Mock Romance

Takuya Nakashige 1

In the beginning of June, approaching the rainy season. A print of the career hope survey is handed out at school.

"I'll use the time in the long homeroom tomorrow to do a career orientation. By then, everyone has written while discussing with their parents." The friendly man teacher said.

When I realized it, I was already a 2nd grader high school student. I know it's time to think about my career path. Current school life is not boring either. I have quite a lot of friends, and I get enough score so much as I fall within 10th place in the grade in the mock exam. Even though I don't have girlfriend so far, I'm substantial. I think it's okay to stay like this for a while.

A luxurious thing, high school students are playing a role as long as they study. It's fun enough to go to school with money from my parents. Hang out after school, and I have a hot meal when I get home. It may be ordinary daily life for many of high school students, but I think that such a grateful life will not be in the future. That's why I always want to stay in high school. I don't want to be a lazy adult though I have a loose idea.

When I got home, I wrote up a career hope survey myself. 90% of students go to college at our school because it attracts people with good grades. But is there such money in my home? I've never even heard of it. I checked the options I wanted for national, public, private liberal arts, private science, specialty, employment, etc., and I checked the vocational school. There is also a field to write, I tried to google searching once because I do not want to write a stupid thing. The job I aim for seems to enter the field of media and entertainment just in case. Ah, but I'm not going to be an actor or active in showbiz at all.

The next day, as expected, the course orientation began. A course guidebook introducing universities and faculties was handed out by the staff students, and the teachers looked at the questionnaire of all the students and commented on it. The girl in my back seat wants to do psychology at a science university. Next is my turn. If the teacher asked in detail, I was going to pretend that I was undecided.

"Media system? Perhaps you want to become a novelist?"

"Well, if I can work writing not only a novelist but also writers."

Actually, his words was exactly right.

"In that case, you may have the option of going to university instead of a vocational school, so you may want to consider that as well."

"I see..."

Then he moved on to the next student.

Even if you don't tell me, I know, teacher. You should also think about why I am aspiring to a vocational school in stead of university.The main point was not there. I

think that dreams are not so easy to talk to people the more serious they are. Especially for those who are trying to dive through the narrow gates that make talent as their business. I felt antipathy to being told so lightly in public.

Suddenly, I was called out by a girl in my back seat who had hardly spoken.

"Hey, you really want to be a novelist, right?"

"What!?"

"Just I heard it."

"You read my thoughts in psychology?"

"What!?"

"Just I heard it."

Was there any meaning in this simple conversation? The girl in my back seat, Yuu Yamamoto was still saying something.

The teacher was yelling at the class again.

"Ah, you will do a mock exam this weekend. The mock exam is like the practice of the exam, you will gain experience in the mock exam..."