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It was a nostalgic view of sometime ago.
The voices of happy students. The sound of a ball bouncing. The cheerful replies. The antiperspirant that brushed my nose had the scent of youth.
At the time, I was just chasing possibilities and didn’t care about anything else. It was a time when I wanted to experience many things, pursue what I wanted to do, and really do anything and everything.
I don’t know why I am looking at this scene. But it was a very sweet time, full of fun and sometimes pleasure.
The time I found with my friends was the best entertainment I ever had.
Sometimes we laughed, sometimes we shared our feelings, and sometimes we cried together. I wanted to continue these ordinary, yet irreplaceable times with my friends forever.
Days spent practicing. Sweating, wanting to quit at times, and simply seeking victory. Through these days, my junior high school life became more and more fulfilling.
It was in the midst of all this that I suddenly realized that I had potential. Suddenly, my potential was cut off.
“What’s the use of doing that? You are the heir to the Sendo family. You don’t have time for unnecessary things.”
I remember being stunned by those words, which were far from what I had expected.
No. What I had done was not superfluous. It was not in vain. It was something irreplaceable, something I had put my heart and soul into. It is not something that should be dismissed with a single word like that.
“Stop wasting your time and devote yourself to your studies. That is the only path left for you.”
No, that’s not true. I have wings to go anywhere. I will not be ripped off by you.
It was the first time I felt rebellion against my own parents.
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“…!!”
I woke up with a bad sweat and chills.
I was forced to pull myself out of my nightmare, which I hadn’t had in a long time. I threw myself onto the bed once more, feeling a little out of breath.
Looking at the clock, I saw that it was just past 2:30 a.m. It was still far from morning. It was still far from morning.
I had been through a lot of hardships and joys recently. I had forgotten a little about the past because of them. Perhaps this dream was the result of that.
I cannot forget. I can’t forget that one year when I couldn’t do anything and was empty.
I was a member of the volleyball club at the time, but I suddenly left the club. My friends kept me from leaving the club, and I was left with a sense of regret.
We were a team that was one step away from the national championship. We were determined to make it this year, but then it happened.
I abandoned my friends, studied hard, and finally, as a last-ditch effort, I found myself in the school life that I now enjoy. I live alone, far away from home. …If I could, I wouldn’t even want to remember it.
I can’t change what has passed. No matter what I do now, it is all about the present. We cannot interfere in the past, nor can we change the future. In the end, we can only interfere in the present.
So, for now, let’s just think about what we need to do now. Take care of Yamanashi and Hoshirobe, do my work with the student council, don’t let Hiiragi-sensei worry about me, and raise Miyabi in good health. That is my mission now.
“Aaaaah ……”
“You were having a doze. Did you have a nightmare?”
“Well, …… wait, why are you here, I’m scared!?”
“I have to leave early tomorrow morning for a shoot, so I thought I’d take a look at Sendou-kun’s sleeping face before then.”
“But don’t you dare sneak into my bed! And how did you open the door? you got the spare key back?”
“I can pick the door even without a spare key. The door is nothing but a thin board to me.”
“I’m glad you’re so tough! I was really surprised ……”
“What were you dreaming about, ……?”
I could feel the pressure of Yamanashi’s question, but I kept my mouth shut. I decided that even with this person, I would not confide in her about my past.
“….I guess that means you can’t tell me either. I guess that’s to be expected, since you’ve been having nightmares so much.”
“I’m sorry. Even if you want to know, I’m not going to tell you right now. If you want to hear it, you’re going to have to make me.”
“Yeah. Yes, I have a question then. ……What did you mean when you kept saying “Miyabi…Miyabi…’ in your sleep?”
I jumped at that question. It seems I had unconsciously called Miyabi’s name. Miyabi wasn’t in my dream just now though…!?
I still kept my mouth shut. If I opened my mouth here, she might pry into my relationship with Miyabi again. If she gets hurt, I’m the one who should be in trouble.
“……I see. That’s a lie. you wasn’t really talking in my sleep. I’m just trying to throw a little bite into it.”
“What, you’re giving me a heart attack. …… you woke me up.”
“You want me to do you?”
“I don’t want to. Just go home.”
“Oh, you’re so uptight. I have to stay in this house until the first train anyway. Let’s just go to dreamland, just the two of us.”
“I’m going to have another nightmare…!”
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