Book 5: Chapter 2: 19th of October (Monday) – Ayase Saki
Shortly after midnight, I once again found myself lost in thought. The main thing on my mind naturally was the promise Asamura-kun and I made on the day of the cultural festival… that we’d head out and go somewhere. Just the two of us. Ever since then, my mind had been filled with questions such as where to even go, how to invite him, and what there was for us to do.
The biggest problem of all was Asamura-kun’s attitude. The way he interacted with and around me filled me with anxiety that he may have forgotten about our promise, which is why I am agonizing about it in silence. It made me feel like I was the only one who was constantly thinking about it, that I was the only one who genuinely was looking forward to it, and this caused me to toss and turn in my bed over and over. Come on, I’ll end up missing precious sleep if this continues. So I keep telling myself, and yet…
It’s Monday already. Once I wake up, it’ll be time for school. I pulled my blanket up over my head and forced my eyes shut. I need to sleep. It’s time to sleep… I kept telling myself. I was still telling myself this when my phone’s ringtone pierced through the silence.
“Oh, come on now…”
I grabbed my phone to check who’d bother me this late, which unsurprisingly turned out to be Maaya. I had a LINE message from her.
“What time do you think it is?” I grumbled to myself as I ran my eyes over her message.
‘I can’t sleep, help meee!’
You too? I sighed to myself and typed a response.
‘Sleep.’