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★side: Sasauchi Kaoru
“But are you sure you were okay? I overheard you yesterday, but there was someone you liked, wasn’t there?”
“To be honest, I might have some regrets…..because I was acting crazy yesterday…….”
When I said that, Kaito kun looked sad.
“I see,….sorry. I couldn’t control myself either because Kaoru was too cute……”
“C-cute……”
I’ve never been called cute before.
Now that he mentioned it, I didn’t have time to think about it yesterday, but Kaito kun kept telling me how cute I was…
And he’s been worrying about me for a while.
I felt happy thinking that, but at the same time I felt extremely embarrassed.
While thinking about that, I remembered Kaito kun’s sad face and hurriedly said,
I thought about it before, but I don’t think it was Kaito kun’s fault at all.
“I-I could have refused, but I didn’t, so it’s not Kaito kun’s fault…….”
“I see, thanks……for saying that, it makes me feel better.”
My words made Kaito kun smile, so I felt relieved.
And Kaito kun’s smile seemed to shine so brightly that I was a little mesmerized by it.
“Y….yeah.”
“Kaoru?
I’m also worried about you, if there’s anything you need, you can count on me. I will help you no matter what.”
“…..Are you sure?”
“Yeah. I’d be glad if you could count on me.”
We talked for the first time yesterday, so why is he being so kind to me?
And it’s not that he felt responsible but he’s happy if I can count on him.
I can only think of Kaito kun as a good person.
“Kaito kun is totally different from the rumors…….”
“Well, I don’t know about that. In fact, when I was in junior high school, I had it rough…..,so it’s not all lies, but they might be exaggerated,…….”
“Were you that wild in middle school?”
“Yeah, it’s not interesting, but would you like to know my past? I’ve never told anyone about it, but I wouldn’t mind telling if it was Kaoru……”
I’m curious…. if he’s such a good person, why are there rumors like that?
I don’t know if it is okay to say that Kaito kun is disliked by everyone, but people are scared of him and anyway, they all try to stay away from him.
I don’t like the fact that they thought so without knowing anything about him…..and I don’t like the fact that I was also like that……
“Until yesterday, I was really scared of Kaito kun, but when I talked to him, he was really kind, so now I wanna know more about him….so is it okay if I ask?”
“Yeah, I was actually an orphan…….”
That’s how Kaito kun told me about his past.
Kaito kun’s past was far sadder than I had imagined.
He said he had no parents and no place to stay.
And because of that, he had a rough time in junior high school.
But now he has been able to recover…….
I cried when I heard that.
Maybe it was out of pity, I felt sorry for Kaito kun.
And I was really glad that he was able to get back on his feet.
What Kaito kun did when he was in junior high school was not something to be praised,……but I am glad that he was able to get back on his feet. I really think so.
“I had no idea you had such a past,…….”
The rumors are not all false, but I didn’t care about that,…..because the current Kaito kun is not that kind of person.
After all, Kaito kun isn’t lying when he says that.
I can really feel that…while he was talking, he looked very sad and lonely.
And now,……Kaito-kun is crying.
I had just assumed that Kaito kun would never cry so hard, but that wasn’t the case.
I was hugging him when I saw him like that.
“You did well…..”
I said so and patted his head.
Kaito kun didn’t say anything and just cried, his voice muffled.
–Then, a few minutes later
“Thanks. Kaoru…….”
Kaito kun said so shyly.
I thought to myself that he had a surprisingly cute side to him.
But I was comforted by the same thing…….
“Yeah. It’s all right. I was comforted yesterday too.”
After a short pause, Kaito kun spoke.
“I see. So what are you gonna do now, Kaoru?”
“Me?”
“About Yamazaki Shin”.
Shin……
“Right……I wonder what I should do……”
“Well, of course I’ll keep the fact that I slept with Kaoru a secret, so you do what you wanna do, Kaoru, okay? Don’t regret it. Like I said earlier, I’ll support you too.”
“Yeah. Thank you. I think I still love him after all……”
“I see. But if you ever feel sad, come over anytime, okay? I’ll listen to your complaints or whatever. It’ll take your mind off it, right? If you were crying on the street like yesterday when it was dark outside, I’d be worried too.”
“I understand. Kaito kun is really kind…..but why don’t you correct the misunderstandings at school? If it’s the current Kaito kun, he wouldn’t be the type of person that everyone would talk about !”
This is my honest question……
I heard that the old Kaito kun was rough, but the current Kaito kun is not the kind of person that people would say bad things about….
I thought so and said it in a slightly stronger tone.
“Well, it’s fine. The rumors are true, too…….”
“Kaito kun told me that I can rely on him, right? Then shall I tell everyone that Kaito kun has changed?”
“No. It’s okay. This is something I need to change little by little by myself, not by someone else……”
When I heard that, I thought.
I didn’t know Kaito kun in the past, but he really has changed. ……
And unlike me, Kaito kun is strong.
It’s honestly cool that he can think that he can do something about it on his own.
It’s something I can’t do.
“Kaito kun is cool.”
“Eh?”
“Of course, I’m not talking about the way you look.
The way you think……ah ! But you also look really cool……”
I was in a panic that I correct what I had said…because I felt like I was saying something rude, like saying that his face wasn’t handsome.
In fact, many of the girls in my class say that if Kaito kun’s personality and feminine tendencies were corrected, they would definitely fall in love with him.
That’s why I think Kaito kun’s face is cool too.
But I still like Shin.
So from now on, I will be involved with Kaito kun as a normal friend.
Then we talked for a while and parted ways.
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–The next day I went to school with Shin as usual.
We live next door and go to school together every day.
“Shin ……why did you break our promise on Friday?”
“Ah, I’m sorry. I had to take care of something.”
“What things?”
I knew and dared to ask.
“Ah, my mom asked me to take care of something urgent, and I was in a hurry…….”
“Is that so?”
“Of course. Ask my mom and you’ll find out. I went home right away on Friday.”
“I see……”
Why would Shin lie?
Maybe it’s true that Shin’s mother asked him to do the shopping. ……
Well, maybe it’s not fair that I, who was with Kaito kun, think that way,….. but I still wish he hadn’t lied to me.
If it was the usual me, I would definitely be upset, but today I feel strangely calm.
Kaito said he would try his best from now on…so I’ll try my best too.
Let me try to appeal to him a little more.
Maybe things will change from now on…I have people I can rely on now.
I went to school with that thought in mind.
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