Say You Love Me

Chapter 1: Asshole!

When I was younger I was a bit popular with my peers in elementary school. I had a lot friends that I would hang out with after school and had slumber parties with. Things were great..that is until I reached middle school. During my first year at Sina Middle School I suffered a horrible heartache. My friends, who I thought cared for me, changed. They suddenly started ignoring me and acting as if I was dirt. I, of course, was stupid and thought it was just them all being nervous about being at a new school, so they were taking it out on me. I was hurt a bit by this but I acted as if it wasn’t happening and still continued to try being their friends. The heartache didn’t really become too great until I was walking to my P.E. class halfway through the school year.

I was running late due to having to talk with my math teacher. Oh, no! I shouldn’t have stayed and talked with Mrs. Kale, should have just told her I’ll speak to her tomorrow! Now I am late for P.E. again. Mr. Deman is for sure going to give me detention! I start to think of horrible things that Mr. Deman will do to me as I run for the gym. I am about to round the corner of the hallway by the gym when I hear laughter. I skid to a stop. That was Kyle’s laugh. My best friend. Grinning I go to walk around the corner when I hear Kyle start talking.

“Did you see the way that freak was looking at you, Akio? I bet he wants to kiss you! And you want him to!” Kyle and the others with him start to laugh as someone starts mumbling quick no’s.

“Shut up! That’s so gross. As if I would kiss that freak. Tachibana is such a fag, I just want to puke from thinking about him!”Akio, someone who was as close to me as Kyle, yells.

“Oh, Akio, don’t lie. Well all know you have been watching Mika as well, since we started school. I bet you just love how long his hair has gotten and how soft and girly he looks!” Someone I don’t know says with a sneer. I feel tears falling down my face but ignore them. My friends...how could they say this about me?

After that day I stopped trusting people and tried to stay as far away from people as possible. At 16, I have not had a single friend since I was in 6th grade and have never had as romantic relationship. My mother worried about this but I always waved her concerns aside. She didn’t understand what it was like. To suddenly have the people you cared about to turn their backs on you as if you were nothing. It was absolute hell, and that’s why I cannot get close to others again. Shaking my head to rid my head of these thoughts, I take a moment to think about the horrible situation I am. I was in such a hurry that I forgot to put on my school uniform and now had to go to the office to see if they had an extra one in my size.

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“Hey, Yamato!” I hear someone calling my name and turn just in time to have someone throw themselves into my arms. I blink a few times before looking down and seeing Asami Okawa clutching onto my arms with a bright smile on her face.

“Oh, hello Asami.” I smile down at the girl. She was sweet and very pretty. She was a bit eccentric but that’s why I cared for her and was her friend. Her loudness and her looks made her a target of mean jealous girls at Maria High School but with me as her friend they stayed away from her.

“Asami, hi!” I hear someone say breathlessly next to me. I look to my left and see Kenji Nakanishi, my best friend, staring at Asami with a goofy grin on his face. Asami ignores Kenji, and I kind of understand why, the guys always talking about big boobs and his love for them, especially Asami’s big boobs. But I also feel like she should give him a break, the guy was awkward as hell and had a major crush on her, so it made it difficult for him to say something that doesn’t sound creepy in front of her.