When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character. –W. Somerset Maugham
Our first day of classes had officially begun. The majority of our class period was spent with teachers outlining our courses. To nobody's surprise, the red-haired guy was asleep the whole time. I would have expected the teachers to chastise him, but they didn't. I suppose that we have freedom in the classroom as well.
The majority of people started to leave as soon as lunchtime arrived. I would have invited Kushida, but she appears to be going with some female friends.
"I really need some friends." I muttered.
"You see? If you're desperate for friends, go talk to Kawasaki-kun."
It was Horkita who said this. My name came up in her conversation with Ayanokouji.
"Why are you dragging my name into this?"
"Why not? You two are complaining about not having friends, so it makes sense." She turned to Ayanokouji. "Go on and leave me alone."
Both Ayanokouji and I shared a look.
"Wouldn't it just be awkward?" said Ayanokouji.
I nodded my head. I could see Horikita's point, but two loners like us won't have much to talk about. No offense.
"Being picky now, are we? You won't ever make friends that way." Horkita harshly commented.
"Gee, thanks." I told her.
Is she incapable of being nice? If my self-esteem were a percentage, it would almost certainly be negative.
"Well, I was thinking of heading to the cafeteria. Anyone want to come with me?" Hirata announced to the class.
"I'll go, too!"
"Me, too! Me too!"
The girls appeared excited about joining him for lunch. I genuinely feel sorry for Hirata. Having a lot of girls fawn over you and being unable to interact with your fellow male students must be awful.
"Does anyone else want to come?"
Hirata seemed to also realize this and looked around the room to invite a boy. His eyes landed on me, but I quickly shook my head. If it hadn't been for the girls, I would have gone without a doubt. They'd probably be furious for ruining their time with Hirata.
Hirata gave me a strained smile. His eyes quickly landed on Ayanokouji, and he began to speak.
"Hey, Ayano—"
"Come on. Hurry up, Hirata-kun!"
Ouch, that must suck. Hirata appeared to have been interrupted by a blond-haired girl, leaving Ayanokouji hanging. He tried to play it off by scratching his head, but it was painfully obvious to anyone watching that this was not the case.
Huh, this bread is really good.
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"At five PM Japan Standard Time today, we will be holding a student club fair in Gymnasium No. 1. Students interested in joining a club, please gather in Gymnasium No. 1."
An announcement came during lunch. Should I go check it out? After all, clubs play a big role in high school life. Might as well.
"Lot of people here," I muttered.
After classes had ended, I decided to check out the club fair. It was fairly crowded; there were probably more than 100 students present.
I grabbed a pamphlet and looked through it. It listed the clubs that were available as well as their activities. They had all types of clubs, ranging from swimming to chess.
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