『Let’s get married once we grow up, okay? That’s a promise』
The sprint afternoon was gentle, as if the sun embraced the world.
In the scattering cherry blossom petals, the young Mio gently offers her right little finger. I wrapped my pinky finger around hers and we had a pinky swear.
And then, so that the teacher wouldn’t see, we secretly kissed under the cherry tree—
ーThis is just a vague or careless promise when we were children.
But I, Sawa Ryougo, a second-year high-school student, kept remembering that promise.
No matter how many years pass, the cherry blossoms and Mio’s smile from that time never fade.
Therefore, I see it my dream like this sometimes.
The younger Mio’s innocent smile, her fingertip, and the kiss.
It’s Mio so she probably still remember. I want to think soー
ーAnd that was then…
Feeling a soft sense unease on my mouthーI opened my eyes and my heart leaped.
Fuyutsuki Nina’s face is in front of me, just a few centimeters away.
「F-Fuyutsuki?」
I jumped out. The pipe chair made a loud thud.
Not knowing what’s going on, I looked around.
ーThis is the disciplinary committee room.
In the dimness as the sun began to set, the shadwos of the neatly stacked cardboard boxes on the floor and desks stretch long. The laptop was displaying the screensaver on the desk.
The wall clock shows that it’s past 6:30 in the evening.
Seems like I fell asleep for thirty minutes.
ーPutting that aside.
This is too sudden.
When I opened my eyes, a woman’s face was right in front of me. Those hollow black eyes staring so intensely in a dimly lit room, of course that scared me.
…I seriously thought it was a ghost.
Fuyutsuki was resting her cheek on the desk, mirroring my position lying sideways. It’s as if we were sleeping next to each other.
ーAnyway, I was surprised.
Even though my head was still half-asleep, my heart woke up and it’s racing.
「W-What are you doing? This is bad for my heart…」
Fuyutsuki raised her body up. Yet her expressions don’t change at all. As usual, she’s someone you can’t figure out what she’s thinking.
ーLet’s retrace our memories.
if I recall, Fuyutsuki went to the staff room, saying that she’s going to grab some cardboard boxes.
During that time, I was waiting for Fuyutsuki to return while looking up the activities of the disciplinary committee on the computer.
In the meantime, I started dozing off, and unable to fight the drowsiness, I slumped over the desk, and when I woke up, Fuyutsuki’s face is in front of me.
No, wait. I don’t get it.
We’ve only spoken a few times, so our relationship isn’t that close.
Could it be that she’s doing a wakeup prank?
「So, what was that just now?」
I asked her once again, and Fuyutsuki didn’t respond.
But that posture, sense of distance, and the silenceー it’s far too unnatural for her to have waited for me to wake up.
Then…
Fuyutsuki stood up smoothly from her seat and stood in front of me.
Her emotionless eyes shot straight through me. Thenー
「I kissed you」
Time stopped for a moment.
She said it so smoothly, as if it was obvious.
「Huh? What did you just say?」
I said back without thinking, my throat became dry and my voice was hoarse.
Fuyutsuki didn’t blink, layering her voice with coldness.
「I said, I kissed Sawa-kun while you were sleeping」
Her voice was surprisingly quiet and utterly indifferent. No joking, no hesitation, no shame. She said in a tone completely devoid of emotion, as if it were just an administrative communication.
The sensation that the world just froze over overwhelmed me, and I snapped.
「Kiss? No way?」
ーThe gear inside me made a sound and loosened.
Just a moment ago, my days were ordinary and boring, yet somewhat comfortable, and the fact that nothing ever happened felt like the right answer.
And yet she turned it like it was “the usual” had broken it up.
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