Starting Line

Chapter 24

Deku P.O.V.

I woke up the next morning with a nose stuffy from crying. My mother had to go into work. I just laid in bed. I didn't want to leave. I didn't want to do anything.

That was when my doorbell rang. I slowly got up and went to the door, my comforter wrapped around my shoulders. When I opened the door I was face to face with Ochako holding big blue backpack. She had texted me last night and I told her what had happened. 

"May I come in?" she asked. I just nodded. I sat down on my couch and she sat next to me. She then grabbed my head and pulled me into her shoulder. She put her arm over my shoulder.

"Tell me everything." she said. And I explained. From my doubts in the past week to my fight with Kacchan.

"I shouldn't have left you alone with Todoroki." she said rubbing my shoulder.

"No, he made me think about my relationship with Kacchan. And if we break up over something like that maybe we just weren't meant to be." I said tears starting to fall. 

"It's okay." she said when she noticed my tears. She then turned and I hugged her, crying into her shoulder.

"Let it all out." I was sobbing now. I was getting Ochako's shirt wet but she didn't seem to care. She just rubbed my back and when I finished she grabbed her bag. She pulled out a box of tissues.

"I always have a break-up bag ready." she said handing me the box. I laughed and thanked her.

"What do you all have in there?" I asked her. She then pulled out a bunch of stuff and laid it on the table.

"I got tissues, a punching pillow for an angry break-up, a little freezer with ice-cream, a small blanket and movies." she said laying out the movies: Amazing Spider Man, the Smurfs, How to Train Your Dragon, and John Tucker Must Die. 

"I recommend this one." she said pointing to John Tucker Must Die and smiling.

"A bunch of girls are getting cheated on by Will Tucker so they all plot to make his life horrible." she said and I nodded. 

The rest of the day was filled with movies and ice-cream. I felt like a girl who went through her first break-up with all of this; but screw gender roles! If I'm a guy and going through a break-up I deserve ice-cream!

That was a very motivational speech I had with Ochako. By the end of the night when my mother got home I was no longer crying but smiling. I was still incredibly sad from what happened but Ochako made it better. Maybe I was getting over Kacchan though.

When Ochako left I went back into my room. I went to look for something to wear to bed. But what I found made my heart break even more. One of Kacchan's sweaters was there from a time he stayed over. It was black and was way too big on me.

I picked it up and held it to my face. It smelled just like Kacchan...

The tears started to come out again. Soon I was collapsed on my bed crying and holding onto Kacchan's sweater. I miss him. But I was the one who started the break-up. But I'm not over him.

I shouldn't be missing him though. I should be happy he isn't using me anymore! I should be proud I got rid of him! But I'm not.

What if everything I thought was wrong? What if Todoroki was just lying to get to me? I can't face Kacchan though after everything that happened.  I miss him so much...

Did I just lose the love of my life?