Shards of a Broken Butterfly

Chapter V

Makoto started to tell the story as to how flower-picking became his hobby, and how many girls rejected him..

"When i was in kindergarten, i used to play at the playground a lot. But, i wasn't aware of all the butterflies flying until after i fell down and scraped my knee.. the butterflies made me forget how much it hurts, and i was a little kid back then.. of course it would hurt for me.. the butterflies distracted me from the pain, they all went near the flowers behind the slide. I was curious as to why they are attracted to those flowers, and i tried smelling them. Thinking that they may be attracted to the smell. They smell nice.. and i forgot all about the pain.. and i collected those flowers so that the scent around me would be nice as well.. until i grew up.. it became my hobby. And it made me feel great, made me feel more like who i am.. and while i was growing up, of course, i feel love.. loving a girl, that i barely know.. i know it's rude.. but.. i just want someone to love me.. since my parents both died in a robbery accident.. i wanted someone to be with me while i walk this road of life.. and i keep getting infatuated by these girls.. thinking they could ease my pain.. that's why i wanted to give them a bouquet of flowers.. because i want them to forget the problems in life that they have endured in the past.. i want to help them ease their pain... and that's why i was in this mess.. why everyone started to think i'm weird.. because i'm not like them.. i'm different.. i'm a nobody.." explains Makoto.

"You're a somebody to me." as a voice is heard down the hall. 

They all turned to look at Ayaka, she was with them this whole time..

"I know how much it hurts.. i wasn't like this when i started growing up. I was a girl who loves fictions.. a girl who thinks that a true love only exists in fairy tales.. i was idiotic to think of that.. i didn't know anything about love.. i had crushes, but they're all taken.. until i met Miko, he was kind at first, gave me presents, made me happy.. until i realized that he was a bully.. hurting those he doesn't know, hanging out with the other bullies.. he seem kind to me, and that's why i let that slide.. until i saw he was cheating on me, giving another girl a kiss.. he said sorry when i tried to leave him.. so i gave him a second chance.. i was an idiot, he took advantage of me again.. i was holding back the pain.. he abused my kindness.. and until only after he pushed off Mako-kun, then i felt the need to stop using this excuse for a facade.. because when i saw Mako-kun offering flowers to Rika. i saw that he worked hard to pick them and find the right combinations of the scent..  he was covered in blisters because of the flower thorns.. i saw in his eyes.. how sincere he was in giving the bouquet to her.. i saw how much he loved her despite how unknown they are to each other. The other students failed to see that, they teased him, mocked him, laughed at him.. and then i realized that the people in this world are truly uncaring and disgusting.. judging looks over personality, appearance over inner kindness..... Temporary Love over Real Love... Luxury over Comfort... everyone in this world are worthless.. judging from one's appearance.. they disgust me.. But, as for Mako-kun, he loved because he really loved them.. and a guy like him.. well.. i kinda.. nevermind.." explained Ayaka. 

Silence in the hallway, as both Ayaka and Makoto looked at each other.

"How Corny." exclaimed both Kyo and Kona.

They all laughed it off, and decided to go home, with the 4 students, now a group of friends.

"Mako-kun, you were never alone.. you will always find those who care for you."