Sitting down again, Jamie cleared his throat, “What kind of rules are we talking about?”
“Have you gone to class at all since we met?”
“No, obviously we were a little busy yesterday,” Jamie said sheepishly, his face reddening, “You know I fell asleep talking to you today. It’s only been two days, but so much has happened already. School seems kind of a trivial thing to worry about at this point.”
Akiko sighed, “Jamie, I came here to get away from my parents and my responsibilities; to live a normal life, at least what I think normal people do. I wanted to make friends, go to school, and just have some freedom from the, overbearing pressure that is my life in Japan.” The way she said freedom made Jamie’s heart drop into his stomach. Her words sounded like what girls said before they want
