Glassy Heart

CHAPTER - 3 - <<Old Friends>>

The Next day, I waited for Sawako on the train station, I don't want her getting mad over me just because I arrived earlier than her twice and didn't waited twice in row.

Soon after, there she was.

"Hey!" She says as she waves to me from a distance.

"Hi, good morning" I reply.

We start our walk to the school together and moments later Sawako spoke.

"So what do think about him?"

"About who?"

I ask with a genuine confusion, I mean, are we close enough to get each other's rough and abstract references yet? Or maybe it's actually a common thing for people to understand each other like that and I am just dumb.

"About the new crazy hot transfer student of course."

Oh, she is talking about Ray Renner, the new transfer student in our class and she is also made it sound like I should have understood that reference on my own, or at least should have tried, I'll keep that mind from next time. Though, I already know where this conversation is headed, I still ask.

"What about him?"

"Seriously? I heard he aced the entrance exams, on top of that he plays volleyball and is handsome, I guess perfect guys exist after all."

She just described what we all know about Ray Renner, except the entrance exams part, which kinda seems like an exaggeration, I mean rumors are not always true, but she does have a better social standing in class than me so I usually believe in what she tells me, she also make it sound like she might be interested in Ray.

Sawako and I are not too popular with guys in our class, I myself have never had a boyfriend, Sawako on the other hand did had one in junior high, but they broke up after the end of Junior high, it seemed pretty fair to me, distance breaking relationships, that is.

"And you are sitting next him, and I thought I was lucky to sit next to Sukishima-kun." she adds.

What does she come to school for?

"So, are you interested in Renner-kun?" I ask

"I mean well, who is not, the news of a new hot transfer student spreads quickly you know." She says not denying to my assumption, but makes it sound like it's normal to be interested in good looking guys like Ray, is it though?

I mean I can't deny that Ray is indeed good looking and so far, is nice to people around him too, but still I don't know how people get invested into other people without spending much time with them, Is this what people call 'love at first sight'? or maybe I am interpreting the meaning of the term 'Interested' incorrectly, maybe the people who are 'interested' in Ray, actually want to get to know him better, in that case, I am just thinking too much.

"I see." I quietly reply believing what Sawako told me.

Rest of the way we talk about the things we need to do this semester, and other random things, this is the kind of walk we usually have while we are walking to school, so I guess it was the fault of the long semester break that resulted in yesterday's silent walk.

"Good morning Ayame-san, Nakamura-san" Yui Saito greeted us as soon as we entered the classroom.

Me and Sawako greeted her back and turned to reach our seats, usually me and Sawako would put our bags on our seats and head to chat with the other girls but as we were a bit late today, all the students were already on their seats preparing for the first period.

Suddenly a group of boys entered our classes talking and laughing loudly, it was the Hinata group, but what was different about this group today was they had a new member with them, Ray Renner, it seems like Ray would not have any problem making friends or rising up the social hierarchy of the class, well I am not even surprised.