Chapter 8 - Sakura Trees

Sunday morning. Kiyoshi was walking down the park in the city, chilling at the beautiful day and the time of being free of responsibilities. He didn't had a big pile of homework he have to do because he finished most of them yesterday, and second, today was his day off from work, allowing him to relax and unwind from stresses of life. Despite the season being spring, Kiyoshi was wearing a dark green long sleeve polo with buttons, a dark blue necktie with repetitive, diagonal patterns, black pants, and white and red sneakers. He loves the cherry blossom trees in the spring. Taking a walk relaxes him a lot, and eventually made him ready for the future.

And as he walk down the cement path of the park, he suddenly saw Sachio sketching those trees in her sketch book with coloring pencils. She was in her lovely light green sweater and red skirt, and had her shoes. She sat on a bench as she sketch and draw on a thick piece of paper.

"Good morning, Sachio-chan!" Kiyoshi greeted her brightly with a good morning. Hearing that, Sachio looked to her left, only to see Kiyoshi. She then greeted him back, "Good morning, Kiyoshi-kun." She then continued her drawing. Approaching to her place, Kiyoshi sat next to her and asked her how she is that morning.

"Oh, I am fine, thank you," Sachio answered back as she fix her hair a bit.

"Well, beautiful Sunday morning, right?" Kiyoshi positively responded back.

"Um, yeah, it is," Sachio responded back with a little cheerful mood. This follows with a short silence, with leaves falling off the trees.

"So, wanna go to a cafe to get a quick breakfast?" Kiyoshi asked breaking the silence. When she heard that, Sachio smiled with a shy expression, saying, "Sure."

And later that morning, they went to a cafe at downtown to get a nice, hot breakfast. Their meal consisted of two cups of hot mocha latte, 4 pieces of croissants with cheese filling, a few pieces of fruit servings, and a plate of toasts. The atmosphere was calm and relaxing. And as they eat up and indulge, Kiyoshi asked Sachio, "Sachio-chan, what are you going to do today?"

"Well, helping out mom in her business," Sachio responded back, "besides, I would do nothing today but to draw and watch. How about you then? Do you want some rest today?"

"No, I'm okay now," replied Kiyoshi back cheerfully. "I had some tasks to do today."

"Like what?" Sachio asked back.

"Well, shopping and studying at a library," Kiyoshi replied back.

"Really?" responded Sachio back. "Shopping for what?"

"Some essentials and some supplies," Kiyoshi answered in response. What he meant supplies are stationery supplies like pens and stickers for scrapbooking. Even though he had plenty of pens and pencils in his collection, Kiyoshi loves to buy and collect kinds of pens and pencils, even some are too rare or limited edition to collect.

"Oh, I see," Sachio responded back as she listens to him attentively. "Well then, good luck. I hoped you'll afford it." She recognized Kiyoshi's spending habits on stationery, but was worried about his future, especially in terms of finances. They continue chatting and having a fun time until 8.