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The day after my conversation with Okai-san, a shocking revelation was made.
I was waiting in front of Suika’s house early in the morning, having heard from Okai-san when Suika would be leaving for her morning practice session.
Do I look like a stalker? No, I’m not stalking.
The current time is a little after six in the morning.
It seems that Suika is always the first one to go to school for morning practice.
She had a fight with Okai-san the day before yesterday, but she went to morning practice yesterday as well, so she must be coming out at this time today as well.
Speaking of Okai-san, she and Suika have not made up yet, although they are communicating at least in the classroom and in club activities. It will take a little longer.
Well, even so, isn’t it a little too early for that? Why doesn’t she sleep a little more?
Do you know how hard it is for me, a self-indulgent person, to get up in the morning? And that’s getting up at 5:00. This is going to get expensive. …… Well, I’m just being selfish.
I told Ayako san the day before that I had something to do early in the morning. She got very suspicious.
I somehow remembered where the house was because I had sent Suika there when we played basketball at the park before.
“kuah……”
I yawned and looked at the front door of Suika’s house as if I was a detective on a stakeout.
Should I have bought some red bean paste and milk? …There was no convenience store nearby. At times like this, I feel nostalgic for the place I used to live. Well, there weren’t that many, and convenience stores were expensive, so I didn’t want to go there.
“I’m off”
As I was thinking this, Suika came out of the front door.
And when she was done closing the gate, I approached her.
Suika must have been surprised to see someone approaching so suddenly at this hour. If anything, she would be scared.
The moment she sensed the presence of someone, she jumped back.
“Eh, Arase-kun?!”
After a few seconds, she finally recognized it was me.
“Oh, hey, Suika. Good morning.”
“W-What are you doing here? I mean, why are you here?”
“I’m here for Suika.”
“For me. ……? ah…..”
The day before yesterday, we parted with a strange atmosphere, and yesterday we have not seen each other again.
So to speak, it was a form of surprise.
I never would have thought that it would be waiting for her in front of her house.
“……Erm, is that something I have to do right now? I have to go to morning practice. ……”
“Yeah, it has to be now.
Morning practice isn’t the entire basketball team’s practice either, it’s voluntary practice for shooters and such, right? I’m sorry, but you’ll have to pass today.”
But ……”
It’s obvious that Suika doesn’t like it. Usually I don’t force anything. But for today, I really wanted her to come with me.
“Well, here we go. I wanted to thank you for taping my leg.”
“W-Well, that’s …… not fair”
Don’t look at me like that! It hurts my conscience a little bit.
In the end, it was the day I went to play with Suka. Okai san had arranged for me to hang out as a thank you, but Suika also knows that it was a misunderstanding.
Knowing this, I forced her to do that once again. This time, of my own will. If you still don’t refuse, anything is fine. No matter what you think.
“So, Suika. We’re skipping classes this too”
“Eh!? W-What do you mean?!”
Suika raised her voice, not understanding what was going on.
“Well, I’ll tell you as I go.”
While I was trying to calm down Suika, who looked confused and a little dissatisfied, I headed towards the station.
All the while, Suika was silent.
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“………”
“……..”
Riding the train, we headed for our destination.
There are reasons why I chose today, two days later, instead of the day after I talked to Okai-san.
First, I had something to do yesterday. And two. That is also the reason why we are heading to our destination now. However, it was awkward.
I’ve never been the type of person who can talk to girls in a lively manner, but recently I’ve been in a series of awkward situations.
Well, it can’t be helped. I’ve put my face into too many things.
And she’s being forced to skip class without giving a reason.
For now, I want to do something about this atmosphere.
“Ah, by the way, how’s your leg? Are you okay now?”
“……, yeah, I’m fine.”
“I see. ……”
They say that human beings become stronger by hitting and overcoming walls.
But I can’t! I can’t help it!
The current time of day. Even though we are heading in the opposite direction from the school, it is also the rush hour for commuters and students.
In fact, the train is going from our rural town to the city center, so it is getting more and more crowded as it passes through the station.
We were unable to sit down and were being squeezed by the crowds.
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[Next stop, Nagahama…Nagahama…]
“Whoa!”
“Kyah!”
When the train arrives at the station, people come and go more rapidly. We were caught up in the flow of people, and ended up with a distance of about three people.
Somehow, I tried to get back next to Suika, but there were so many people packed in between me that I couldn’t move.
“——”
As I was struggling, I saw Suika’s face contorted.
I thought that Suika, who usually walks to school, might not be accustomed to this crowd of people, but the situation was different.
The man behind Suika was moving strangely.
I immediately knew what Suika was going through.
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“That was ……”
It is a prediction of the future. And what is going to happen. I made her feel bad for skipping school and taking her out. This is the worst.
“Next, Nagahama – Nagahama.”
And the announcement that appeared in the prediction. I take action to change the future before the rush that will soon come.
“Ah, Arase-kun!?”
“Just bear with me for a moment.”
I stand in front of Suika and turn my back to the incoming crowd to prevent Suika from being snatched away by the crowd just as people are pouring out of the building.
This was possible because I was just opposite the door that was opening.
“—Uo!?”
Still, when many people enter the room, my body is pushed in all at once. I put my arms against the wall and protect Suika by covering her with my back.
It was a good thing that Suika was short. If she had been taller, I would not have been able to put my arms around her.
I felt sorry for making her feel so cramped after taking her out, so I lowered my gaze to check on Suika.
“—–”
“–”
Our eyes met.
Suika blushed and quickly lowered her gaze.
My face gets hot at once too.
It’s because of the heat of the …… train.
That’s what I told myself, but my heartbeat became louder as I remembered how close we were to each other.
“S-sorry….., are you okay?”
And somehow I managed to utter a few words of apology.
“Y-yes,…… it’s okay,…….”
Suika replies with a voice that sounds as if it’s about to disappear.
A soft feminine scent tickles my nostrils. Even if I don’t like it, I become aware that the girl in front of me is a woman.
—Gan
“Nn……”
“……”
And the train’s occasional jolts make me and Suika stick together more closely, and her voice overflows. And my brain was going to go crazy with the voice that was so cute and enduring.
It was after another hour that I was released from such a situation.
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