Two weeks had passed since school started and still no sign of Yuuji. That’s good thing. Wouldn’t want to dash madly away from him.
“YURIII!!! Stop day dreaming! Recess is almost over and PE is the next subject! We have to change right now!” Yui reprimanded me. Yui was the mother in our group. Well it is my fault of daydreaming when I should be busy at school. The 4 of us went to the girl’s locker room, changed our clothes and went into the court. Looks like there’s still a small time left before the bell rings I thought to myself. I went out the court to drink in the water fountain. The water was really cold and refreshing that I drank a lot. Then the bell rang.
Shoot! I hurriedly ran without caring about anything anymore until I bumped into something hard. Wait. It’s not hard. It seemed like a person. I was running with my head down so I couldn’t see who I hit. I raised my head and I turned pale. It was Yuuji. The person I LEAST wanted to see. My heart started beating wildly.
“Hi. Need a hand?” he said as he reached out his hand to me. I was too scared to move but maybe because I had to go to class that I stood up and patted the dust in my jogging pants and ran again. I felt sorry for not saying Hi to him but then again HE was the person that rejected me. I arrived in time at the court before the teacher came. We sat down and had our attendance taken.
“Hey. You okay?” Aira asked. Aira was like a nurse. She always brings a first aid kit with her. “You look pale. Do you need to go to the clinic? “.
“I’m fine. I just need to rest a bit. I guess I used too much energy from running.” Yeah right.Aira handed me a small mint-scented bottle. “Here. This might help calm your nerves.” I sniffed at the bottle and surely it did help me calm my nerves. After that, it was just your mundane PE class. You run around, jump up and down, roll as your teacher grades you for your performance. The first period ended and we had the second period to ourselves. We played volleyball for about 30 minutes and rested after that. The bell rang and it was time for lunch.
“So what happened after you bumped into him?” Aiko asked.
“You sure have sharp senses.” I commented.
“What do you expect from someone who was trained since 2 years old to be keen about her surrounding? So did you talk?” she continued.
“No… Not really. Well, he DID lend his hand to help me get up.”
“Sooooo…. Did you take it????”
“No. I stood up and ran for the court.”
“Good girl. Because if you did take his hand, I’m gonna break the arm he lent you.” Said Aiko as she smiled gleefully but with a dark aura oozing out from her. Don’t get me started on how I became close with these people. It’s just that they make me feel at home.
We sat down and ate our lunch. We talked about our new classmates and subjects just like any high school girls do. “So exams are next week…. Are you going to study alone?” Yui opened the topic.
“Looks like we’re gonna have group study or else you’re never gonna answer anything” Aiko said and the 3 of them looked at me. I DID say im not that smart. I’m the least smart person in our group and I only excel in English, PE and science (when I feel like it).
“If it’s okay with you, we can have a group study in our house tomorrow. I’d gladly provide the snacks and drinks needed.” Aira suggested.
“You guys are doing all of these for me?” I got teary eyed in a funny way and hugged them.
“That’s what friends are for, right?” Aiko rhetorically asked.
Saturday came. We went to Aira’s house for the group study, being the only daughter of the CEO of a large company, she is obviously rich. But even with the amount of money and riches she has, she never brags about them. We studied like there was no tomorrow and goofed around.
The night after the exams, I studied like hell. Then the song PORQUE played in the radio.
Bakit ikaw pa ang napili
Ngayon ang puso ko ay sawi
I placed my book down and started listening to the song.
Kay simple lang ng aking hiling
Na madama mo rin ang pait at pighati.
I lied there in my room as the tears raced down to my cheeks. Call me OA but who cares, this is my story not yours.
Sana’y mag milagro
Maibalik ko, mali ay ma ideretso
I slowly closed my eyes and placed my hand above it.
Pinagdarasal ko sa aking puso
Namawala ka sa isip ko…
I guess I must’ve fallen asleep because the next thing I knew it was already 6 am and it was the day for the exams. It was a 2 days examination and all the students were mixed up per year level. As usual, I always finish my exams first because I tend to read fast. i was bored and couldn’t think of anything thing to do so I decided to sing the OP song of HOTD with a low voice since exams were still on going.
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNGGGGG!!!!!
And that marks the end of the exams. I stood up and passed my paper when a guy suddenly approached me.
“Excuse me. Do you also like anime?” He asked. He must’ve heard me singing.
“Yep!” I replied. It’s rare to find another person who likes anime. “Freshman?” I continued.
“I’m Orihara Shintaro from 1-F” he answered. Well that’s the first time a freshman talked to me.
“Yuri Kazukawa. 2-E. Nice to meet you.” .We chatted a bit after that since there were no more classes for that day and then parted ways. I arrived at home and do my usual habit. I opened my FB and started scrolling down post from my news feed. Then I remembered about the guy who talked to me earlier. I searched his name and added him as a friend. My heart started to beat faster every time I saw hs face in the pictures he was in.
What’s this? Why is my heart beating so fast? Could it possibly be that…. No... it's not possible... Is it? I ,perhaps, AM HAVING A CRUSH ON THAT FIRST YEAR???
