My eyelids felt heavy. I had difficulty opening them. With much effort, I managed to half-open my eyes. There was a silhouette in front of me. The silhouette of a woman. No. On closer look, it was a girl. That silhouette felt familiar. I closed my eyes and blinking twice I tried opening them again. “Oh, did I wake you?” “Naka…mura…?” My voice sounded somewhat off and hoarser than usual. I slightly pushed my body up to see her clearly. Nakamura had a knife in her right hand and in her left hand was an apple. I tried getting up but my body felt weak and somehow my body seemed like it didn’t want to get out of the bed as of now. I moved my head around and saw the clock on the right wall of the room. The time it indicated was 6 pm. That nurse came at around 12 pm and after she left I don’t remember anything that happened. And judging by the current state of my body, it seems like I fell asleep after that. That means I slept for about six hours. That was quite long for me. “You
Two weeks later, I was discharged from the hospital.I had been worried that that woman might visit me but thanks to god I didn’t encounter her. So, although the stay this time in the hospital was long, it wasn’t unpleasant by any means. I stayed in bed all day and all night without doing anything at all. My food was served on the bed and I got to taste Nakamura’s homemade food as well. They were all delicious. And! The most amazing part! I got to read books all the time! In these two weeks, I finished all thirty-two volumes of the ‘Irregular at the Magic Highschool’. Quite a feat if I say so myself.Well, the point is that I won’t be able to continue this life of luxury from now on.Thinking about that soured my mood.However, there was another matter that soured my mood even more. That was the upcoming term examinations. I had missed two weeks’ worth of classes because of my injury and as a result, was quite behind the others. Though I won’t have trouble reading all of that, when I
“Sorry for the wait,” Aina said, as she reached the school entrance. “No. I didn’t wait that long.” The blonde-haired boy gave his reply, accompanied by a smile. “Then, shall we go?” “Yes.” The two of them then took off together. It had been more than a month since the two of them had started dating. Because of their personal problems and the busy schedule due to work from the student council, the two of them didn’t have many chances to hang out together. That was why they had decided that they will go on a date after school today. It’s not that the two of them were excited and wanted to go on a date together. Since they hadn’t gotten much time to understand and grow closer to each other, they decided on today’s date with that purpose in mind. As they continued walking, Aina noticed that the passersby were looking their way. Aina knew the reason why. It may seem like she is boasting but Aina knew that she was beautiful. With her tall and slender figure, long brown hair, and h
In a café in the busy city of Shibuya, three people were enjoying their drinks in silence while watching the outside world rush past.Among the three, one of them was a teenager.She was wearing a skirt with alternate blue and white lines running down that had a long flowy tail on the back end while it ended short on her knees at the front. Paired with flat, brown sandals, it gave her a simple but beautiful look.Right in front of her was a man in his forties. With a plain white t-shirt and a simple pair of blue jeans, he was the embodiment of simplicity but his handsome features made even those simple clothes seem like something valuable.On his left was a woman. Similar in age to the man. She was wearing a dress similar to that of the teenage girl but it was a bit mature with the color selection being black and the front part a bit more open. Although the woman was in her early forties, her looks and sharp eyes made her look somewhere in her early thirties.The man put the cup in hi
The exams were over and today was the day we will be heading to Kyoto for our week-long trip.You may all be thinking how amazing it was that we get to enjoy a week-long holiday but the reality is different from what you think.This trip is not just for the purpose of having fun but also for study purposes. From what Maki told us, it’s more like a joint camp where students from different schools come together and have a study exchange of sorts. And in between that study camp, we will get to visit different places in Kyoto. However, the study camp was only for us third-year students. The second and first-year students will come four days after we go, only to have fun.“Lucky them.” I cursed aloud as I made my way to the school with all the study materials and change of clothes and other necessary items I will need for the stay arranged messily inside my bag.When I reached the school, other students were already filling in the bus. And seems like I was the last one to arrive.Well, the
The air in Kyoto felt suffocating. Almost as if I would die at any moment.Although I was feeling uneasy, I did my best to not show it to others which worked well as no one noticed my condition.We got off the bus and following the guide and the teachers in front we were led to the reception for the registration process.The students let out voices of admiration, marveling at the sight of such a breathtaking and lavish-looking hotel.This was my first time inside here so I was also looking around the place. It lived up to its fame. When I was in Kyoto, the hotel we were currently inside was promoted in magazines and articles regularly as one of the best hotels one can find here in Kyoto. After witnessing the state-of-the-art facilities, I could definitely see that they weren’t exaggerating with their promotions.After the registration was done, we were each handed a key to our respective rooms.In this hotel, there were rooms ranging from one-person to multi-person rooms. Many student
This was the schedule for today:We will have a morning class from 8 am to 10 am which will be followed by a meal. Then after the morning meal, we will go on a short walk around the vicinity of the hotel for sightseeing. I heard people say that there was a nice hill from where you could see half of Kyoto.After that, we will have a small briefing session where different teachers and experts will give us lectures about choosing a suitable and practical career. All the other students were listening to the boring lecture while I, on the other hand, spent the whole of it sleeping on the hard wooden surface.By the time the lecture ended, it was already 3 pm which was the time for our lunch.Going in and out of the hotel countless times, the students were now familiar with the paths, and the number of students who got lost was less than on the first day.I, Yamamoto, and a bunch of other students from our class were having lunch together.It was the first time I had interacted with boys ot
I opened the door to see Aina standing a few steps away from me in her nightwear.I closed the door and stood there, facing her.It has been quite a long time since I last met Aina, face-to-face. After that incident in the class, after that slap that shattered the hopes that I didn’t have from the very beginning, we haven’t talked to each other. For me, I didn’t care. As for Aina, she cared to a certain extent that was why she was ignoring me. She was trying to avoid me. You don’t have to try or force yourself to ignore someone you don’t give a damn about after all.“Oh, Aina. It’s surprising. What brought you here?” I asked.She didn’t speak.I waited but she showed no signs of opening her mouth.Did she come here for no reason at all? I ended up thinking. If she did have something she wanted to say, then why was she staring at me silently? Does that mean what she has in mind is something heavy and hard for her to ask of me casually? If so, then she should have done some practice. Sh