I'm Just A Chuunibyou: Why Are Maidens Falling For Me? [Volume 1]

CHAPTER 31: He's not coming

"Sigh... He's not coming"

Senpai sighs as she realizes the weirdo will not be coming any time soon seeing how late the hour was. [Already came]

"I better be heading back now. It would be pointless waiting around any longer."

Ugh. My leg hurts...

After waiting, standing there for a few more minutes, student council president Shiori senpai finally decided to leave.

Her legs were hurting from standing still, guarding the door for quite some time.

Even before I found her on that spot, she was already standing there so her legs must have been numb after standing that long.

She's now heading back. Half way through, when she was about to take her next step on the stairs, she accidentally misses and twisted her ankle making her loose balance.

She panicked and accidentally jumped horizontally to the ground making her fall even further away and more dangerous as she was still relatively high on the steps.

Her eyes widen the moment she realizes she was alread free falling at a height.

Her life flashed before her eyes as she fall, looking back at her self and what she have been doing up until now.

And then, a memory of the past was triggered and resurfacing.

"My name is Shiori Hikaruno, and I just so happens to be the president of the student council of Hokkyokusei High School."

Back in elementary, I had a dream.

"I want a prince to come and save me. That way I can be a princess and live in a huge castle. And then we'll live happily ever after"

However, my prince never came to my aid when I needed him the most at that moment.

On that unfaithful moment, I realized that princes aren't real. And even if they do, they won't come to save me.

Back when I was little. I climb up a tall tree and tried to get my balloon that slipped away from my hands.

It got stuck on the tree's branch.

So I climb up the tree and... when I finally reached the top... and then... when I was almost about to get a hold of the balloon... I lost my grip and fell...

The fall was so hard that it broke my left arm and was rushed to the hospital.

Why did my prince not come and swoop me in his arms? Is what I thought at that time.

After getting my arm treated. I asked my mother, as I sat on the bed in one of the hospital rooms.

"Why didn't my prince save me...? Am I not a princess...?"

Little Shiori wondered as she asked her mother with teary eyes.

"Shiori... Maybe he was caught in traffic?"

Her mother have pity on her face. She doesn't want to say that a prince wouldn't appear even how hard she waited so she lied.

Little Shiori's expression turned saddened but...

"Alright. If my prince won't be coming to my rescue, then I'll be stronger. Strong enough to no longer needed a prince to come and save me"

Little Shiori said with determination while her eyes still being a little teary.

So I studied hard to be above the others so no one will think of me as someone below them.

When I reached high school. I aimed for the position of student council president so I could be the most respected student in campus... So no one has to think that I am weak enough to be needed saving anymore.

So when the next time the so called prince arrives, I can tell him loud and clear straight to his face "I no longer need your help. You were too late!".

I wanted to tell him I already saved my self.

The little girl became more and more popular as she becomes the school's model student, and soon she eventually became the student council president just like she said she will do.

She was popular and respected enough to gather everyone's favor. Everyone admires her.

All the guys who confessed to her got rejected... Because in her mind. To be a person worthy of her. She still had hoped for a prince that will someday, come out of nowhere in her time of need.

How ironic isn't it... Everything I did so I won't look vulnerable... But yet, this time as well. I was falling with no one to catch me.

As she was falling down the flight of stairs, a guy came rushing and made an appearance in front of her eyes.

He spread out his arms wide open preparing on catch her.