Reading Out Loud

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"Do you have a fever?" (Satsuya asks) Satsuya? Natsumé? No talking in class. "Oh, sorry Kimchi sensei." (They apologize) Manuski? Can you read the next Chapter? "Yes! I mean..yeah, Kimchi sensei!" (Manuski replies) "She's all red again guys! Mayumi you're the funniest." (A classmate says, as he laughs) Hey Miyomiya! Stop picking on her! Ok Manuski, you can now start. "Why is Satsuya being so...lovey dovey with her, I wish I was the one sitting next to him." (Manuski asks herself, as she looks at Satsuya talking To Kisa) Umm...Manuski? We're waiting for you to start. "Oh! I'm sorry Kimchi sensei." (She nervously says) Kimchi Sensei's Smiles. it's ok. You may start now. "L'habit ne fait pas le moine." (Manuski reads) "That's Mayumi Manuski, she's the funniest girl I know. No one knows why she's always red, or why she's always clumsy. When I talk to her she turns red, and she stutters. I have no idea why." (Satsuya continues) "Yeah...of course you don't, even an outsider can tell why." (Kisa tells herself) "Really? That's very interesting. I can't wait to meet her." (Kisa fakes her excitement) "Yeah, she's very chill once you get to know her, that is if she doesn't run away." (Satsuya jokingly says) "Runaway? You mean… from you?" (Kisa tells herself) "Yeah, I'll try my best." (Kisa says with a smile) "She doesn't look like she's enjoying this conversation, maybe I should be a little more… I don't know...engaging?" (Satsuya tells himself, while thinking) Ok, thank you Manuski for reading. Natsumé? "It's pretty fun talking to Satsuya, I want to know more about him now…" (Kisa tells herself, while daydreaming) "Kisa...Kisa!?" (Satsuya quietly calls) "Huh!?" (Kisa comes back to reality) "Kimchi Sensei's calling you." (Satsuya quietly informs her) "Oh! Yes Kimchi sensei?" (She answers) You should focus more in class, it's your first day, and you need to catch

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up with the rest of the class. "She says that as if I don't know that." (She tells herself) "Yes Kimchi sensei." (She says, then turns her page) Read the last two pages. "Umm...which one? I wasn't focused." (Kisa asks herself, as she panics) "She doesn't know what page we're on, I must help her before she embarrasses herself." (Satsuya tells himself, then looks at his page number) "Oh no, this is a bad first impression, it's only my first day." (Kisa worries) "It's page 85 & 90." (Satsuya quietly whispers) "Did he just save me again? Oh my Gosh, he's a real lifesaver." (Kisa tells herself) "Thank you Satsuya." (She whispers) "Now it's time for me to show off my fluent French." (Kisa stands, then starts reading) "C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron. Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait. Tout comprendre, c'est tout pardonner. "Whoa, she reads so nicely, she is fluent in French. She's so..how do you call it? Different." (Satsuya tells himself) "Un de perdu, dix de retrouvés." She's so...good, I really like her French. (A classmate says) "A la Etienne, Etienne! Ça glisse, Alice! Tu parles, Charles!" (Kisa continues) "Great! She'll make Satsuya fall for her with her beauty and fluent French... and my life will be over...What should I do?" (Manuski worries) "Tranquille, Emile!" (Kisa finishes) Wow, you're fluent in French. It's amazing to have a model student here. "Thank you Kimchi sensei." (She smiles, then sits) "Yes! I caught everyone's attention, especially Satsuya's attention." (Kisa confidently says to herself) Ok, class, the bell is about to ring, have a nice day. See you tomorrow. "Hey Satsuya? Yeah? What class do you have next?" (Kisa asks, while smiling) "Please tell me we're going to the same class."

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(Kisa wishes) "Oh, my next class? I have chemistry. What class do you have?" (He replies, then asks) "We have the same class? Hallelujah!" (Kisa tells herself, as she rechoices) "Oh... what a coincidence, I also have chemistry. Let's go together, Satsuya." (She says with a smile) "Oh no, if they leave together, they will get closer, I must act, and fast!" (Manuski tells herself) "Sure…" (Satsuya replies, as he gets interrupted) "Satsuya Kun!?" (Manuski interferes) "Oh hey, Manuski." (He replies) Umm...can I talk to you for a second? Sure… Kisa? You can go first. "No! I can't let her steal my spotlight, but I also don't want to make myself look stupid." (Kisa Pistly tells herself) Ok… see you there then. "Maybe, next time I will gain more confidence." (Kisa relieves herself) Yeah, Manuski? Did you want to talk? Yeah… Umm…" Man! I don't even have a reason for stopping him, other than stopping him from walking with Natsumé." (Manuski tells herself) "Yeah…Umm…did?...I mean Can...umm… are you?... I really like your flesh...I mean ...really like your face...I mean...ought" (She awkwardly says) "Mayumi? What was it you wanted to tell me?" (He asks) "Why is she always like that? And why is she already red?" (Satsuya wonders) "Bye!" Manuski loudly says, then rushes to her next class. "Huh? Bye? Ok, she's really funny. Bye…" (He tells himself, as he replies)