Chapter 14 - Mistake (2)

'...Does she hate me...'

On the way to class, I'm still thinking about what happened earlier. Kawajima-san, after hearing me ask him to exchange numbers, started acting strangely and when I tried to call her, she immediately ran away. It's really confusing, is she really desperate and wants to use the toilet? Or is it just an excuse?

After all, what was her reason for starting to reject me. I just want to be friends with her and also try to be closer. However, if Kawajima-san really refuses my request, that's fine.

"Good morning, Ame"

"Oh, good morning."

Taking my usual seat, I sat down and put down my bag.

"...Toru, do you have a problem?", out of nowhere, my chuunibyou friend, Ame, started asking me. He wasn't usually the type to take the initiative to ask a question like this. What's with him all of a sudden?

"Huh? What do you mean? No, I don't have any problem" I replied. Playing dumb with the acting skills I learned yesterday. Was he usually this sensitive? Damn you Ame, asking at a time like this..

"No, but you look different today. Your face looks like you're thinking about something, and you were also daydreaming when you entered the classroom. Really, what happened?" Ame doesn't seem to care about my acting. He can fully see through my greeting. This kid, I cringe at him sometimes.

"Right, right. Really, nothing. Just continue with that game you're playing" but I didn't answer his concern honestly. Honestly, talking about your personal problems, especially if it's about women, sometimes it's very embarrassing to do between men. It's not that I don't believe him, but I just feel that it's very embarrassing to tell him what happened this morning.

"Ahh! Damn, I died. It's all because of you Toru. You made me curious with your different expression than usual. Now look! My dear Ullize-Chan is dead! Dead!" only realized he was still in the middle of the game after listening my words, he began to bombard me with various insults.

"silence stupid. It's your mistake to be curious about unnecessary things"

"...I was just worried about you..." Ame muttered in a very small voice.

"what? "

"nothing, stupid!"

"Huh?! Are you asking me to fight Huh? Come here you flukker!"

"Ahh! Don't come near you devil!!!"

That morning, due to the problem of the two men who couldn't be honest with each other, Class 1-C became bustling with their stupid struggles. Ame is completely defeated and looks to be suffering at the hands of Toru, who has locked him up and tickled his weak spot. But he was saved by the savior who arrived too late, namely Juutaro.

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Writing down the notes on the blackboard, I seriously studied the subject this time. After the usual morning homeroom, the first lesson for the day is Japanese. And since Japanese is one of my weakest subjects, I try to take it seriously. Japanese teacher, namely Origami sensei. He is the teacher with the tallest height among the other teachers. Wears square glasses, and looks like a nerd. But even though he looks like that on the outside, he teaches cheerfully and sometimes cracks jokes. Great teacher, I may say.

The lessons were also easy to understand even for me who wasn't a native Japanese in my past life. Time flies so fast as he teaches and makes my head just think about the lesson, nothing else.

*deng dong deng deng!

Until the lunch bell rings. Origami sensei gave us some homework to do. Then after he finished, he quickly left the classroom.

Taking my bento from the bag, as usual I was going to have lunch with my friends. "hahhh~~ why does Origami-sensei have to give us homework, it's still the first week! He should have been more lenient towards us"

"Don't be like that, Ame-kun! Sensei is just doing his job. And besides, there's only a little homework this time right? It's not a complicated subject either"

"That's right. Huh, Listen to what Juutaro has to say, Ame-kun. You should be more diligent"

"! You guys…! You evil treachery demons!"

"Shut up. Stop with your stupid moaning, I'm hungry. Let's eat"

"Let's go! "

"Hah... OK"

Our usual chatter rolled on, before we quickly moved our tables closer and opened our respective bento. But, when I was about to open the bento in front of me,

"Excuse me, is Ryousuke Toru-kun here?" I heard a voice calling out to me from outside the back door of the classroom. Hearing my name being called, and by a voice that sounded familiar too, I turned towards the back door. There, a girl was seen nervously holding the lunch box with both hands while sticking her head into the classroom to look for me.

Yes, as you might expect, she is Kawajima-san.

"Kawajima-san?" I answered with a question in my head, 'why did she come here?... Could it be because of what happened this morning? '

"Guys. You guys just eat without me this time. Looks like Kawajima-san has some business with me"

"Ah, got it!"

"un, go there. Itadakimasu"

"See you later", I waved my hand towards my friends. Carrying my lunch box, I walked towards the back door.

"Hey Kawajima-san. What's wrong?"

"A-ano! C-can we have lunch together? I have a few things to talk to you about!" Kawajima-san said, with her cheeks flushed red and her eyes lowered. "Keep your head up, fine. Then let's go. Want to go to the park?"

"?! O-okay!"

Many students in the class had already started to pay attention to us. So without delaying any further, I proposed to Kawajima-san to go to lunch at the school garden. I don't feel comfortable saying this, but I hate the way they stare at Kawajima-san as if she's a strange being. I know she looks ugly in other people's eyes, but at least try to be polite and cover it up, I thought.

So, while walking with Kawajima-san beside me, we got off and exited the school building to head to the park. With beautiful flower views, manicured grass, and plus nice weather, the garden seems to be a comfortable place for lunch this time. 'I think I made the right choice'

We didn't talk to each other on the way. Only a slightly awkward silence could be felt. It's not that I don't want to start a conversation, but I'm afraid of offending her and the same thing as this morning happening again.

Finding an empty seat, we sat next to each other and kept a safe distance between us. 'okay, let's hear what she want to say'.

"So Kawajima-san, why are you calling me like this? I heard you wanted to talk to me about something?"