Nagbabasa Girl Friends

Kabanata 1

1. "Ha..." 2. Really... This is the worst... 3. "Alright, time's up! Pass your tests up to the front!" 4. If only I'd had a few more minutes. 6. "Mari-chan!" 7. Time to go home... 8. "Mari-chan, do you live near ichigaya? Kudanshita?*" 9. "You're... Oohashi-san? Do we live in the same direction?" 10. "Really? Will you go home with me?" 11. "Ah... Near ishigaya..." 12. "Eh?" 13. "Ah, could it be hanzoumon?" 14. "Hm?" 15. Looking back on it... 16. "Ma... Mari-chan?" 17. *these are train stations in shinjuku.

1. Note: the ichigaya, kudanshita and hanzoumon stations are all in opposite directions from one another. In other words, akko was going to ask mari to "Go home" with her regardless of if she lived in the same direction as akko or not. 2. Even though we'd been in the same class for more than a semester... 3. "It's all good!" 4. That was the first time we'd talked to each other. 5. "By the way, call me akko!" 8. "........."