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After eating some light desserts at a family restaurant and parting ways, we decided to make plans for Golden Week in the RING group chat that night.
I sat on my bed drying my hair with a hair dryer after taking a bath, staring at my smartphone screen.
[(Sena) Okay, so !]
[(Sena) Golden Week is coming !]
[(Sena) So !]
[(Sena) The five of us, who are close childhood friends, want to go to Windyland !]
Sena’s usual panda stamp was inserted,
[(Hideki) Yeah !}
[(Hideki) I’m so excited !]
……Sigh. Hideki is still the same as always.
Then, another message from Sena came in.
[(Sena) That’s the situation, but…]
[(Sena) Akito kun, is your schedule free?]
A few minutes passed after Sena’s message.
During that time, I kept staring at my smartphone. I felt nervous. I was afraid that he might refuse.
[(Akito) Sorry, I just saw it.]
That was Akito’s reply.
Maybe he had been studying all this time. If so… that’s really impressive, Akito.
[(Akito) Anyway, Windyland again?]
[(Akito) Sena just wants to go there, right?]
[(Sena) Akito kun, you’re absolutely right.]
[(Sena) Here’s 100 points for you.]
[(Akito) What are these points for…?]
Akito and Sena’s exchange seemed so fun.
(…I wish I could talk to Akito too…)
But I still didn’t have the courage to send him a message.
I felt a little down about my weak mentality.
[(Akito) So, when’s the date?]
[(Yuri) It’s scheduled for Tuesday the 6th.]
[(Yuri) That’s the only day when all of our club activities are off.]
Yuri’s reply was matter-of-fact.
By the way, we had already discussed the date at a family restaurant.
The only day when all four of our club activities were off was Tuesday. So if this doesn’t work out, it’ll be hard to go out and play…but Akito is in the go home club, so I’m sure it’ll be okay.
That’s what I thought, but…
[(Akito) Sorry, I have plans that day.]
—Eh?
My heart stopped.
…I see. Akito has plans.
[(Sena) Eeeeeee !]
[(Sena) Why, Akito kun !]
[(Akito) Well, I’m sorry.]
[(Akito) Just go ahead without me this time.]
The four of us, huh.
Maybe…he’s avoiding me because I’m there.
Maybe Akito doesn’t want to hang out with me anymore.
[(Sena) No way ! We’re definitely going as five !]
But on the other hand, Sena was throwing a tantrum like a child.
But it wasn’t just Sena…I was thinking the same thing.
(…I wanted to go with Akito.)
As I was thinking that,
Ping. Another notification popped up on my phone.
[(Akito) Sena, you know…]
[(Akito) But if you insist, I understand.]
[(Akito) I’ll try to ask them to change the schedule]
Seeing that chat from Akito,
I accidentally dropped the hair dryer in my hand. It hit my bare foot, and
“—-Ouch !?”
I couldn’t help but scream out loud.
But…..I had already forgotten about the pain in an instant.
Instead, I felt something akin to excitement. A pleasant sensation, like my heart was floating, washed over my entire body.
“…Oh, right. I can go out with Akito…”
I felt happy.
When was the last time the five of us childhood friends went out together? The last time was during spring break when we went cherry blossom viewing, so it should have been about a month ago…but to me, it felt like ages ago.
(If Akito disliked me, he would have turned down this invitation….right?)
I flopped onto the bed, leaning my back against it.
The soft, cushiony feel was pleasant on my body. In that position, I kept staring at the chat screen on my phone.
[(Hideki) Alright, then it’s settled for the 6th !]
[(Sena) Then, Akito, let me know as soon as your schedule is free.]
Once again, Sena inserted a panda stamp,
[(Sena) Oh, I’ll get the tickets !]
[(Sena) And of course, we’ll wait for the park to open, right?]
[(Akito) Don’t be ridiculous. Fine, but…]
[(Yuri) Got it. Sorry if I oversleep.]
[(Sena) Then we’re done.]
[(Hideki) That’s too harsh…..]
Watching the four of them chatting happily,
(Wow, I want to join them next time…)
I let myself be carried away by the excitement from earlier and started fiddling with my phone.
[(Renka) Akito, you can’t oversleep either, okay?]
[(Renka Make sure to go to bed early the night before.]
[(Renka) And don’t skip breakfast.]
[(Renka) If you get sick over there, I’ll be the one taking care of you.]
After saying all that, I suddenly snapped back to reality.
…Maybe I went a bit overboard. This might make Akito angry.
But the message had already been read. I felt a little nervous about Aki’s reply.
[(Akito) Got it.]
The reply that came back was just those two words.
It seemed cold. Does he not want to talk to me anymore…..?
No…..I’m probably overthinking it.
When we go out, he’ll treat me like usual, right?
“Fufu. I’m looking forward to it.”
I hugged my pillow tightly and kicked my legs around on the bed.
My mind was still filled with thoughts of Akito. But unlike before, the foggy feeling in my chest had completely disappeared.
“Akito…fufu, Akito…”
I found myself calling his name for no reason.
For some reason, it felt so joyful…I felt like a child right now. Thinking that, I re-read Akito’s chat messages over and over again.
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This is tough to read. This girl is like weaponized idiocy.