ELITE CLASSROOM 1ST YEAR (VOLUME 1)

Short Story 4: Horikita Suzune SS - Happy. Unhappy?

That was something that happened on a certain ordinary day.

That happened not long after I enrolled in this school and it could not be said that I was accustomed to the school life yet.

I'm always tense when I get suddenly talked to by a classmate, and I'm unable to chat normally.

In short, for me who belongs to the bottom of the class students, it's already exhausting to be able to put a name to a face.

People with high communication skills like Hirata and Kushida have already started to talk to people from the other classes.

"What an annoying reality..."

We both entered this school under the same circumstances and yet right now we are different as night and day.

Even though I understood everybody has different skills, at the moment I am regretting it.

In this atmosphere, the resident of my neighbouring table spends every day not paying attention to it.

She never arrives late nor has had any absences, has outstanding grades, and listens earnestly during classes. She is even fast at entering and leaving the classroom.

However, nobody interacts with her. To put it plainly, she has no friends.

"You look very relaxed, it looks like not having worries is truly great."

"What are you saying all of a sudden?"

Horikita, who was preparing for the next class, looked at me annoyed.

"Nothing. I can't help but think about these things."

"I follow my standards in order to take my studies seriously, you know?"

"I was not saying those things...well, you didn't hear anything. I was wrong."

"Even though you admitting being wrong is a good thing, I feel that I can't accept it."

Horikita believes that she doesn't need friends from the bottom of her heart.

Even if I argued with her, I wouldn't have high odds of success, and there wouldn't be any gain.

"Well, let's study hard today too."

"I've never seen you studying hard once though."

I sighed after hearing her sarcastic remarks.

Next day. I woke up earlier than usual and I arrived 10 minutes before the class meeting began. There weren't many students and the classroom was basically empty.

"I've arrived earlier than Horikita."

After all, since it was this time, I thought she had already arrived to the classroom, but it looks like even the first-rate person is going to arrive late.

"Good morning everyone."

A moment later, Kushida, the class atmosphere mediator, entered the classroom.

The gloomy (I'm exaggerating) classroom suddenly became bright and cheerful.

Even if I only see Kushida in the morning, I still think she is very cute. I would probably feel the same if I saw her in the evening.

I didn't know what was Kushida thinking. When she turned into my direction, our eyes accidentally met.

Normally, I was supposed to greet her by waving my hand, but I subconsciously averted my eyes, typical from a good-for-nothing like me.