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“Tahara-kun, long time no see.”
I felt that the face of Matsumura-san, who looked back and turned to me like that, was somehow a little gloomy.
“Matsumura-san, what’s wrong? You look a little down.”
When I asked that, Matsumura-san thought for a moment and then said
“…… Tahara-kun, I’d like to discuss something with you. ……”
“Sure, what’s up?”
She approached me with her intention.
As I prepared to listen to what seemed to be a serious conversation, she took a deep breath once and then gradually put into words the thoughts that had been building up in her mind.
“Actually, …… lately, I haven’t even realised it myself, but I’ve been thinking about someone.”
I was a little surprised, because it was something that had been bothering me a little too.
And I felt a prickle of pain in my heart area.
“I only see that person from time to time, but when I think about him, I get nervous and it kind of makes my heart ache,……. He even plays with my sister Sakine with me.”
Matsumura-san was unable to name the feeling.
If I heard it from the side, that’s definitely a love affair, though.
But maybe it’s someone I don’t know.
“Matsumura-san, that ……”
I was a little hesitant to say anything, but continued and said quietly.
“I think that’s love.”
“I wonder if that’s so,…… after all, maybe I do like him,……. Thank you, Tahara-kun. You really helped me by listening to me like this.”
“Yeah. I’m rooting for you to do your best and do well.”
When I said that, Matsumura-san smiled and thanked me.
I heard that story and decided to keep it in my mind for now. I decided to keep the fact that I was Nakahara Hikaru and this feeling I was surely having in my heart.
I don’t remember much of the conversation after that, as I was too busy talking.
Then I dropped Matsumura-san off at home and went home.
“Thank God. We didn’t exchange contact details. Now we won’t really get involved.”
It’s too good for me.
Like with my ex-girlfriend, I’m going to have to go back to stranger …….
I ended my day thinking about that.
▼ Matsumura Hina’s point of view▼
“Tahara-kun, there’s something I want to discuss with you. ……”
“Sure, what’s up?”
I approached him with my intention. Normally I would be hesitant to talk to a friend about my love life, but with Tahara-kun, for some reason I felt I could trust him.
His expression turned serious and he stopped to wait for me to speak.
I took a deep breath and then gradually put into words the thoughts that had been building up in my mind.
“Actually, …… lately, I haven’t even realised it myself, but I’ve been thinking about a certain person.”
I felt Tahara-kun’s expression harden a little, but he said nothing, waiting for me to speak.
“I only see that person from time to time, but when I think about him, I get nervous and it kind of makes my heart ache ……. He also hangs out with my sister Sakine.”
I was speaking without a clear understanding of what those feelings were myself, but Tahara-kun was listening attentively.
‘’Matsumura-san, I think …… that’s love.‘’
I felt my heart lighten at his words.
Talking to him seemed to have helped me sort out my feelings a little.
“I wonder if that’s so,…… after all, maybe I do love him,…….”
The moment those words came out of my own mouth, I was able to confirm my feelings once again.
Tahara-kun thought for a moment, then smiled gently and said
“Thank you, Tahara-kun. You listened to me like this and really helped me.”
“Yeah. I’ll be rooting for you to do your best and make things work out.”
The silent time continued for a while, and then I decided to ask something that had been bothering me.
“Do you have any brothers or sisters, Tahara-kun?”
“No.”
“Then does the name Nakahara ring a bell?”
No.””
“I see”.
With this, it became clear that Tahara-kun and Nakahara-kun were not related.
After that, I tried several times to broach the subject with Tahara-kun, but he didn’t respond well to any of them, so we walked side by side in silence for about five minutes, and then I asked Tahara-kun to take me home.
With his words earlier, I thought that Tahara-kun must be someone different from Nakahara-kun.
But was it my imagination that he felt a little darker than usual?
“I’m back~”
“Welcome home, onee chan. You came back with onii chan!?”
Saying that, Sakine opened the front door, but Tahara-kun was no longer there.
Usually he would have waited there until Sakine said bye-bye, but I wonder if he had some urgent business to attend to.
“Onii chan, it seems he has already gone home”
“Eh~, I wanted to see him again.”
“You’ll see him again soon.”
“Really? When will he come next time”
“I’ll ask him tomorrow.”
“Yes!’
When Sakine realised that they would meet again soon, she ran towards the living room.
I return to my room, put my bag down, and dive into bed.
“Come to think of it, I don’t know Nakahara-kun’s contact details. Next time I see him, I’ll definitely have to get it from him so I can meet him.”
Thinking about this, I finished my day.
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