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“I like you. Please go out with me.”
Huh…?
Everything in my field of vision seemed to be turning pitch black.
A sharp pain shot through my left chest, as if it were tearing apart.
I thought, No, I can’t.
When I came to my senses, my body was already moving.
As if fleeing the reality before me. My legs ran down the hallway of their own accord.
The stares from those around me hurt, but I didn’t care one bit.
(…Why, why am I…!)
I ran outside the school building, racing beneath the cloudy sky.
The usual path along the riverbank. The sun, still shrouded in clouds, was sinking into the river flowing there.
“That was… Suzukita-san, right…?”
My legs trembled. I couldn’t stand anymore.
So I crouched down right there. Hugging my knees, I buried my face. …Even though I was wearing a skirt, in this position. But I had no room to care about that.
“So that’s it. Suzukita-san… you liked Akito…”
Ayatacchi. That was the voice I heard from the classroom earlier.
That was unmistakably the name Suzukita-san used when she called out to Akito.
And then. she.. she confessed, right?
“…Akito,”
Ah… I really am hopeless.
My vision blurred. Tears spilled down my cheeks.
I bit my lip hard, trying to hold them back, but it wasn’t nearly enough.
“…I’m sorry, Akito. I… I’m such a terrible childhood friend…”
—I know I should be celebrating
Suzukita-san is adorable, even to me as a fellow girl. She has an amazing figure and a great personality. Plus, her hobbies seem to match Akito’s perfectly.
I’m sure Suzukita-san will make Akito happy. …Probably much more than I ever could.
But I…
“Why… am I… hurting so much…?”
My chest hurt. It felt like it was being squeezed tightly, relentlessly.
As his childhood friend, I should be wishing for Akihito’s happiness.
But… I’m sorry, Akito.
Truthfully… I think I wanted to be Akito’s lover.
“…If I’d been honest sooner, would things have been different…?”
—How much time had passed since I came here?
The sun had already set almost completely, and the sky was turning black.
I wiped my tears with my uniform sleeve. Forcing my trembling legs, I managed to stand up.
…It’s okay. Akito and Suzukita-san haven’t decided to date.
But thinking that maybe they might… still hurt terribly.
“…I have to go home.”
Just… then, it happened.
Buzz buzz buzz. The smartphone in my uniform pocket sounded its notification.
(Huh… Suzukita-san?)
Opening the messaging app, Suzukita-san’s name appeared there.
…What should I do? I didn’t open that message for a while. I was terribly afraid to face reality.
But I couldn’t ignore it forever.
I took a deep breath. I tried to calm my racing heart, even just a little.
Then, I opened the chat from Suzukita-san. And—
『(Miyuki) Renren!』
『(Miyuki) There’s something I really need to tell you, Renren』
『(Miyuki) Got time right now? If you can, I’d love for you to come here~!』
Attached along with a sticker was the address of a fast-food restaurant near the nearest station.
…I thought, I don’t want to.
Is Suzukita-san with Akito right now?
Could it be… she’s trying to tell me they’ve started dating?
(…Akito. I’m scared…)
The tears I’d just wiped away threatened to spill again.
But—I clenched the friendship bracelet wrapped around my left wrist tightly.
I replied to Suzukita-san, “Got it. I’ll come.”
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