Marriage in Ikebukuro

Chapter One Hundred Forty-Nine

Jiro laughed nervously.

"Anyways, I come baring good news for me."

I cocked my head in confusion as I stared at him.

"What is it?" I asked him as I took a sip of water.

"I actually found somebody."

I spit the water I had drank on the blanket of my bed.

"No fucking way! Is it a boy or a girl?"

"Surprisingly its a girl. Her name is Hanaka Tsutami. She's a foreign exchange student from America who is studying music at an elite academy. She's been here for six years, basically grew up here. She's our age too."

"Oh wow! Congratulations. I want to see her someday."

"Actually, I told her a lot about you. You seemed to intrigued her, so she's coming here today."

"How much did you tell her?"

"Everything...."

"And she didn't mind?"

Jiro shook his head.

"Nope. It didn't bother her."

I sighed in relief.

"That's good. I'm happy for you."