One sunday morning, I was sitting in my room. I was looking at my phone.
A message had come from Ritou.
"Do you want to come to my house today?"
I read the message again. My heart started beating fast.
"Her house...?" I whispered.
At that moment, Purmodo walked into my room.
"Why do you look like a statue?" he asked.
I showed him the phone.
Purmodo smiled.
"Well, what are you waiting for? Go!"
A few hours later, I stood in front of Ritou's house. I took a deep breath.Then I rang the bell.
The door opened.
Ritou was standing there. She was wearing simple clothes. Her hair was tied back. She looked a little surprised.
"You came", she said.
"Of course", I replied.
Ritou moved aside
"Come in."
I stepped inside.
The house was quiet and warm.
We sat in the living room. For a moment, neither of us spoke.
Then Ritou brought two cups of tea.
"Here", she said.
"Thank you", I replied.
We talked about school, and our friends. We even laughed about small things.
After some time.
Ritou said, "Next time, I want to visit your house too."
I nodded.
"Purmodo will probably talk too much", I said.
Ritou laughed softly.
The afternoon passed quickly.
When I was about to leave, we walked to the door together.
"Today was fun!", Ritou said.
I smiled.
"Yes... it was."
As I walked home, I felt very happy.
Little by little, our worlds were getting closer, and our story continued to grow.