𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧 [ 𝐒. 𝐊𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐦𝐚. ]

Chapter 15

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You were doing your daily walk around the school ground. It was cleaning time, meaning every student from different classrooms should do their part in cleaning the school, it is the policy after all. You decided to check up on Mizuki then after that, you're going to check up on how Shigeo is doing. 

"Hey, Tsubomi-chan, you're childhood friends with (Y/n)-san, right?" 

You stopped dead in your tracks when you overheard one girl say your name. You suddenly felt dread as your heart started to beat so fast inside your chest. You decided to stay hidden from where you can actually eavesdrop. You know that it's a bad thing, but what if they're going to badmouth you in front of your childhood best friend?

You took a deep breath as you calm your rapidly beating heart.

"Yeah, why?" Tsubomi replied.

"Is it true that she's actually dating Kagaya-san?" One of the girls asked. You guess that two of Tsubomi's friends were there with her.

"Eh? She's dating her best friend? That's weird. I don't think that rumor is true," Your childhood best friend replied.

"Is that so? Why don't you ask her?" One replied as the other agreed with that statement.

"Oh, I will," Tsubomi replied, seemingly with a smile as she said those words.

"But it's really obvious that two of them are dating, right? I mean, they're always together," 

"I agree. By the way, wanna go karaoke with us later?" 

You heard Tsubomi sniff as she laughed nervously, "Ah, I'll pass, I'm a bit under the weather," She said.

The girls groaned but all was silent when Tsubomi sneezed. Sounded like a snot has come out. 

Those girlfriends of hers seemingly kept teasing her about her face being covered by her hand, you wanted to come out of your hiding spot to help. But stopped that thought when you heard the familiar voice of Shigeo.

He told the two girls that they are being called by their teacher. The girls groaned but complied nonetheless. 

You sigh as you decided to take a peek at Shigeo and your best friend. Your eyes fluttered when you saw Shigeo hand her a napkin Tsubomi gladly accept. You almost chuckled at the thought that she indeed have a snot that came out when she sneezed. 

Though, your smile faded when you realized something. 

"It's been a while since we last talked to each other, Mob. See you around," Tsubomi said as she threw the napkin in the incinerator and walked away.