
" pervert, anyway bye see u tomorrow at school."
After shutting the door he goes directly to sleep.