Story translated from Japanese.
We are in Paris, a city known as “the city of flowers (1)”. “Phew…” She closed her book and took a breath out.
This girl lives upstairs from a café named Hikari. At this moment, as I tell this story to you, the café releases a delicate aroma.
Drawn in by this scent, the girl opens the fridge but soon remembers, “Oh geez, I always forget that it’s broken!” She closes the fridge door with some irritation and ignores the sound of a bottle of mineral water falling to the floor.
What a mundane daily life! But she desperately tries to ward off this idea that occupies her mind. Unfortunately, it seems that today is not the day for her to succeed in this quest.
As she had foreseen, she should keep a pet. It would be a fascinating idea to have a Norwegian Forest cat; the aura of this type of cat matches well with the elegance of this girl.
Well, these are some anecdotes and whimsical thoughts of a girl who is a realist.
From our perspective, as ordinary humans, the daily life of this girl is by no means dull. Looking at this girl through our filtered window of social media, observing her graceful movements, it appears that she is currently cherishing her colourful life.
Today is yet another ordinary day. Avoiding those dirty streets, her camera captures the melancholic street view of Paris through her window, which speaks of two hundred years of history. After living here for five years, she has become a part of Paris.
It would be a big mistake to assume that this girl is a romantic, although she enjoys being considered that way. Therefore, we try to find a balance in the contradiction between her external beauty and inner strength. In short, she is an ordinary young lady, an elegant tomboy; she is more remarkable than anyone else.
The fridge is broken, but the fridge is not the only thing that is broken. The girl writes a comment on the photo she took and posts it on her social media while descending the stairs.
She is eager to relish the fresh figs from Hikari café, as it is the season now.
(1) In Western countries, we usually refer to Paris as “the city of lights”; in Asia, Japan and Taiwan for example, people refer to Paris more often as “the city of flowers”.
