He started walking, without saying anything.
I watched him leave when he stopped at a point.
He's walking in my direction...
"Is something the matter?" I asked as he came closer.
"Hmm? Uh, no. I just forgot this."
He said as he picked something from the bench.
What is it? Looks like a keychain.
It might have fallen from his pocket when he was treating my would.
I want to take a look at it but it is well hidden in his fist and I can't ask him to show it to me.
How can I?
It's not as if we are friends. Ahhh, I do not want to think about anything anymore.
"Oh, okay." I simply replied to him, not showing any emotion.
I watch him struggling with that keychain. It is on his bag now. He looks up at me and smiles.
He is looking really satisfied and happy after getting success and I am finding it both funny and ...
And why is he this happy, is not it just a keychain.
He can find hundreds like this one. It must me something really important.
Ahh, surely, Shizuka might have given it to him.
Why else would he get so happy over a simple thing? it is just a daisy keychain.
I feel like I have seen this somewhere else too. I tried to recall but uhh... my dumb brain. It can't remember anything. I finally decide to go to the class now.
"I am going to the class. Are you going to the class too?"
I asked him. It is not like I am interested to have a conversation with him. I casually asked, I mean at least it would better than this awkward silence between us.
We start walking together.
"Hmm." He looked at my face and nodded.
"Umm, Nobita..." He stopped walking once again.
"The things you said there, earlier.. Um, I didn't ...
I want to say something, I want to tell you that it is not true, what you assumed earlier. I do not think of you as a fool or idiot."
"Hm" I said calmly.
I do not think he would have heard it as there is this distance of few steps between us.
When he stopped walking, I continued to walk. I do not know why I am wondering 'if I should have stopped with him'.
"Nobita, I do not why you thought that way. I never looked down at you, I never thought of you with disrespect." I heard him continue but I do not want to look at him.
Neither I want him to look at my face, maybe this is the reason why I am still standing here like this, with my back facing him.
I usually do not even like to hear his voice but I do not know what is happening to me. I did not stopped him from speaking further this time. I want him to complete.
"Nobita, I want you to know that , for me, you are a really nice person. You respect others. You help others. You never give up and you have a really good heart."
I turned to look at his face but his face was turned down, he was staring at his shoes.
"You might get punished again for being late in class if you do not leave for the class right now. Do not blame me for it later."
I said to him and started walking towards the entry gate of our school.
"Where are you going to, Nobita?"
"You should not care about me. This is not your concern. Go to the class, Shizuka might be waiting for you"
I left without waiting for a response.
