Our Meal for Tomorrow Page #2

Hayama-kun you're way too out of it

I've caught the flu

And aren't there a lot of people who were absent in our class?

Now that you say that...

Not paying attention as always

Even though it's getting close to the end of the school year

Right

Sorry

For spacing out like that

It's fine

You're always like that anyway Hayama-kun

So what's up? Did you bring me notes?

Notes?

Didn't you come here to give me notes you've taken for the classes I've missed?

Ah....I haven't got any note for you but

But?

Thanks for taking the time to come visit me today

Yea

See ya. Take care Hayama-kun

Yep

Um actually!

What?

How do I put this...

It's that

Well

I...

I'm afraid of falling in love

Welcome back

I'm home

Sorry for the intrusion

Ah it's alright

Don't mind it

You should've invited him inside

It's alright grandma

Are you sure?

More importantly I heard it right didn't I?

Hayama-kun just now

You said that you were "afraid of falling in love" right?

I can't quite put it into words but

In exchange for receiving something good in your life

I can't help but think that some sort of emptiness awaits

And that scares me

Emptiness awaits?

How do I put this...

Look for example

You watch an amazing movie and it moves you but when it's done don't you feel kind of empty?

At times like that wouldn't you think that it would've been better if you never saw it in the first place and spare you from that empty feeling?

I don't know...

I wonder...

I haven't watched any movies lately so I can't really say

After all entrance exams are coming up right for both of us?

Alright then for example doesn't it happen after you've finished eating a delicious steak?

You're happy that it's delicious but after you eat it it disappears

That's how it's supposed to be!

If a steak doesn't disappear no matter how much you eat it now that's lifetime harassment!

How did we get from talking about how you're afraid of falling in love

To talking about the shock of a steak disappearing when you eat it? Kinda far off don't you think?

Yes! Exactly!

But no matter whether it's steak a movie

or someone you like...it's all the same!

You won't be able to experience something great if it never came to you

But you won't have to go through the sad feeling of losing it either

I can't help but think that it would be better that way

I know it's not right but

If you compare the good and the bad

I'm sure the bad overwhelms the good

And one more thing. I'm not taking exams

It's not uncommon to just get a job after high school but

I can't picture someone like you working

The world is harsh you know?

If people were always so melancholic like you they'll get sacked right away

You may be right

It's true!

University huh?

I imagine university as a paradise

If you get in you'll say "I'm going to find myself" get a backpack and travel to Thailand

Say "I'll save the Earth!"

And pick up empty cans on the beach

Say "Freedom is everything!"

And make independent movies

I don't know maybe produce organic vegetables

Painful things seem to fade when you're busy doing all sorts of things

and other things will come into your life

Like Hayama-kun you might receive enlightenment

Eh?

Is university really a place to do all that?

Well!

I don't intend to do any of those

But

At least I'd wanted you to at least notice me before school ends

[T/N:
I don't think I caught the meaning of this line properly sorry ]

Alright this is as far as I'll go

Also

I don't plan on dying anytime soon

I was just careless so I caught the flu. I'm actually really healthy

Whew I sure said a lot

I've decided to enroll to a university

Eh? You're kidding!

Yea I decided just now

Hayama-kun you're really quick at making decisions huh?

Amazing

So where are you planning to go?

This might sound like a really lame reason

And really stupid but

Like choosing depending whether there's a beautiful professor or not?

Or maybe deciding based on how many dishes are on the menu of the cafetaria?

No nothing like that

I was thinking of going to the same place as you are

Same as me?

Yea

I want to go to the university you're going to

What?! You're joking!

Say cheese!

Thank you

Heisei 24 Entrance Ceremony Nishimine Women's Junior College

Here I go!

Heisei 24 Meiou Institute Entrance Ceremony

Jesus!

Over here!

Jesus Christ!

Hey

Could you stop calling someone using their full name in the middle of the road?

My name's not even Jesus

I called your name a couple of times but you didn't seem to notice

Sorry

Um shall we go?

OK let's go to the newly established KFC today

You farted just now?

[T/N:
not sure I caught this right]

What? No!

Hey!

Did you know that

KFC was built upon the business that the Colonel started in his 40's called Sander's Cafe?

Really...

There were only 6 seats for customers!

Then things happened and when Colonel turned 65 his business finally became a franchise

And it spread worldwide

When he was 65?

Yep

When you've got the will it really doesn't matter how old you are huh?

What are you doing?

If you shake Colonel's hand

Don't you just feel like it gives you courage?

I see

Hayama-kun you should do it too

OK:

Please take care of me

Surprisingly you don't really have likes or dislikes do you Hayama-kun?

Right

I guess I'll eat anything

In high school people wondered whether you ate or not. It was quite the topic.

But I'm much more surprised about your likes and dislikes Uemura

Oooh!

If it isn't Jesus!

Oh!

Girlfriend?

Yep

Hello

Hello

Hello

Ah!

Thanks

Here thanks for this

Sure thing

You guys should hang out with us sometime

Yea sure

Alright see you tomorrow

Yep see ya

Should we sit over there?

There?

Hey can we?

No way!

Please??

Friend?

Friend? Well it's more like he asked whether he could borrow the notes for today's lecture

That's so like you

Until recently you isolated yourself from others

Yet nowadays you don't mind doing people favors

And you'll even wave your hand to someone whose name you don't even know

People might come to think I'm a really generous person

Jesus Christ right?

But that happened just by not being so depressed looking...

Even though not much has changed

The me in high school was gloomy and rather cold

But that was only because I was feeling down after my brother's death

And it's not like I'm a very serious person either

In the end I'm still not sure what kind of person I really am

Hmmm

Just "Hmm"?

Any thoughts?

Just like Hayama-kun I also think about those things from time to time

Who is the real me?

That's a lifelong running theme in life no?

I guess...you're right

Even though I can't stand chicken meat I can eat KFC's just fine...

Mysteriously yea

No

Actually it's either I'm just unaware that I like chicken meat

Or that the Colonel's spices are just miraculously that great

So it just becomes inevitable (that I like it)

Even after thinking about it this whole time I still can't find the answer

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