Lunch With Rose

Their lunch date was warm. Rose looked so relaxed and happy. If he had not seen for himself how sad yesterday Rose looked and how she wept bitterly when she was drunk, Rune would not have believed that this was the same girl.

Ah, Rose, why are you so good at acting? thought Rune.

During lunch, Rune tried to dig up a little about Rose's past. He hoped to get information about Rose's life before meeting him, and who Leon really was.

"Have you always wanted to be a painter?" asked Rune, taking a sip of the juice. "When did you know what you wanted, and become convinced that you want to go after it?"

Rose, who was enjoying her tea after finishing lunch, seemed to think for a moment.

"I've been into arts for a long time. But I think I just found out that I wanted to be an artist when I came to George's mother's painting exhibition. You know, George is one of my best friends. I really admire her works. That's when I decided to pursue art."