EM - 1

Enjoying ice cream while listening to the singing of a street orchestra is more fun than listening to a lecturer's lecture while nodding off.

My head nods to the beat of the music. This group of street musicians I often meet in this city. Sometimes I don't hesitate to contribute songs. More or less I can sing pop songs or jazz. Instead of being arrogant, as a member of the campus choir team, my sweet voice is unquestionable. Usually, they will earn more if I sing along. But this time I was waiting for my friend Kate who was meeting her boyfriend at the restaurant across the street. So, I missed joining them.

"Rei, let's go home."

I who was licking ice cream turned around. Kate with a haggard look was standing in front of me.

"Kate? Have you met your boyfriend?"

Kate nodded. But why is her face so puffy? She seemed to have been crying.

"Then why are you crying?" I asked confused. Before meeting her boyfriend he looked fine. I should be able to see the smile that broke out after she met a boyfriend she hadn't seen in months.

"Me, I broke up with him."

"What? How come?"

"He said I'm not a cool girl. He said he was bored with me, Rei! It's so bad!" Kate cried again.

"What an asshole, that guy." I was furious. "Then where is he?"

"I left him at the restaurant."

"What's he wearing?"

"Blue shirt."

"Okay, you wait here. How dare he break up with a girl with an excuse like that?"

I immediately left.

"Rei! Where are you going? Wait a minute, Re!"

I swear, I'm emotional with that type of man. Leaving his girlfriend because he is bored. What kind of reason is that? It's easy to play with people's feelings.

"Rei! Reina!"

I don't care about Kate screaming anymore. I walked briskly across the street and headed straight for the restaurant where Kate had met her boyfriend earlier. Kate said the man was wearing a blue shirt.

I scanned the restaurant's contents, looking for that useless male figure. Well, what's the name of a man who casually dumped his lover? Useless, that's a fitting nickname.

My eyes caught the suspected person who broke my best friend Kate's heart. I immediately approached the person sitting with a beautiful woman. Oh, right, it turns out there's another woman. So, he could just throw Kate away. Idiot!

When I got to their table, I took another lick of the ice cream that was still full in my hand. Then without further permission, I spilled the ice cream on the man's head.

The woman who was with him was immediately shocked. Moreover, the man was no less surprised. Now the drops of ice cream not only stained his hair but also melted onto his shirt.

I casually crossed my arms in front of my chest, watching the scene.

"Who are you? How dare you do this?" The man growled. His face was bright red. The woman in front of her immediately handed her a box of tissues and helped clean up the ice cream that stained the man's hair, face, and shirt.

"That's the result for useless guys like you, who just want to leave your girlfriend with ridiculous and unreasonable reasons!" I said irritated spitting out my frustration.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't act stupid!"

The man grabbed the cup of ice cream that was above his head, then wiped the melted ice that stained his face. Crazy, He's handsome! But what's the point if the look is used to play with the hearts of girls.

"Hei, you!" He stood up from his seat. "I don't know you at all! And I've never had a problem with you either. But why am I suddenly being treated like this?!"

Oh, playing the victim. This is normal. I often come across people like this.

"You broke up with Kate, just because you're tired of her! That means you're looking for trouble with me!"

"Kate? Who is Kate?"

Good grief! And now he's pretending to be an idiot. Sudden amnesia. Great acting.

"Kate is your girlfriend! Who else?"

"Reina!"

I turned my head. From the direction of the restaurant door, Kate ran up to me. She grabbed my arm and whispered in my ear.

"Rei, it's not him. You're mistaken."

What??!

Instantly my eyes widened when I heard Kate's whisper. Kill me! My eyeballs moved to look timidly at the man who now seemed to be igniting the fire of anger.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" I whispered excitedly in response to Kate's words.

"You're in a hurry to get emotional first. Now we're a spectacle like this, right."

Good grief! Correct! This incident caught the attention of visitors to this restaurant.

"I don't accept you guys being treated like this huh!" The male baritone voice echoed. This time I didn't have the guts at all to challenge him.

"Eee... Bro, Uncle, Sir, oh, Mister. Oh no! what do you call it?" This is the first time I'm dying of fleas like this. Huh, Mama, help me...

"You! I will report it to the police on charges of unpleasant conduct."

Oh, Lord! He brought the police. My eyes bulged again.

"Sir, Bro, Uncle, I'm sorry, I made a mistake. Unintentionally. I swear. I'm sorry!"

I lost my impolite mouth that said impolitely in front of him earlier.

"Who are you?" The woman who was with the man finally spoke.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry. I don't know. I misunderstood people. I thought he was my friend's boyfriend. Ma'am, please forgive me."

The woman shook her head.

"I'm sorry, I can't accept it. You've embarrassed me you know?!" The man spits out his emotions again.

"Yes, but I don't know."

"I will report you to the police!"

"Don't be, please. I'm sorry. I'm just a poor student If I report it to the police, I feel sorry for my parents who want to see their child graduate wearing a graduation gown."

I'm dramatizing a bit. I'm not wrong, I've been involved in theater activities. In situations like this, it is very useful.

"Sir, I'm sorry my friend. She's a bit clumsy after all." Kate helped me apologize.

"Never mind, Dave. Forgive her." the beautiful woman intervened.

"But he embarrassed me, Nez."

"She didn't mean to. And she apologized too."

I nodded, trying to look as pitiful as possible.

It seemed he was a bit docile to the woman. His spooky look is slowly decreasing. His face was not as tense and red as before.

"You guys get out of here before I change my mind!"

I'm immensely happy.

"But that doesn't mean I forgive you for what you did!" He pointed at me full of hatred.

Whatever! I don't care. After all, he's just a stranger that I'll never see again. What's important now is that I'm free from his threat to report my actions to the police.

"Hurry up and go!"

Without a second thought, Nana and I took a thousand steps. We ran away from the restaurant.

After running some distance, I stopped. I bent down while holding my knees. I'm still out of breath. Crazy! How can I be this stupid?