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Cinderella
Falling
in love after the first date
By Pierre
Coda (Continued from
Date Middle
Eastern style)
I lay awake in my bed for a long time even though I had a lot
more alcohol than I usually do. Was it the hot food or the alcohol or just the excitement? I did not care as I kept thinking
of Hiroo, hot and spicy food, belly
dance, tropical flowers, and
just being with someone who was only a dream boy until
today. The next day, I came back to my apartment without meeting
Hiroo in the supermarket. It did disappoint me but not as much
as last time since I knew that I could call him if I wanted to.
He seemed quite interested in me and even gave me his cell phone number.
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After I had undressed and I was relaxing in my bed flipping
TV channels, the doorbell rang. I was surprised since I was not
expecting anyone and the doorbell rarely rang. I opened the door and I was greeted with a
big bouquet of
flowers. I knew
who it was from without even reading the note. I ran inside and tears came from my eyes as I opened the pink envelope
(How did he know that I liked pink? I never gave him that impression.). The note simply said, "Dear Kyoko! I do not
know how to thank you for such a pleasant evening. So I am just not going to say
anything. I hope you will still understand." ~
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 Of course, I did. I lost all my appetite and could barely eat
any dinner. I could not focus on any TV programs either. I just walked around the house listlessly until I decided to take
my bath in the ofuro. Soaking in the hot bath, I could feel
every pore of my body
relaxing. I looked at my body and for the first time in life I thought, "May be I am not really ugly.
Why does Hiroo like me? I am surely attractive and Hiroo has proved this. Unlike other Japanese women, I am not
cute, but I
still have a nice
body. I cook well and have even been dressing
attractive for last six months or so. I am now also a dancer and I am starting to acquire fine taste in
music.
When I got out of the
ofuro, I put on a yukata and sat quietly drying my hair. Finally I just told myself, "Why do I need to
suffer just because they always say that women should not call
for a while and play hard to get? After all, he sent me flowers
and to do that he must have gone through a lot of pain to find
my address." I am going to call him and just let him know that
I wanted to thank him for the flowers and then politely wish him a good night.
Hiroo seemed delighted, though not surprised to hear my
voice. He said that he too took his bath and was listening to some classical music to help him sleep. He did not sleep very
well last night because he missed me. "Liar, liar", I thought.
He said that he felt some kind of
chemistry between the two of
us that he has not felt in the past despite the fact that girls
always come on to him telling him how cute he was. I trusted him on this one, though. He said that he found me very
attractive and wished that he could be with me now. I did not trust him but I did hear my heart say the same thing.
The bath had relaxed me and I felt a strong desire for him too.
Sitting there in my yukata without any underwear, holding the
phone in my hand, and listening to the voice of Hiroo, I felt so
romantic. Finally, I told Hiroo, "I want you as much as you do
but it is not right for you and I to meet tonight. I would love to
hold you tight and kiss every portion of your
body, but it is not
a good idea to do it tonight. I think we should both sleep tonight. We are not only tired but also emotionally challenged
and we need to get some rest". Hiroo understood and wished
me good night.
I woke up with a bit of remorse over not agreeing to see Hiroo
last night. For a while I thought I should have simply gone with the flow and just met him for a drink at a bar near the
station. I know a couple of quiet places there and I have never
been there with such a romantic guy. On the other hand I also felt that I should not come across as cheap by accepting every
invitation, especially so early. Damn it! I did not know the name of this guy until two days ago.
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My day went along uneventfully and I was almost exhausted
by the time I was ready to leave. While I badly wanted to see Hiroo tonight, I was afraid that I might end up exposing my
weakness if I was in front of him. I thought about having dinner with him - something hot and spicy -
probably Mexican, but that would mean I have to invite him since there was no
way he can reach me by phone (why didn't he ask me for my phone number? Is this guy stupid or what?).
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