Hollow Heart

19

7:00 am, Friday, you already know what day it is...

-Kayden-

Fuck. What did I just say!? Damn it sub-consciousness!!!

Panicking, I quickly tried to continue it with:

"your music! Yeah, I meant your music! It was beautiful as f*ck you know!"

"Eh... ehehehe...?" She says with an embarrassed tone, "Is that so...? Y-yeah... I think vocaloid is the best kind of music too... hehehe..."

"You okay? You look a bit... disturbed..."

"Well yeah... its been a rough day, you know..." she replies scratching the back of her head,

She was the one who had it smoothly... she really has no right to say that until after the field trip...

"Oh... ok..." I say turning around,

"But seriously though..." she says softly,

I looked back at her as she finished her statement.

"...I think I almost fell in love with you for a moment"

W-what...?

"Meh, it didn't happen, and we both know it isn't happening. Right, best friend?" She says walking to my side and laying a fist on my shoulder

"Y...yeah..." I say in a conflicted normal tone,

"Alright. Then let's get going" She then goes pats my back with that same fist and walks toward the meeting point for the field trip...

...while I just stood there, dumbfounded. Despair flooded my every being, and I felt like I couldn't move...

I turned back around, her words lingering in my mind.

"...and we both know it isn't happening..."

I don't know why, but there were multiple emotions flooding my mmind and I was confused on which one I should take.

To be honest, I felt relieved to hear that... but majority of myself...

Didn't want it to be true...

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30 minutes later I walked into the meeting point, right after I dropped my duffel bag off by my locker.

On my walk there, I couldn't help but feel my chest ache. I didn't know why, and I frankly don't give a sh*t.

"Kayden-sama, you're late!" I heard a voice say,

Since I was expecting it to be Asami, I was actually shocked to see a brunette in pigtails and a cyan blouse running towards me.

The other member in the group that I seriously almost forgot about, Miyomi Akibara

"Weren't you with Asami-senpai?" She asked,

"Yeah... I was just dropping off my sleepover stuff by my locker" I say truthfully,

"Oh... I see... dang, it sounds like fun, but sadly I had a birthday to attend" she says twirling one of her pigtails,

"Nah not really. We had to take care of little cousins..."

"Sorry, I can't really relate. Because my sister is 14, and you know how easy it is to take care of siblings our age" she says while scratching her cheek,

"How old are you again?" I ask,

"Fifteen"

You're one year apart!