Book 5: Chapter 4: 20th of October (Tuesday) – Ayase Saki
Today’s the day Asamura-kun and I are heading out shopping. Just thinking about it makes me feel incredibly anxious. I couldn’t even focus on my classes. Once lunch break passed and the more lethargic classes began, I simply sat at my desk and continued to lose myself in thought without writing down anything that was on the blackboard.
I was thinking about my attitude and what would make a boy more happy. I was thinking about what it exactly meant to be more than siblings yet less than lovers. I never would have imagined a day would come when I would worry about these sorts of things. Actually, that’s not quite right. It’s not just any boy. I don’t care about any of the other guys around me. I just don’t want the one boy I care for to hate me.
While my mind was wandering off in the clouds, fifth period came to an end. Recess greeted me, and so did Maaya, who came from one end of the classroom over to my seat.
“What’s wrong?”
“Huh…? Nothing, why?”
“Liar, liar, pants on fire! You were spacing out the whole time during class.”
“Focus on class yourself!”
How does she know about that? If you’ve got time to stare at me then focus on class instead. Well, it’s not like I could actually make that argument since she had ranked higher than me during the last standardized test… I’d better change the topic.
“You’re as popular as ever, huh? It’s not just the girls; even the boys like you. It’s crazy.”