School sucks

Kiss

"Morning Sunshine," Kokomi's parents entered with a tray of breakfast.

"Morning..." Kokomi had her head against her desk, and her eyes were baggy.

"Did you sleep well? You don't look so good. Are you worried? For a hockey match perhaps or is it the final exams?" Her Mother approached her, but before she could speak, Her Father patted her Mom on the back. "Don't worry about her, right Koko? You're a strong girl." Her Father winked and game an old smile.

"Y-yeah..." Kokomi whispered and wiping her eyes.

It'd been a day from the Festival. Kokomi didn't sleep at all.

She was thinking.

In some way she wanted to vent this all out to someone.

But then they might judge her.

She wanted to talk to Gorou too...

But it'd be weird, wouldn't it? She'd avoided everyone relating to her all of yesterday. If she decided to speak up now, wouldn't it be...odd?

Kokomi decided she couldn't keep it inside anymore, she ended up going to school early and waiting for one of her friends to show up.

In an empty classroom, she sat with her head on the desk, staring into the distance. It was the girls meeting up place normally. Class 103.

She remembered on the day back to school in the cemester, Kokomi noticed Gorou was talking about the book she liked. She pleaded for no spoilers, and he abided. Then she walked into this same classroom, and soon all the girls just showed up and it became their meeting up place, but when she was waiting for them, she was alone, just like the this time.

Kokomi wondered how it'd feel if she had tons of friends like Gorou did. To keep her company she'd always watch a video of Gogo's. But today she felt guilty. She didn't even bother turning on her phone.

"I don't know if I miss the way things used to be...or if I'd rather things to be the way they're now." She covered her eyes and silently cried. Before she felt extremely lonely, but now, she made so many friends, and with Gogo, she felt loved. Because he listened, and she listened. It was equal. She had someone to relate to.

"Kokomi...? That's where you were. You are in so early. Wow." Kujou peeped into the classroom and found her friend.

"You okay?" Kokomi didn't feel like answering but did anyway, saying she was okay.

"I've got some news, by the way. The one and only Idiotic Itto and I are dating now." Sara groaned sounding a bit annoyed about it.

"Congratulations," Kokomi lifted her head off the desk, and gave her a wet smile. Her eyes were teary and her smile was breaking each second, but she still tried. It was seconds later, she started wiping her face and letting out tears.

...maybe it was just the pressure? Or the expectations she got from her parents.

Maybe it was the overwhelming things that had happened to her earlier on.

Or how she bottled them up inside?

Kokomi really didn't know how she started crying, but she couldn't conceal her tears anymore.

They were hot and they constantly welled up in her eyes every next second although she was trying to stop them.

"...Kokomi?" Sara was surprised, she pulled Kokomi's hands out of her face and looked at her.

"What's wrong?" Even without hands to wipe her eyes, Kokomi started bursting out with tears, she still tried to smile.

"I-I'm f-fine-" she started and then never finished it because she felt like throwing up.