CASE # 34: CHIZURU + STASH

SUBMITTED BY: STASH'S FRIEND
LENGTH OF RELATIONSHIP: NADA
INFO: Ok. This may at first seem cruel, but I believe that it's something the world should be made aware of. The following is an phone email exchange between my friend and a student over the course of a week or so(we both work in Japan). Bear in mind that he never dated this girl, never saw her in a social context, she asked for his email for some help with something. It's not like they were seeing each other a bit and he changed his mind, she is someone he has met a few times in his entire life while teaching. I love the way that you can chart the progression of his irritation.


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FROM: CHIZURU
TO: STASH

TODAY I WANTED TO SAY U ONE THING... THANK YOU SO MUCH.U TAUGHT ME SOME IMPORTANT THINGS. U R MY HERO!(TOO GOOD?) ANYWAY C U SOON!

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FROM: STASH
TO: CHIZURU

THATS NICE OF U TO SAY... BUT IT IS A BIT TOO GOOD... IM GLAD THAT UVE BEEN LEARNING A LOT..

(He keeps it civil but short)

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FROM: CHIZURU
TO: STASH

HI! HOW ARE U? TODAY,I COULDN'T MEET U AT (school name) . SO I WAS DISAPPOINTED! BUT,I DREAMED OF U LAST NITE.IT WAS SO GOOD! DO U HAVE ANY PLAN ON THIS THURSDAY? IF U FREE,LET'S GO TO DRINK!

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FROM: STASH
TO: CHIZURU

UMMM... MAYBE NOT. IMA LITTLE WORRIED THAT U STILL WANT MORE THAN THAT. HOPE THATS OK.

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FROM: CHIZURU
TO: STASH

IF U REFUSE IT,I'M OK.NEVER MIND. BUT,I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IF I LOVE U,WHAT IS THE MOST
PROBLEM? OF COURSE I KNOW MY ENGLISH IS POOR,I DON'T HAVE ANY CHARM.AND U'LL
GO BACK TO CANADA. SO WHAT?

(I think you've answered your own question there,love)

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FROM: STASH
TO: CHIZURU

IM SORRY CHIZURU BUT I DONT THINK U UNDESTAND. U SAY U LOVE ME,BUT U DONT REALLY KNOW ME. IM FLATTERED AND ALL BUT ITS NOT ABOUT U ANYWAY. I DONT WANT A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP WHICH IS SOMETHING U OBVIOUSLY WANT.ALSO I DONT WANT TO FEEL BAD FOR BREAKING UR HEART WHICH WOULD HAPPEN INEVITABLY.IM SORRY BUT I HOPE U UNDERSTAND.

(OK, balls out of the bath. She must have got it now.)

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FROM: CHIZURU
TO: STASH

I KNOW.YOU ARE RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW YOUR ALL. STASH,I JUST LIKE UR ATMOSPHERE.ANYWAY,WHY DO YOU AVOID SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP?

(serious relationship...or you?)

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FROM: STASH
TO: CHIZURU

AHHH... ITS A DIFFICULT QUESTION... BASICALLY IM TOO YOUNG AND IMMATURE. SHORT
RELATIONSHIPS GIVE ME MORE FREEDOM AND R MORE FUN FOR ME. I DONT WANT TO B TIED TO
ANYTHING. HOPE U GET IT.

(She must. She has to.)

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FROM: CHIZURU
TO: STASH

I ALSO YOUNG, IMMATURE. IS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GROW UP TOGETHER? I DON'T WANT TO TIE TO YOU.ON THE CONTRARY, I WANT TO HEAL TO YOU.

(?!)

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FROM: STASH
TO: CHIZURU

SORRY BUT ITS IMPOSSIBLE AS I DONT WANT TO GROW UP YET.

(I think that's about as blunt as you can be without using four letter words)

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FROM: CHIZURU
TO: STASH

I GOT IT. BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU. YOU SHOULD ENJOY YOUR TIME. YOU ARE FREE. I DON'T DISTURB IT. AH, I JUST WANNA BE WITH YOU..

This last one went unanswered...