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Chapter 42: Lost Days I

Happiness is such a fragile thing. The minute you get hold of it, you need to be careful with it. Just one small slip could ruin just about everything.

I learned that the hard way.

"You fell again? Gee, you are clumsy as always."

"Hehe, I can't help myself."

Ah, I really wish they did not say anything about it. I mean, this would surely be the cause of such a big commotion if anyone but them were to know this... though I suppose their mouths were not that really trustworthy....

Then again, they do not hold that much credibility... so I can rest at ease..

I mean come on! How would the others take the news when they hear that the school's number one ace in sports was a really clumsy person that was prone to falling and being all bandaged up? It is already bad enough that my academics are terrible, I really do not want any more bad reports about me. Seriously.

My parents would most definitely not enjoy I tell you. And there was nothing more that I hate doing then displeasing my parents. They mean the world to me! How could I possibly do such a thing to them?! That is just stupid! Without them, I could never have been able to live in this world!

Ah, I am getting off topic! Got to pay attention in class! I have to at least try to do my best in my studies, right?! Right?!

"As you all know, if x represents....."

The teacher's words started to become even more less and lesser understandable as I began to zone out.

'Ah, this is weird.. why do I feel sleepy. Ah, I knew maths was a boring subject.'

I really wanted to pay attention, I really did. But my eyelids wanted to close so bad like it the whole world depends on it! Seeing as I could always asked anyone for their notes to review on it, I booked it and sleep.

"....-san, please wake up."

I slowly lift my head up as the brightness of the world stings my eyes. It hurts I tell you. Like very. It took me awhile to open my eyes and when I did, I saw the look of an annoyed teacher in front of me with her hands on her hips as she looked down onto me. With a heavy sigh, she shoved me a sheet of paper with the number 0 marked in red on it.

"Sensei, what is this?"

"This? Oh, this is nothing more than what people would call your exam paper oh my sleepy student."

"Exam paper? Maths?"

"Yes."

"Hm... there is just one thing that I don't understand though, sensei..."

"Hm? What is it?"

"What does this zero mean?"

"........"

The teacher had her eyes closed as she smiled at me so brilliantly. However, the shadow growing on her face was not a good sign as she cracked her knuckles while humming a song that I know resembling what you usually hear in a funeral.

"Uhh... that hurts, sensei.."

"Aw, relax. You have a tough body. There's nonway something like that hurts, right?"

"Eeeh?! But I am a girl! A delicate and beautiful girl~~~"

"Yeah, a girl with a very clumsy character. Look at you! Is that a new bandage?"

"Hehehe."

"Well back to business. How could you possibly score a zero on your mathematics test?!"