Book 1: Chapter 6: 12th of June (Friday)
Starting early in the morning, Ayase-san was avoiding me. I think she was at least, although I didn’t understand as to why. Before I even got to the dining table, Ayase-san had already left, without saying a single thing to me. I don’t get it. Last night, the last thing I saw from her was that smile. That moment, I felt like we had been close like never before. The more I thought about it, the less it made any sense.
If it was still raining, we could go to school together, which would allow me to ask her for the reason for this, but naturally, the weather betrayed me, as it was clear outside. Pedaling on my bike, I looked up at the sky, on this 12th day of June. It was almost worryingly blue. Indeed, fine weather during the rainy season, can you believe it.
While pedaling I tried to distract myself with the origin of this very ‘fine weather during the rainy season’ expression1. If I didn’t do so, my head would be full of Ayase-san instead. I didn’t even try to slow down on my way to school. I could still see traces of rain on the rows of trees I rode past. The drops of water on the tree branches fell down in a well-timed manner, and hit me in the face. Thanks to that cold sensation, my tired face was slowly waking up as well.
Maybe she’s still angry because of the underwear incident yesterday. Thinking about the possibilities of that, I figured that her personality would lead her to directly tell me if she was angry still. Sadly, that made things even more confusing. Pondering about this, I made it to school already. I looked up at the sky again, but couldn’t find a single cloud.
If I remember correctly, we had P.E. during the second period…Of course, it’s practice for the ball sports festival again. As before, we’d meet at the same location as before, the tennis court. Meaning, I would be running into Ayase-san again.
During the first period, I had modern Japanese, but as you might expect, I couldn’t focus in the slightest, and I don’t even remember what we even talked about. Eventually, the second period came around, and once everyone was gathered, I directed my attention over at the girls.
“Seryaaaaaaaaaaa!”
As always, Narasaka-san was in top form. So was the ball, as it flew right over onto the neighbouring court.
“Maayaaaaaa!”