Are We Even Friends, Miya? {MIYA CHINEN}

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5/13/2021- 5/21/2021

The picture on Pinterest. I'll find the artist later.

I switched to sub because I was too lazy to pull up the dub.

The photo is beautifully sad.

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I didn't realize I stopped walking altogether. I made it home. I made myself some food for lunch tomorrow. My injury emitted a dull pain, but I think it was fine.

I remember things I didn't want to remember. I guess Cherry's accident really brought back memories. Maybe I'll call Mr. Kusanagi tomorrow. But if he's busy... then I'll call Yata! (I'll finally have an excuse!)

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The school was boring. As always. I felt my eyes droop a lot today. Sleep, why must you make an enemy out of me! We used to enjoy each other's company when I was younger.

Thank goodness I had bangs. I could close my eyes a bit and no one would notice. Unless I fall asleep and my head falls from my hand. I hated that feeling.

I had made it to lunch! I took out my phone and walked out of my classroom. I grabbed my lunch from my bag. I didn't bring my skateboard today. I slept on my shoulder wrong and now it hurts. I didn't want to carry it around.

I wondered how Cherry was doing. I had walked outside. When I woke up this morning I realized how rude I must've looked. I just walked out after he came in, I cringed at myself. I opened my phone and dialed Mr. Kusanagi.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Mr. Kusanagi! Are you busy?"

"No not at all, how are you, Owari?"

"Oh okay! Hmm, I'm at school and just wanted to talk with you. I remembered a lot of stuff yesterday, mostly not pleasant things. How is Anna?" I changed the subject.

I heard a sigh. "Anna is doing alright. She's been hanging out with Neko and Kuroh. Have you eaten yet?"

"I'm going to. Can I ask you something? Was he- was he ever going to tell me? You know damn well, I didn't know anything about Kings. It was an open secret and no one acknowledged it... Sorry I didn't mean to raise my voice.

"It's alright, don't apologize." After Mikoto's death, I felt mad at everyone. I didn't talk to them for a week. Until Mi-Yata broke my window and got inside my house. "I shouldn't be feeling this."

"No-"

"Why did everything happen so fast..." I crouched down next to my lunch. I curled into a ball. I put my phone on speaker. "Mr. Kusanagi... Do you think he saw the red from that night, just as Anna and I did? It was beautiful didn't you think? Heh, the red was nice, it lit up the place."

"... I'm sure he did."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. How is the present that I got you?" I grabbed my lunch and opened it. It was cold but I didn't mind.

"It's very helpful, thank you again. Yata noticed it right away and asked if it was from you. Then he said something about "He hasn't called me, that brat! I told him to skate outside, and clear his mind."

"Oops! I was going to call him today. I called you first when I had the chance." I continued eating my lunch.

"Listen, one day when you come to visit I'll give you some recipes so you can try them. I know you don't know how to cook very well. Now I want you to call Yata after I hang up. Also, be careful I feel that something is going on."