Two weeks later.
The four members of the student council were again assembled for a meeting.
Tanaka was looking nervous and although not as much as him, Matsushita also had a curious look on her face. I was the same. I didn’t care who it was but I had the bare minimum curiosity to know the identity of the new members.
Aina, who was sitting on her chair, looked at the three of us.
“I conducted the interview a few days back. There were many candidates that caught my eye and were more competent than others but they still didn’t manage to impress me enough to let them be a part of the council.”
“Even the ones I mentioned?” Tanaka couldn’t help but ask.
“Yeah.”
“No way…” Tanaka couldn’t believe it.
If the ones he listed were one of the best from the junior classes and even they weren’t enough for Aina to consider them, what does that mean? Were they
Kageyama slowly closed the door.The room inside was messed-up.The atmosphere was also completely messed-up.The storm named Kageyama Kage had completely demolished and destroyed the environment of this room.“H-Hey, can you get up?”In all that silence, Tanaka was the first to speak.He got up and extended his hand to Miyamoto who was still on the ground.Miyamoto, who was cradling his head, looked up.“Ah, thank you very much.”He, with the help of Tanaka, slowly got up.He led him to the sofa and by that time Matsushita had already started prepping for the tea. It didn’t take long for the usual delicious aroma to fill the room. She, as usual, made four cups of tea and served the four students present.“That guy, I really hate him!” Tanaka balled his fists and slammed the table hard. That startled Aina, and she barely saved the contents of her cup from spilling.<
“Is that really true?”“Yes. It’s true. I was kicked out of the student council.”“That’s quite…bad, isn’t it?” Nakamura struggled over what to say and finally went with terming that issue as something bad.“No, I wouldn’t necessarily say that.”“Why is that?”“I mean, now I don’t have to do any work after school.”“That way of thinking is not good, Kageyama-kun!” She pouted.“It almost feels as if you had planned this from the start.” From beside me, Yamamoto gave his thoughts on the matter.“Maybe. Who knows.” I gave a vague smile. “Though it doesn’t change the fact that I benefitted from being kicked out at this point in time.”Last year, the reason why I joined the student council was so that I could avoid being a part of any club. Back then, Maki had been
It was a weekday.I was alone in my home.With my arms spread wide and my legs hanging loosely from the end of the sofa, I looked up at the ceiling. I had nothing to do. In other words, I was bored.“Aaaah~I want to die~”I wonder how many times I have repeated this. Even now, I had this strong urge to jump off this building. No doubt I will die if I were to jump fourteen floors down.“No.”I scolded myself. I can’t be selfish. The voyage that we swore to undertake. We had promised we would die together. She can’t die before me and I can’t die before her. She had said she will come to get me. She would appear before me. And no matter how long, how excruciating and how painful living is for me, I will wait for her. I will keep falling down as long as I don’t reach where she was. But, still…“Come fast, Hayami. Don’t make me wait any longer.”I stretched my
April 21st“Are you really sure you want to leave the student council?”Aina was facing me. With a tense look on her face, she posed that question to me.“Yes. Don’t ask me the same question again and again.”Since the morning, Aina has been asking me the same thing again and again. I have already told her from my own mouth and even submitted official letter informing that I will resign as a member of the student council. It was a done deal. No matter how many times she asks that question, my stance will not change. And even if she wants to ask a question, why not ask something that she has on the back of her head?“Why?”“Huh?”“Why do you want to leave the student council?”“For personal reasons. I stated as much in the letter. Go read it and stop asking me questions already.”“What personal reasons?”“What
I had stopped going to the student council for more than a week now.The atmosphere between me and Aina had become awkward. We sat next to each other so there were times when I really wished I could sit somewhere else. It would benefit Aina more so she could feel less uncomfortable in class.It was the last day before the start of the golden week. Starting tomorrow, from April 29 to May 6, we will have a week off.I had contacted Kaya earlier today if she could come to meet me but she said she was busy so wouldn’t be able to catch up. That was the only thing I was planning to do during my golden week. But my only plan was now down the drain. So now I had nothing else to do for the whole week. I will just laze around in my room doing absolutely nothing. That is one way to spend your holiday. Maybe I should buy some books to read? Suddenly, I found the perfect way to spend my days enjoying every second.With that decided, I parted ways with Yamamoto a
The swing continued to move gently as if it was gently rocking a baby inside the cradle.She said nothing.She just tightly clutched the chains and continued swinging until the friction eventually caused it to stop.I had been looking as far as the eye could see while the sounds of the rusty chains swinging acted as a sort of background music. When the sound stopped, I looked at Ito.She was still clutching the chains but the swing was not in motion and her feet were touching the ground.“What’s wrong?”“Nothing. It just felt a little nostalgic.”“Nostalgic?”She looked around the park. Her eyes showing nostalgia. She was happy, reliving the memories then suddenly she looked sad as she realized that memories were all that she had now.She gave me a cursory glance from over her shoulders and just like how I was gazing at the blue yonder, she intently gazed at it. As if her memorie
I took a left and the person following me did the same.After walking a short distance, I used the skywalk and went to the other side. The person behind me did the same.I continued walking. That person was still behind me. I could feel their presence.That person, whoever they were, was following me and they were not even trying to hide that fact. I could ascertain that by hearing the light and relaxed footsteps of the person behind me.As I passed by another junction, I, as naturally as possible, looked to my right. Although I wasn’t able to look at the person’s face, I caught a glimpse of their short skirt. That cleared the gender of the person that was following me. Although that wasn’t the pressing issue here.She was still following me.Just a few meters ahead, I could see the tall, towering apartment that I lived in.I could still feel her presence behind me.On the pavement just in front of the road th
It has been four days since the start of the golden week. All I did these four days was stay in my bed or sofa and read the books that I had bought. Within four days, I had already read through most of my books. I finished A Shameful Life first and then Pandora Hearts. Holy smokes, I almost cried while reading that. And just now, I finished the foolish servant arc of Torture Princess. The sense of satisfaction that was filling my heart was so pleasing. It was without a doubt one of my favorite dark fantasy series. Hats off to the author. She is a literary genius. I slowly got off the sofa I was currently in and checked my phone. The time was six in the evening. I braced myself. Now. Here it comes. This is going to be another gruesome battle. I have held out for four days already. I wonder for how long will this struggle last. I was ready and waiting for the attack to begin. But, half an hour passed and the atta