Book 5: Chapter 5: 21st of October (Wednesday) – Asamura Yuuta
The cold morning air snuggled up to me under my blanket, making me rub my legs together after I woke up. Since we’ll be getting closer to the full-blown winter season from now on, waking up in the morning will only get more painful from here. I immediately began missing the warmth of my blanket after I kicked it into the air to force myself up from bed. At roughly the same time, my alarm rang. I didn’t for a moment, slamming my hand against it to silence the ear-piercing alarm.
“I won.”
Of course, there’s absolutely no benefit to me winning this imaginary battle, but small victories help in shaping my mood for the day… Well, I guess that’s a bit of an overstatement. Either way, today is Narasaka-san’s birthday party. I was assaulted with an odd feeling of pressure because of that, trying my best to ignore it while preparing for school. I’m just a tad bit worried that I won’t get along with the other people she’s going to invite.
After finishing my preparations, I made my way to the living room. It seemed that Ayase-san had already finished her breakfast, as she was now cleaning the dishes she used and putting them into the drying rack.
“Morning. You’re up early, huh?”
“I’ve gotta stop by the train station to buy a present.”
When I called out to her, she immediately grabbed her bag. I see. She’d mentioned that she was going to buy a present this morning. I remember now.
“I’m heading out.”
“Yeah. Take care, Saki-chan.”