Author's note: I wasn't feeling well yesterday; plus happy birthday to Mathieu Richard yesterday on a lighter and personal note.
Don't feel like writing though but decided to do on 'Chapter 3' of 'A Polaroid Camera; photographs and memories of the past' as the last two chapters can be found below on the link.
On another serious and personal note; this event takes place before G-Voss had shaved his head off sadly since I do love him with his hair thus sorry, G-Voss; I like you with hair better. My own view, I guess.
Plus on a lighter and personal note: I enjoyed the new BTS song 'Butter'--the new song is so catchy and fun to be honest.
Anyway, enjoy this chapter from me to you.
Chapter 1- A Polaroid Camera; photographs and memories of the past
Chapter 2-A Polaroid Camera; photographs and memories of the past
Credits of images goes to University of Hawaii Athletics Department for the images of Norene Iosia, Katiana 'Ana' Ponce and Hawaii Men's Volleyball Rainbow Warriors Team on Twitter for the image of Spyros Chakas, UH Volleyball Fan; YouTube and Spectrum Sports HI for the images of Tayler Higgins: Guilherme Voss 'G-Voss' and Chaz Galloway--Images are NOT mine and I don't own anything.
Also, I only DO THIS WRITING AND THIS BLOG ONLY JUST FOR FUN; thank you.
Disclaimer: This is only a work of a fiction therefore there is no need to take it seriously as if this happens in real life.
At the restaurant; we start talking about the Polaroid SX70 Film after we order our food and drinks; they had serve us a basket of neatly warm moist face towels for us to use it for cleaning our hands in addition to the drinks we had order.
"Okay, so one of the film is in Black and white as in grayscale? Awesome." I said while BTS Crystal Snow is now playing the background as the owner of the restaurant is a very big fan of BTS thus he decided to play one of the CDs on the radio--normally we hear Japanese music at Japanese Restaurants playing softly in the background except here, they decided to choose to play BTS songs.
"Agreed, yes and the other one is in normal color mode." Replied Ana who is now setting in between Dani to the left of the booth at where we are sitting plus G-Voss is sitting to her right while I am sandwiched in between Chaz to my right hand side and Spyros to my left hand side.
"Awesome, when are going to do the test drive?" Ask Chaz while I take a sip from my glass of water ever since I decided to order a glass of sweet and delicious Strawberry Smoothie beverage as a desert.
"Tomorrow because it maybe too late for my mom to send the camera now."
"Oh," Moans Chaz; sounding disappointed as so many of the plans have to be place aside.
"I'm sorry, I know this is hard for you not to do a test drive on the camera however I am worried about how it is going to be too late for my mom to send the camera ever since she is working really lately additionally there is no way she can send the camera to us during the late hours thus I am really sorry we have to put all of the plans aside ever since we have a really long day; Chaz."
"I get it, I understand." Said Chaz, trying not to sound hurt while Euphoria is playing in the back ground.
"I'm sorry for what I had said earlier about how we do the testing tomorrow on the SX70 to be honest however I too apologize for what I said earlier about how we had to place our other plans aside."
"Yeah, we know you are so excited about the SX70 she had found and all except instead it may be hard to do it during the late hours ever since we do needed our sleep however I'd think we need to do as what Ana had said; if we do it during the sleeping hours--we may never know how something could happen to be honest thus I am so sorry to say about this Chaz." Adds G-Voss; who agrees with Ana.
Chaz nods sadly and looks down at his feet which he is wearing his favorite pair of rubber slippers (*In Hawaii, it is 'Rubber Slippahs' local citizens called) we bought from Hurley at Ala Moana Shopping Center: revealing all of his ten toe nails being trimmed and filed in addition to how one day; I remember when I am painting my toe nails in a baby pink called 'Suzi shops and Island hops' from the O.P.I Hawaii Collection [The whole nail polish collection in this collection alone is beautiful except for the 'Pineapples have feelings too because it reminds me of someones' . . . remains from their sickness? I don't even want to talk about it.] then Chaz looks on thus this leads to how I decided to paint his toe nails in 'My gecko does tricks' on the left foot of his toe nails as the right foot are all painted in 'This color is making waves' while I look at him with a genuine concerned look on my face to his face.
"You okay?" I ask Chaz, sounding sympathy towards him.
"Yeah; I'm fine." He replied to me while looking up from his foot to making eye contact with my beautiful pair of dark chocolate brown eyes.
"You sure?"
"Yeah; I am feeling okay."
"I don't you sound okay; Chaz."
"I'm sorry, I just get excited for the test drive on the SX70 she had found except I'm disappointed with how we had to wait until tomorrow."
"I'm sorry, Chaz--I know this is hard for us too not to do the test drive except it is getting late thus I'd think we definitely need to wait until tomorrow ever since we had a very long day; Chaz. Because I know I am truly disappointed too as well thus it may be hard; frustrating and disappointing to wait however tomorrow is a new day therefore we can do the test drive on the SX70 tomorrow, I promise." I replied while placing an arm to Chaz's shoulder.
He smiled at me while I return the truthful yet unguarded smile back to Chaz.
"Wow, thank you; Paula." He adds with a smile while he and I blow air kisses towards each other.
"Dude, don't you think we had done so much today and then after dinner; we need to get our sleep?" Ask Spyros.
"Spyros, what is your problem here?" Replied Dani; sounding less of a reply and more of a protest towards Spyros.
"What? I'm just saying." Said Spyros.
"Guys, why are we ganging up on each other? Let's all have a great dinner; shall we?" Protest G-Voss who thanked the waiter for the serve of their drinks earlier; Ana; Chaz and Spyros had order their cups of hot green tea; a glass of fresh orange juice for G-Voss: a glass of regular Coca Cola for Dani despite how she hates any kind of soda beverages in particular however I am wondering why would she drink a cold can of Coca Cola if she hates any type of soda drinks; a glass of water for me ever since they did offer ice blended fresh fruit smoothie beverage and ever since I am craving for one now as a desert then I order a glass of Strawberry ice blended smoothie I decided to add as a drink.
"Yeah, come on; G-Voss is right: we don't have the time to cause the drama." Adds Ana, reading Chaz's disappointment and my concern.
"Exactly, come on; guys: the appetizers are coming thus let's have a good dinner; shall we?" I add my own words to be on the side of G-Voss and Ana ever since Chaz hadn't said anything.
Speaking of appetizers; a good-looking Asian-American waiter arrived our table to serve our appetizers on a few different/ various types of sushi we ordered earlier.
One of those appetizers is a plate of cod roe sushi I ordered in addition to a rainbow platter; a plate of crab stick sushi and a spicy soft shell crab platter which I think Dani order that ever since she loves anything spicy when it comes to Japanese food, the rainbow platter are chosen by both G-Voss and Ana ever since the two of them enjoyed any type of sushi and Chaz decided to order a plate of crab stick sushi for me ever since it is our favorite and Spyros didn't order anything ever since he felt nervous when it comes to trying sushi thus G-Voss decided to order two California Rolls for him and Chakas to let him try ever since the California Roll is a great way to start out on the first taste of Japanese food.
"Thank you, sir." I say to the waiter who winked at me ever since I said the two important words 'Thank you'.
"Can we have a bottle of Soya Sauce?" Ask G-Voss to the waiter, whom came back after he is about to move to another table on getting the order for another table where there are three grown adults coming here for a dinner in addition to how when we arrived, I remember they order a bottle of Japanese Sake ever since it is happy hours for older customers who are legally old enough to drink anything on a glass of Japanese Sake or a bottle of Heineken beer. [Author's note: You must be around twenty years old and above to drink ever since I do not do any writing with underage drinking hence the reason why they don't drink alcohol--ever. And I don't drink alcohol, EVER.]
"Sure, anything else? A plate of ginger slices, a plate of mayonnaise and chili pepper?" He ask us.
"Please do." I replied with a genuine smile on my face.
"Cool; I'll get it for you guys." He replied excitedly with an excited wink as a reply to us.
I winked back at him and thanked him while Dani ask me "Wow, do you have a crush on him?"
When she ask me this question; she surprised me as my smile fade: "Huh? What do you mean?"
"Oh, I am just asking 'Do you have a crush on him'?"
"No-no, I mean I do like him except he knows that I am taken to be honest particularly." I replied, feeling a bit nervous yet flustered at the same time as well while Ana gives Dani a stare saying 'Sis, what are you thinking?? And why are you asking her this question??' with a kick to Dani's left ankle to let her know that she shouldn't ask this type of question to me ever since I am already taken by Chaz.
Even Chaz is glaring at Dani which he normally saves it for people who treated the other person without any manners or any acts of kindness plus people who didn't even simply think about the saying on 'just treat people the way you want to be treated' however when Dani ask this question; he wanted to slap her.
G-Voss is too staring hard at Dani which is also a seldom sight however when she ask this question as if she is taking advantage of me; he gives her this warning look of 'Hey, watch your mouth on what you are saying; think before you say anything; Danielle.' as if he felt very protective of me ever since Voss and I are very good friends with each other yet we consider our relationship to be more of a platonic 'brother and sister' type of relationship with each other ever since I know he loves Ana genuinely.
Spyros is also doing the same ever since when she ask this question; he felt as if she is asking a very uncomfortable question towards me and it doesn't even sound very comfortable or funny: it sounds as when you are taking advantage of another person.
"What?" She asked as the waiter arrived back with a plate of ginger slices Ana wanted to have in addition to a plate of mayonnaise and a bottle of chili pepper; black pepper and a bottle of soya sauce as well as a set of small saucers as five of them have a small paste of what looks like a green dough except I knew it is wasabi which does have a really spicy taste.
"Thank you." I replied with a small and shy smile on my face and he nods with an equally small smile on his face.
While he walks away, G-Voss passes a pair of chopsticks just for us to take our food and Ana pours the soya sauce to the small saucers we have.
She passes the plate of mayonnaise towards us and giving me a comforting, sweet and soft smile which I felt as if she is saying with her smile 'I got you, sister' then I give her the same smile as a reflection to her smile plus I felt so thankful to become friends with someone like Ana ever since she is the one who had the character of an actual mother anyone wants to have despite her petite appearance on her height.
"Thank you," Replied Chaz with a smile on his face. Ana nods at him happily while G-Voss is attempting to take one of Sushi from the Rainbow Platter they ordered earlier as carefully as possible.
I pick up one of the crab stick sushi carefully with my pair of chopsticks and place it in my mouth carefully.
"Wow, I knew you can do this gracefully." Say Chaz while he is attempting to do the same except he ends up struggling to pick up the piece.
"Thanks," I replied shyly while he ended up giving up the attempt to pick up the crab stick sushi.
"Do you guys want a pair of fork and spoon?" Ask a passing waitress who is now holding a metal electric kettle with a table cloth under the electric kettle to re-fill the customers' cup of hot green tea.
Chaz, Spyros and G-Voss looks up, ever the two who are desperate for a pair of fork and table spoon ever since when they tried to pick up the sushi except they couldn't use a pair of chopsticks to pick up the food.
However they need to learn how to use a pair of chopsticks properly when they are going to somewhere such as Japan, Hong Kong; Taiwan; any of the Asian Countries where they mostly use a pair of chopsticks--you name it.
"Please do, I mean I tried to pick it up but I drop it so oops." Replied G-Voss with a guilty smile on his face when he mention the part where he drop the food which leads to the reaction of uneasy looks from me and Ana as she face palms when she hung her head while I shake my head.
Dani just sips on her glass of Coca Cola from her white paper straw they had.
"Yeah, I'd think you guys need a pair of fork and spoons." She added with a beautiful smile which reveals her perfect row of pearly whiter-than-white upper row of teeth; I'd think Dani is going to be jealous to see how Spyros is staring at her as if he is having a crush her.
"Thank you." Replied Spyros shyly while returning the smile except Dani kicks his ankle and gives him the glare he does earlier on her and give her a look which says 'Jealous much; girl?'.
As she arrived with a pair of fork and table spoon just for them and they chorused "Thank you"; leading to the heap of giggles we [Me and Ana] are doing while Dani just stare at Spyros with her jealous glare which really scares Spyros after a while.
"What?" Ask Spyros.
"Wow, you just think you had a crush on her?" She ask him moodily as she is standing up to go to the ladies room.
"No, I just . . . I . . ." He protest as 'Dynamite' by BTS is now playing over the speakers while Ana, G-Voss; Chaz and I--we are singing together to the song quietly in our own acapella style.
"Wow, nice try; jerk." She snarled to Spyros as she gathers her belongings and storms off into the ladies room.
"Whoa, what did we miss?" Ask G-Voss who stopped singing as he start takes his California Roll.
I shrug while I stop singing, feeling like I needed a refill on my glass of now room temperature water.
Chaz takes one of the rainbow platter quietly with his pair of fork and table spoon while Ana decided to take a bite of a fish roe sushi I decided to order ever since I had tried them before back when I am in Seattle with my dad and I loved it so much thus I order a plate of it for everybody to give it a try except I don't think Dani likes it ever since she couldn't stand eating the fish roe.
"I'm leaving; sorry; guys." Apologize Dani while she signals the waiter--this time an older yet Asian American waiter as well ever since we known there are a lot of Asian American who are working and operating the restaurant where we are now sitting down and eating the food we wanted to order.
"How can I help you; miss?" He ask with a gentle yet helpful smile on his face.
"Can you take away the spicy soft shell crab platter in addition to what I order?" She replied to him.
"Sure, why not?"
Then he takes the untouched spicy soft shell crab platter to take away as we ask her question.
"Why are you leaving Dani? Is everything okay?" I ask her while Chaz takes a gulp his cup of hot tea.
"Yeah, does it had something to do with me looking that waitress?" Protest Spyros who is referring to the waitress who acknowledge how the boys needed a pair of fork and table spoon.
"Yeah, come on girl; what is going on here?" Adds Ana; looking confused as G-Voss who decided to mind his own business as he drinks on his glass of fresh orange juice to wash down the remains of the California roll he taken a bit of it earlier.
"Dani, is everything okay here?" Ask Chaz who looks genuinely confused as in the background; 'four o' clock' is playing through the speakers--I might think the workers and the manager of the restaurant might be the fans of BTS as they are part of BTS Army Fandom.
"Yeah, I mean . . . no. It is just . . . I don't think I can talk about this right here; right now." She answered as she thanked the older waiter for taking away the food she ordered and walking towards the cashier counter.
We all looked stunned and confused while she walk towards the cashier counter where an older waitress is now managing the cash machine and the counter as she paid her the bills for her own food she ordered.
"Oh man, what did I just do?" Ask Spyros while the rest of us can only look on or rather we ended up shrugging towards each other.
"I don't know but shall we go after her?" Adds G-Voss while he is finishing his California roll as Spyros started taking a bit of his Cali Roll.
"Maybe it is better we leave her alone; no point of chasing after her and pressing the wrong buttons of her buttons." Replied Ana as she take a piece of crab stick sushi which I wanted her to take the last piece ever since we order two plates and I needed to save room for the main course.
"Yeah, exactly." I added softly while I take a piece of a fish roe sushi while dipping it into mayonnaise.
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After the appetizers, we got the main course we ordered; Ana, Voss; Spyros and Chaz order a bento dinner set which Ana's bento comes with a plate of kimchi, Voss's with a plate of curry beef and Chaz comes with a plate of salted freshly cooked salmon fillet plus Spyros order his with grilled chicken with a unique Japanese sauce and I order a bowl of delicious ramen with a plate of grilled and chopped into parts cuttlefish ever since they told me they had a fresh catch of cuttlefish and I would like mine to be grilled, chopped into different parts and salted as well.
No one said anything although the food is delicious to be honest.
"Wow, this ramen is so fresh and so good." I said while taking my ramen as carefully as possible.
"Really? Next time I need to order the same." Reply Chaz with a warm, authentic and open-hearted smile.
"Please do." I added as we both chuckled softly as Ana and G-Voss look at us; not with glares but with stare of confusions on their faces.
"Oh wow, I'd think we all should do the same." Adds Ana with an enthusiastic smile ever since I lighten up the quiet, dark and eery yet dreary mood just after Dani had left the restaurant for Manoa.
"Me too, is there a spicy one?" Ask Voss who flash his signature cool; charming and charismatic smile which reminds me of the recent song on 'Butter' which BTS recently does and it does felt the same with G-Voss's current smile.
"Definitely, if you want to add a bit of spice to your ramen." I replied with a playful look on my face which everybody ends up laughing with each other.
"Cool, I would do the same." Adds Spyros.
"Awesome."
"Anybody wants desert after that?" Announced G-Voss while he tries to sit up straight.
"No, I'm kind of full however you can take away the fish ice-cream I wanted to try." Replied Ana who is referring to how one of the waffle is in a fish shape yet it had different types of ice-cream flavors as a filling inside the fish waffle.
"Same here, sorry; no can do." Adds Chaz with a smile.
"Actually I order a drink as a desert but I can take it away." I said with a mixed look of confusion and guilt ever since I felt full from tonight's dinner.
"None for me, sorry guys." Replied Spyros guiltily.
"I'd think I'll take away desert too as well." Announce G-Voss as he got up from his seat.
"Cool, is it the same one that I want?" Pipes up Ana as she got up from the booth as everybody else does.
"Yes, but I want it in vanilla." He replied to her.
"Sure, I'll order mine in chocolate."
"I want the same too." Adds Chaz.
"None for me, I guess." I announced; remembering the drink I order as a desert earlier.
"Same." Adds Spyros as I look at him with a concerned look as Ana did the same.
While Ana paid for the meal with her emergency only credit card she uses it only when anything is over a hundred bucks in her budget; the lady also given an extra one on the same fish shaped waffle with the ice-cream filling however this time it has a green time filling as her's has a chocolate filling and Voss's has a vanilla filling and Chaz had a mix of vanilla and chocolate filling plus the older waiter generously take away my strawberry smoothie drink I order it earlier as a desert.
"Mahalo nui loa, please come again; everybody!" Calls the lady who manning the cash counter while we waved to her with a wave of 'goodbye' or 'aloha'.
"Wow, this is so good." said G-Voss who managed to open his fish waffle ice-cream wrapper first then he takes a first bite.
"I know, isn't it?" Replied Chaz who does the same earlier while we walk down to our apartment building as we walk past by the Waikiki Beach Comber building.
"Yeah, agreed except it is too bad I had a drink however can I take a bite?" I replied to Chaz.
"Sure, why not?" He replied while he offer me the right side where he left it untouched--I take a bite out of it and boy, it is so good.
"Oh wow, it does reminds me of how my dad and I love those desert back in the day whenever we go to any Japanese restaurants in either Honolulu or Seattle."
"Really?"
"Yep, you guess it." I added with a smile on my face.
"Cool, do you want to have half of it?"
"Sure."
"This is so good, no wonder the lady actually give one to me as a compliment." Said Spyros.
"Yes, this is their way to offer their thank you gift ever since we are going back to our apartment." Adds Ana who is now taking a bit of hers while we continue walking down the streets of Waikiki,
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By the time when we arrived to our apartment; the fish waffle ice-cream are completely gone and I am still finishing my drink; thus Chaz decided to make glasses of warm lemon-lime water with slices of both fresh lemon and lime into the water.
"Wow, thank you." Replied G-Voss as he turns on the TV which is now showing a local show on exploring both Hana and the road of Hana which is located on the east side of Maui which is one of the neighboring island; known as the valley isle.
"Thank you so much." Replied Ana as she sits down on one of the cushion we bought from Soha as she sits down on a surf cushion on the floor.
"Thank you." Replied Spyros as he takes a sit on the other end of our new L-Shaped cream color couch.
"So had you finished your drink? If not then discard it." Replied Chaz to me softly while he sits down next to me while I am sitting down on the end where G-Voss is sitting down.
"No, I felt kind of full."
"Then it is best you pour it out then discard it."
I did as what Chaz had said, then I sit next to him.
"Sorry, I couldn't finish it."
"It's okay, I understand. Maybe next time just order a glass of water before you have one desert; okay?"
I nod with a smile: "Okay, thanks Chaz."
For the rest of the night, we ended up watching the show on TV while resting our stomachs plus although we ended up going back to bed late due to our full stomachs however it is still worth the memory despite Dani's early departure earlier.
Author's note: I did ended up managing do this chapter while playing two songs from BTS, their song 'Dynamite' and their newest song 'Butter' which the beginning to me does sounds like 'Want you to want me' by Jason Derulo ever since I know 'Want you to want me' is one of my favorite songs plus the forth chapter is coming up soon along with the other fan fictions I am currently writing on thus for now; stay safe; be safe; wash your hands as clean as possible, wear a mask when you are going outside essentially, practice social distancing by standing six feet apart from other people: minimize outing events to essential events only: stay at home when you are feeling sick and get vaccinated if the vaccination is available to your country.
For now, thank you for reading and good luck.
