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As soon as we entered the classroom and exchanged a few words, Sumika told me that she and Takamiya senpai had gotten together.
Saying that she got a new boyfriend to me, who was probably depressed after being dumped by her, was an overkill.
Even though she acted in such a terrible way, I still did not hate Sumika from the bottom of my heart.
My opinion of Sumika has definitely decreased since she broke up with me.
However, the memories and feelings I had when I was dating her have not disappeared.
That’s why I can’t stand the thought of Sumika, whom I cherished more than myself, going out with Takamiya senpai and experiencing painful feelings, and above all, I don’t want to think about Sumika going out with a guy other than me and having a physical relationship.
I thought I would think like that, but–
“……Heh. I see.”
I was surprised at my own reaction.
If she had been told that she was dating Takamiya senpai when we had just broken up and my feelings for Sumika hadn’t gone away, I might have gone crazy and banged my head against the wall over and over again.
Even though it wasn’t something I really wanted to hear, when I heard that Sumika was dating Takamiya senpai, I didn’t think anything of it.
When I thought about why I didn’t care about Sumika’s story, all I could think about was a girl whom I had just saved from being hit by a car and who was trying to repay me as much as she could.
“……Eh?”
“Eh?”
Sumika has a shocked expression on her face as she looks at me.
I couldn’t immediately understand why she was surprised by that expression, so I had a question mark on my face, but after thinking about it for a while, I understood why Sumika was surprised when she saw my expression.
She must have wanted to see my expression of regret when she told me that she had gone out with Takamiya senpai.
I could understand why Sumika would want to see the look of frustration on my face, since she thought I was the worst person to keep her from going out with Takamiya senpai, even though it was just a misunderstanding.
But since I was more passive than she expected, she probably didn’t know how to react.
“I-I’m saying that I went out with Takamiya senpai !”
“Eh, yeah. I heard you.”
“H-hmph ! You and I are strangers now, so don’t talk to me so casually at school !”
I guess she hadn’t thought about what to do when I didn’t respond the way she wanted me to.
Sumika walked from my seat to her own with a discarded line.
Unable to hide the agitation at the sudden turn of events, I gave a small response, [S-sorry…..]
No, if you think about it, I didn’t talk to her, she talked to me, so there’s no need for me to apologize, and what Sumika said is strange…
And Sumika said when she broke up with me that we were no longer my lovers or childhood friends, but for Sumika to talk to me is too much of a contradiction in statements and actions.
When I was upset, Kento spoke to me excitedly.
“Wait a minute, I just felt really refreshed.”
“Really? I was just having a conversation as usual.”
“No, I was also very impressed. I thought that Eita must be dragging Sumika chan down with him, but that’s not the case.”
Seeing Hanai talking to me as excitedly as Kento did, I realized that my actions were payback for Sumika.
I felt a little better than before my conversation with Sumika.
“W-well, I can’t keep dragging it out forever.”
I said this with confidence, but if I had not met Kohime, Sumika would still be a big part of me, and I would probably have regretted what I just said.
“But Eita, you were dumped while you were still in love with Sumika, weren’t you? If that’s the case, it must have been a bit of a letdown, right? Did something happen?”
If you were to ask me what happened, I would probably say that I saved Kohime from being hit by a car, became friends with her, and asked her to take care of me as a way of repaying the favor. However, if I told him about it now, it would be a hassle, so I decided to keep Kohime’s existence a secret.
“No, there’s nothing going on.”
“Really? Then, when you get hit by a car, did you hit your head and went crazy?”
“No, that’s just rude. You mean you think I’m crazy for being in my normal state right now?”
“Yeah, I guess so.”
“Hey, deny it.”
“…Well, anyway, nothing good happened to you after Junko dumped you, like got hit by a car so I hope something good happens to you from now on.”
“Yeah.”
“Oh, yeah. Since you’re here, why don’t we go to Starbucks to celebrate your recovery? I’ll buy you a new Starbucks frappe.”
The new drink is tempting, and I’d love to go for a drink if I could. But…….
“Well…my body isn’t in its best condition yet, so I’ll pass today.”
“…Well, I see. A lot of things have happened.”
“Yeah, sorry.”
The reason I declined is because I’m supposed to go home in the same car with Kohime.
I could have contacted Kohime and said that I don’t need her to pick me up, but I still refused Kento’s invitation.
I don’t know if it was because of my involvement with Sumika or because I wanted to thank her for not affecting my mental health too much when I went to school, but I was now desperately wanting to see Kohime.
At this rate, I think I’ll get over it no matter how many bad rumors Sumika spreads about me.
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