Honesty and Weakness of Raka (2)

PUK!

Raka hit, hit Fujita right in the face. It sent Fujita bouncing, hitting the table, and finally the wall. The blow that Raka gave was quite strong. It was a blow of anger. Fujita was hurt, right in the face. His temples were bleeding, and it was already visible running down his face.

Raka just clenched his fists. He didn't say anything at all, didn't tell him why he hit Fujita. Fujita was confused by that. Fujita's condition was quite severe, but he was still conscious and able to stand up. Even so, Raka still only clenched his fists.

Raka clenched his hands tighter. He felt something. It felt like a soft cloth. It made him even more excited, thus providing impetus for his punch earlier. Somehow it felt like his adrenaline was rising as he gripped it. That's how Raka feels now.

He didn't know what he was holding at the moment. Even so, he didn't want to let it go from his grasp.

Feelings poured out. Raka managed to let go of his feelings of revenge against Fujita by hitting Fujita in the face hard. Raka was relieved by that. He had managed to let go of those feelings, and that made him grateful for having a grudge against Fujita, who was his own best friend.

However, when Clara's voice suddenly rang in his ears, all those sights just disappeared. Raka didn't see Fujita leaning against the wall. He didn't see Fujita's bloody face there. His gaze changed, only seeing Clara who was in front of him.

"Are you sleeping?" Clara asked, brushing her hair to her ear.

"Ah..."

It was a dream. Raka dreams that he is hitting Fujita. He fell asleep while waiting for Clara's ankle to be treated by the female doctor. In other words, what he did earlier was just a dream.

Raka turned his gaze to his hands. He sees black cloth there. They were black stockings, and they belonged to Clara who was entrusted to Raka.

To confirm once again that it was a dream, Raka looked left and right and Clara. And sure enough, he was currently in the waiting room. He sat there with drool stuck to his cheek.

Since he was holding Clara's stockings, he easily used the stockings to wipe the drool stuck to his cheeks.

"I fell asleep. Sorry," Raka said after he managed to get rid of the drool on his cheek.

"..."

Clara responded in silence. Raka used her stockings to do that. The stockings were just washed yesterday, but Raka instead... It's too dirty to be judged by people in general.

Although Clara had doubts about it, she didn't seem to mind. She thought that it didn't matter. It can still be washed later. The most important thing for her right now was, she realized that Raka was exhausted. It was very important for her to know that. Therefore, even though Raka soiled her stockings, Clara continued to use her stockings after Raka returned them.

Before Clara put on her black stockings, Raka noticed Clara's right ankle. Also, Raka realized that Clara's legs were so beautiful and smooth. Her legs were completely white, looking like the color of milk.

"Your right ankle..."

"Ah. I already got the treatment earlier inside. The doctor confirmed and massaged my right ankle. It helped me even though she said that I shouldn't be too active, especially in sports. Tomorrow I can't jog. Phew..."

After saying that, Clara sighed. Then, she sat beside Raka.

"By the way, are you hungry?" Clara asked.

Clara doesn't seem to want to make Raka even more tired. Clara still has time to take Raka to the movies, but she chooses not to make Raka more tired. It was the right choice, considering that Raka only slept more than 1 hour this morning.

"That's how it is."

"What do you want to eat, Raka?"

Raka could not decide. Little knowledge of food. He only knew about a few instant foods, including instant noodles. Thus, he responded in silence, not answering Clara's question.

Clara realized that and decided what they should eat for dinner tonight.

"How about a steak?"

"Steak? Okay."

"Come on!"

After receiving the invoice, and after paying for Clara's right ankle treatment, they left the clinic.

"Does not matter?"

"It doesn't matter."

Raka continued to see Clara walking. He wanted to carry Clara again so that Clara wouldn't feel pain when she walked. He wanted to do that, but Clara said it didn't matter. She's fine.

"OK."

In the end, he agreed and kept an eye on Clara's condition as they walked. And, Raka also helped Clara walk by holding Clara's hand.

Oh my, even in a dream his face is so disgusting.

Raka was still thinking about his dream earlier. He still couldn't believe it was just a dream, but it felt so real to him. That way, Raka still harbored his hatred for Fujita.

Arrived and entered the restaurant, Raka and sat wishing each other. They ordered food, and Raka ordered beef which was a bit cheaper than the others.

Raka knows that he has to be frugal. He had bought the pendant at a price that was quite a drain on his money. He had to be patient to buy something. He had to be patient for 23 days, for his digital money was added by the school.

Clara didn't open the conversation while they were eating. Meanwhile, Raka has difficulty using chopsticks. He couldn't hold the meat that had been cut so thin. And to make matters worse, Clara got meat that had to be more precise than his flesh. And to make matters worse, Clara is given a knife and fork to enjoy her food, while Raka gets chopsticks, which he can't use.

I need a spoon. No, maybe you can just use your hands. OK...

Raka decided to eat the meat with his hands. But, before that happened, Clara, who had realized that Raka was having a hard time using her chopsticks, quickly gave her fork to Raka.

"Switch with me. Let me use the chopsticks."

They exchanged, and since then, Raka managed to enjoy his food using the fork that Clara had used to eat.

After they finished eating, Raka remembered something he had been carrying in his bag.

"Oh, right."

"What is it?" Clara asked, wiping her mouth with the clean towel the restaurant had provided.

Raka opened his bag. He was looking for something there. When he managed to get it, he showed it to Clara.

"For you."

Raka opened it, showing the pendant he had just bought yesterday to a surprised Clara.

"For me?"

"Yeah. I just bought this yesterday. I think this suits you. Well, even though I just bought this on a whim."

Raka's last sentence was so slow. That Clara couldn't hear. Clara only heard, the pendant only suits her.

Clara thought for a moment before asking and accepting the pendant. After thinking about that for a moment, Clara asked.

"You bought this yesterday?"

"Yeah. I bought this while at a jewelry store, which is not far from the station."

That's exactly what Clara had in mind. Clara knew that there was a jewelry shop near the station. Also, she knew that the jewelry shop nearby was only at that station.

"Is it possible..."

"You know, at that time someone was chasing me. Most likely it is my fans. To escape the pursuit of my fans, I entered the jewelry store. As a thank you to the shop, for hiding me from those fans of mine, I bought this pendant. And now that I think about it, this locket is perfect for you to wear, Clara."

His fans?

Clara asked that in her mind when Raka said that it was his fans who were after him.

The reality is not like that. The ones chasing Raka are not his fans, but Clara.

"That's me."

"Eh?"

"The one chasing you is me."

"..."

Raka did not realize that it was Clara. He thought it was the person who wanted to fight him. For that, Raka was shocked and surprised for a moment.

"W-What do you mean by that?"

"I was also near that station. I saw you there. For that, I'm after you. But, you suddenly disappeared from my sight."

Clara finally knew that Raka had disappeared from her sight because Raka had entered the jewelry store. That's why Raka suddenly disappeared quickly from Clara's eyes.

"Y-Yeah, what a coincidence we met there. Hahaha."

Raka was confused to respond. He wanted to distract Clara and escape his guilt because he didn't realize that it was Clara who was after him.

"Why didn't you notice me, Raka? Yesterday, I kept chasing you. But somehow I can't reach you."

"Sorry. I am wrong. Sorry, I was in such a hurry yesterday that I didn't realize it was you."

Raka finally apologized. He was wrong. He should have paid more attention to that, but since he was too late to meet Fujita, he made the mistake of not realizing Clara was after him and assumed it was the one who wanted to fight him.

"Why did you disappear yesterday?" Clara asked, her tone turning soft. It felt like she wanted to cry.

"I… That yesterday, I…"