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to wait in the living room while Akira Watase set the table.
David and Mel sat on the same sofa, and Kelly took a position as
far from them as possible without looking suspicious. "So, how
was your day?" Mel asked, obviously trying to start
conversation. "Well... you know, the usual", Akira Watase answered. "Girl
stuff."
Something in Akira's answer created a little smile on Mel's face,
and Kelly felt an invisible rush run through Akira's spine. David's
eyes travelled on the furniture, ceiling and (mostly) floor,
while Mel's intense but very mild-mannered stare made Kelly feel
somehow awkward. Kelly felt the smell of spicy fish in Akira's nose,
and for a minute the situation was very surreal for her. Vision
of Mel Silver and Jackie, gone sooner than it even appeared.
Blue tulips. And his soothing smile.
"Girl stuff?" Mel said, laughing a little. "I'm sorry, but girls
have always been an unfathomed sea for me. Could you tell me
something more?"
"Well... girl stuff. Like shopping with your friends with your
renewed credit card. You know." Kelly had a hunch that she
couldn't deal with this man the same way Akira Watase used to remain one
of the most popular girls in the high school.
Mel looked outside the living room door and then at Kell
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