Ela Assignment Part 3

After several intense (almost romantic, if I do say so myself) moments of silence, arm folding, and unspoken rage, Mio turned around.1

“You got tired of looking at the wall?”2

“Actually, I’d rather look at the wall then at that,” she motioned at me with her head. Mio was standing in a girlish way with her arms crossed against her chest, leaning on her left side more than the right, “But I’d rather not be lazy and just do something. So now that Selene and Ayu are gone, what do you want to do?”3

“Well,” I smirked, “What do you want to do?” Mio turned red as Mercury with obvious fury and disgust. Was I imagining it? Or was there something else there too? 4

“You know what, Ritsu? You’re just a good for nothing, spoiled, ugly, wimpy pervert! Nothing else! I hate you, Ayu hates you, and Selene despises you. We were all right about you, you’re not going just miraculously change someday. You’re a jerk now, and I guess you’ll just be that way forever.”5

- - -6

Dear Diary,7

It’s Saturday, four days after we got here. Even though no one is really here to operate them, our machines were working and we received a meteor warning yesterday. Today the meteors arrived, cutting almost all of the city’s power. There was barely enough power left to support one dome, so the triplets and I are all forced to stay together in this one. Selene reasoned that we would all have to mine ice (for hydrogen power) to keep what was left of the city running, and to keep the four of us alive. We would work in shifts, two of us going at a time. Selene and Ayu ended up being the first to leave, so I was alone with Mio. After that, the two of us had a conversation I think I want to forget.8

When I was younger, even recently, the adults in the city would always ask me what I wanted to be like when I grew up. My job, but more importantly what kind of person I wanted to be. I decided I wanted to grow up to be the kind of man who was respected. The kind of man who was nice on the outside but strong on the inside. The kind of man who could smile with meaning. But I guess Mio’s right. That’s not the kind of person I’m going to be.9

Chu*
-Ritsu 10

*the Japanese word "Chu" translates into "kiss" in English