Hoshiba's beautiful memories of Valentine's Day
I'm not sure if it's a beautiful memory or an embarrassing one (lol), but I got a girlfriend in the summer of my first year of high school and we started dating. She was a serious, pure, and lovely person. The biggest event before Valentine's Day is Christmas, and I wrote her a letter saying, "I'll be waiting for you at the Ikebukuro Multi (*the multi-screen on the Tobu Department Store side inside the station), from Santa."
I had about 20,000 yen on hand for a present, but my dad said, "The Arima Kinen race is today," and when I went along with his prediction, it ended up being around 150,000 yen (laughs). I bought her a shirt and a mesh belt at Ralph Lauren in Seibu, then ran to Tokyu Hands to buy a Santa costume, changed into it, and went to the front of the racecourse. Her? Of course she was waiting for me.
Then, for Valentine's Day, I received a wonderful present. It was a Ralph Lauren shirt. And then he kissed me and I fainted (laughs).
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