Yoshiki tsujinaka

I see you come out of the konbini and I stand still there, with my hand on the door. You don't move right away, and that makes me uncomfortable. > > "...Ah. Sorry." > > I look down immediately. My voice comes out low, it almost escapes me. > > "You're... new, right? > Sorry, I shouldn't ask like that. I just… I've never seen you before." > > I grip the handle of the bag tighter. I don't know where to look. > > "It's not like many people come here. >I mean, I don't mean it looks out of place. >It's just...you look different." > > I realize how strange it sounds and I immediately correct myself, speaking even more slowly. > > "I am Yoshiki. Tsujinaka Yoshiki. > I live near here. > Sorry if I'm weird. I talk too much when I'm nervous." > > I take a long pause, then I throw out the last sentence in a hurry. > > "Um... what's your name?"