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“Hm? Seems like the streets to school are more crowded than usual today?”
After school, I left school with Yuuka as always, but I noticed that there were more students going home than usual.
Lately, I’ve been going home with Yuuka quite often–but that’s just because we go to school on the same bus, nothing more, nothing less.
“Maybe, though, it’s because we have a midterm coming up. One of my good friends who is in the volleyball club told me that the club is going on a test break starting today.
I think that’s why everyone is leaving school at the same time.”
“I see. Thanks, Yuuka.”
Yuka heard my question and immediately explained it to me, and I was satisfied.
“When it comes to the go-home club, even before the test, it’s the same as usual. Fufu.”
Yuuka put her hand over her mouth and laughed.
Looking at her pretty figure, like a violet flower, I felt my heart begin to heat up.
My heart is beating loud and fast.
I was so worried that Yuuka might hear my heartbeat.
I have been like this lately.
I can’t help but admire Yuuka’s casual gestures.
Of course, Yuuka and I are not in a relationship or anything.
We are just close classmates.
I was very conscious of my normal behavior so that Yuuka wouldn’t notice my feelings.
“But midterms, huh? Just hearing that name makes me depressed.”
There are probably very few high school students who don’t get depressed about tests.
No, I remember that Yuuka had good grades.
I don’t think she was in the top 5, but she was in the top 20 (the top 20 are posted as “high achievers”).
If Yuuka could study as well as she did, she wouldn’t be so depressed.
“To tell the truth, me too. I mean, I think everyone does.”
“Hm? Didn’t you have pretty good grades, Yuuka? ”
The question came out of my mouth.
“My grades are so-so.”
“I see.”
“But the classes and tests are getting harder and harder, and some people are seriously studying for the entrance exams, so it’s hard just to keep up the rankings.”
“I see. That’s right. Those who are aiming for national universities start going to prep schools in the fall of their freshman year.”
“It’s amazing, isn’t it?”
“Indeed. I’ve only just started my second year, and I feel like I won’t be applying to universities for a long time to come.”
While muttering to myself, I somehow thought about Yuuka and I after we graduate.
Judging from her current grades, it looks like Yuuka will go on to a pretty good university, such as a national or famous private university.
She might even get a designated university recommendation from the school.
On the other hand, with my grades, it would be impossible for me to go to a national university, and it would be impossible for me to get a recommendation from the school.
To be honest, I don’t like studying and I don’t want to go to college to learn anything.
But if I did, I would be completely separated from Yuuka.
That would be a bit of a shame, since we’ve gotten to know each other so well and Mizuki chan misses me a lot……haa.
I was the one who felt so sad when I thought about the future.
“Sota kun, what’s wrong?”
“Eh?”
”If you sigh with a lonely look on your face, I’ll be worry.”
Yuuka asked me worriedly as she looked into my face.
Oops, I seemed to have been thinking too much about it.
Well, all that stuff is still a long way off…..right?
Not now.
“I just sighed when I realized I had to study for the midterms.”
I responded in a matter-of-fact way, trying to change the mood and keeping my tone a little upbeat.
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