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▼Matsumura Hina’s Perspective▼
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It’s already been three days since a new student arrived.
I haven’t been able to talk to Tahara-kun properly since I asked him for advice on love.
Even if I try to talk to him, Mukai-kun and Nishihara-san, the transfer student, are always by his side, so I can’t even talk to him.
Furthermore, it may be my imagination, but I feel as if he is avoiding me somehow, as he turns away when our eyes meet.
(I have a bad feeling about this.)
When I see Tahara-kun talking to the new student and looking happy, for some reason my heart starts to creep up.
(Sakine is rushing me too, I have to go talk to him somehow~)
When I was walking thinking like that, I bumped into someone who came out of the classroom with a lot of energy.
“I’m sorry.”
“Matsumura-san! I’m sorry, are you alright?”
When I looked up at that voice, I saw Mukai-kun looking at me with a worried expression.
“Ah yeah. It’s nothing.”
“What’s wrong, you look kind of down.”
I hurriedly smiled and tried to casually divert the conversation, but Mukai-kun looked unconvinced and tilted his head a little.
‘If there’s something wrong, I’ll listen to what you have to say.”
“Eh?”
“You haven’t talked to Hikaru much lately, so I was wondering what’s going on. You used to even study together.”
I was confused for a moment.
I’m glad that Mukai-kun, who is good friends with Tahara-kun, cares about me like this, but I was a little reluctant to ask him for romantic advice. It’s because I can’t honestly talk about how I feel about Tahara-kun.
“Thank you, Mukai-kun. But it’s really not a big deal, so don’t worry about it.”
I softly declined, regained my composure and tried to return to my seat.
But at that moment, I saw Tahara-kun enter the classroom laughing with Nishihara-san.
The two of them looked very friendly, as if they had been friends for years.
Witnessing this scene, I felt a complex mixture of anxiety and impatience welling up in my chest.
I involuntarily averted my gaze and felt something buzzing in my chest.
(Why do I feel so uneasy? Just because Tahara-kun is talking to someone, so much ……)
Sakine’s words repeat in my head.
I felt that I had to take some action, but anxiety and conflict were swirling in my heart.
Before the distance between me and him widens any further, I strongly feel that I want to make my feelings known to him.
(I should talk to him properly again. Even if I feel he’s avoiding me, nothing will change if I don’t muster up the courage.)
She made up her mind in her heart and began to think about looking for the next opportunity to be alone with Tahara-kun.
But she came home without making any progress against such determination.
She tried to give it a go. But she didn’t have the courage to take the last step.
(Aaa moouu! Why am I like this!’)
“Onee chan, welcome home ……”
I was beginning to hate myself.
I headed in a straight line from the doorway to my room, threw down my bag, put it down and dived face down on the bed.
I put my face against the pillow, ‘Waaa!’ I shouted with all my might and tried to release the stress on myself, but it was incomplete.
At that moment, I heard a knock at the door of my room.
“Nee chan? Are you alright?”
Sakine came into the room with a worried look on her face.
“Nee chan, you look scary”
“Sakine_……”
I looked up and sat back down on the bed.
My heart ached a little when I saw Sakune looking at me with a worried look on her face.
“Sorry, Sakine. I’m just a little bit tired, that’s all. ……”
Sakine nodded her head in a small way, but perhaps not believing my words, she sat on the edge of the bed and stared at my face.
It was as if she was waiting for me to tell her the truth.
“I couldn’t speak again. I want to talk to Tahara-kun, but I feel like he’s been avoiding me lately. …… Besides, when I see him being friendly with other girls, something in my chest gets bothersome …….”
For some reason, I was speaking out my innermost thoughts to Sakine.
Sakine gently squeezed my hand.
The warmth of her small hand eased my heart a little.
“Sakine, you know, asked my kindergarten teacher about it the other day. What does it feel like to love someone?”
“Why?”
“Because nee chan was talking about it in the bathroom the other day, so I listened to her. Then she said, `he’s always fun to be around’.”
When I heard that, I thought about it.
Someone who is always fun to be around.
I think I was always smiling when Tahara-kun and Nakahara-kun were next to me.
And then I realise.
I ended up falling in love with both of them.
“Thank you, Sakine.”
“Nee chan, are you feeling better?”
“Yeah. Thanks to Sakine.”
“Is Sakine great?”
“Great, great. I’ll make Sakine’s favourite omelette rice for dinner tonight.”
“Omelette rice! yay!”
I made my decision next to Sakine, who was jumping up and down.
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