Beside Me.

s e v e n t e e n

Its been a month and half since I started school, big brother also joined a high school he says its a good one. we have been having tons of homework and I am planning on joining the student council, pretty much all the Teachers are impressed by me. I mean if I start working on it from now there are fare chances that I can become the president in my 3rd year as they only let the 3 years become presidents. as for my social life, its pretty good I will say, I am friendly acquaintance with everyone all tho whenever I approach someone they just stop working for a sec and stare at me, that makes me uncomfortable. I mean if they really think I am beautiful then I am glad but...now they are just being creepy.

tachibana-san and me always have our lunch together, her mother is a really good cook and she has a really cute bento. she's really kind and intelligent too, but I have noticed something. there is probably someone she likes, like really like cause whenever we face a crowd like leaving the school or lunch time she always spots someone and blushes, but whoever that person is, he is always in a huge crowd so I can never tell who he is exactly, I really do wanna know but I don't wanna be nosy so I just keep my mouth shut. If she wants to tell me then she will do it one day herself. My anemia has started kicking in from a few weeks, it's always one time of the year when it becomes worst but I am doing my best so it will be okay.

*RING*

"ah thank god, I was really hungry." tachibana-san yawned a little. okay she's so cute.

'hmm.'

"aren't you hungry Shinzawa-san?" she asked getting her bento out of her bag

'I mean..not really?' I replied, for last some days my body has been hurting alot. I always feel a little short of breath. and my appetite has decreased alot too. these are the symptoms of anemia.

"whats wrong? You look kind of pale." tachibana-san said looking at me

'oh...its nothing it tends to happen.'

"whats wrong?" her voice sounds worried. should I just tell her?

'I am just a little out of breath, it happens' I said smiling lightly. she then suddenly got up from her seat and said

"I know what to do in this situation! get your bento shinzawa-san we will eat outside. after all fresh air always refreshes everyone!"

'ah its okay really-' she suddenly cut me off and then pulled me from my seat. oh god, well if she's insisting so much then it will feel bad to say no to a cute girl

we left our class and went outside, what if we are the only one who is eating outside? that will feel so weird. when we went outside there were people eating underneath trees or in the garden, thankgod.

we took our spot under a tree and placed our bentos, and she spoke up

"Shinzawa-san I have noticing it but you have been loosing your appetite even tho you look tired, are you ok?"she have been observing me? I thought I hid that pretty well. should I just tell her? well we are friends so its okay.

'ah..so you noticed. well I am actually suffering from anemia' she stayed quite and just looked at me

'I was diagnosed by it since birth, you see its hereditary in our family. my grandma had it too. and well its not that serious until I have a healthy routine and nutritious food, but since it was hereditary it cant be completely healed.'

"I hope it will get better." she smiled at me and I smiled back

just as I was about to eat I looked at tachibana-san but she wasn't paying attention to her bento, she wasn't paying attention to anything. I followed her gaze and saw those punks with weird hair and style. wait don't tell me she- I looked at her again and her cheeks were lightly tinted. its that blonde boy she's looking at.