Hollow Heart

5

Tuesday, 1:45 pm

"Well then mister smartypants, do you even understand anyone else?" Asami says with a smirk,

That question caught me off guard. Truly, I don't understand much about the human mind. I thought of something to help dodge the question, because I knew if I didn't answer or said my honest answer, then she's never getting off my back.

"Um... maybe" I say,

DAMN IT I HOPE SHE BUYS IT!!!

"Well...okay then Kayden-kun!" She says as she turns back to her magazine,

YES SHE BOUGHT IT!!!!!!!!

I let out a quick sigh and ate the last bite of my sandwich. Then I look at Asami for a quick moment.

I wondered how she could look so innocent yet give off such a negative vibe. Is this a talent? A curse? No, maybe she's hiding something.

Luckily, Asami was super focused on her magazine that she didn't notice me. I could feel myself making such weird faces.

"Hey Kayden-kun?" Asami asks as she closes her magazine,

"Y-yeah?" I suddenly react,

"Do you think I'll fit in with the people here? I feel like just because I'm a new student I won't get along with anyone" Asami says with a worried tone,

"Um..."

CRAP. I have no experience with this when it comes to problems. May it be life, diet, etc., I absolutely have no experience about dealing with someone else's problems.

I thought of an answer based off my observations of her yesterday.

"Well... I think you'll do just fine. You made friends yesterday didn't you? Shouldn't they be enough to convince you?" I say,

Asami just stated at me and blinked twice. I recognize that look. The look of someone looking at someone who just said something weird.

Not good news...

"Kayden-kun..." she says flustered,

"W...what?" I ask?

"Have you been stalking me!?" She says angrily,

CRAP I SCREWED UP NOW!

"NO! NO! NO!!! WHILE I WAS EXITING SCHOOL GROUNDS I JUST HAPPENED TO NOTICE YOU WITH A BUNCH OF GIRLS THAT'S ALL!!" I answer with the voice of a nervous wreck,

"Jeez Kay-kun, you're so naive" Asami says, "Fine I'll believe you"

Ah, that means all is well, and I wouldn't have to be screwed up by this young woman today.

Wait a sec-

"Why the heck are you calling me 'Kay' now!? It sounds so feminine as f*ck!!!!!" Now it was my turn to get angry,

"Awwww... do you not like it?" Asami says with a teasing tone,

"ABSOLUTELY NOT! CALL ME BY MY REAL NAME!" I shout,

"Okay, okay, Kayden-kun, calm down... hehe... I just thought calling you 'Kay' would be less of a mouthful" Asami says with what seems to be a 'worried about her own safety tone'.

"Whatever! Just don't call me that, ever!" I scoff,

"Wow Kayden... you seem to talk more like a girl than a guy you know..." Asami says looking away,

"And what the heck is that supposed to mean!?" I ask angrily,

I swear, the more I hang out with this weirdo girl, the more I'm gonna lose my sanity...

"Oh come on Kayden-kun, it was a joke" Asami says giggling,

"A... joke?" I ask

"Wow Kayden-kun... first a handshake, now you don't even know what a joke is? Just how outdated are you?"

Was that an insult? Or another one of these "jokes"? I don't know, and I don't care. Yet the way I'm reacting makes her think I really do care.

But wait a sec, I don't usually react like this. DAMN IT! ITS ALL BECAUSE OF HER!!!

"..."

And thanks to her, my mind just suddenly went blank and just lost the will to answer.

"Ah... um... sorry, I must have talked to much..." Asami says regretfully

Ah, now she gets it...

"...Well anyways, there's 3 minutes left until the next period, so I suggest we start walking"

Asami then takes her stuff and starts walking towards the stairs down, but stops midway

"You coming Kayden-kun?" She asks

"Maybe I'll stay up here for a while... you know, get some fresh air" I reply,

"Ah... I see... hee hee, well then, see you later" She says as she gives me one last smile and waves goodbye.

I then watch her until she reaches the stairs. I then suddenly felt the vibe from "don't mess with me" to "lets hang out again some time". The vibe change suddenly made my chest feel warm, as if the presence of Asami was something I needed.

What is happening to me!???

I flopped onto the ground and moped for a while before getting up while rubbing my sore forehead. I hope this feeling goes away soon, because it's possibly gonna cause problems for me in the future.

I grabbed my stuff and started walking my way down to the next classroom.

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Dismissal time yet again. Same thing as yesterday, I grab my stuff and make a break for the exit. Luckily, there was no homework so I could kick back, relax and...

Do nothing...

I realized there was almost nothing to do at home, so I guess I have to endure my derp cousin for the rest of the day...

I walked out of school grounds, one hand carrying my bag, the other in my left pocket. At least it wasn't raining, so It made walking home easier. However, the sun beat down on me like it wanted to burn me alive. What made matters worse is that I was wearing a jacket.

I sucked it up and just continued walking home, while sweating uncontrollably. Then I felt two pokes on my back.

Don't tell me...

"Konnichiwa! Kayden-kun!"

Damn... it's Asami... again...

"What?" I ask,

"Oh nothing, just wanted to give you this since we're friends now" she replies

When did she come up with that solution!?

"Er... thanks?" I reply with a bit of sarcasm

Then she gives me a small piece of paper with a series of numbers on it. I take a look at the numbers and somewhat memorized them.

"Uh... what is this?" I ask,

"My phone number,silly, in case you're feeling lonely, give me a call" Asami says giving me a few pats on the shoulder

I just stare at her and she's at her cheerful self, it's as if that she doesn't have any other personality in her.

Oh wait, nevermind...

"Uh... thanks...?" I reply

"No problem, just call when you feel like it" she says as she walks away

I take a glance at the numbers and then back at her. She turns around for a few seconds and points at me with her hand formed as a gun, and winks at me. Then she turns back around and enters a black limousine, and drives off.

I don't know why, but as soon as she gave me her number and did her taunt, the warm feeling I felt earlier soon felt "hotter". I really wanted to throw the thing away, but at the same time I wanted to keep it. Only one problem...

I don't own a cellphone...