"A Childhood Friend of Mine"

"Pain"

   Maru and I loved to take morning jogs. Somehow he'd always turn it into a contest...but I'd usually chicken out.
    "Come on! Pretty please? I'll let you win!"
   He was always so adorable and I never wanted to let him down. He had the most endurance, though I was the fastest, at a price. At some point, in the moment, I'd forget how fast I was running. Then that's when it happens, that undying itch. It made me want to tear my skin off and scratch the inside of my leg. I'd speed up so he wouldn't see the expression I had on my face. It was like I was being tortured from the waist down. I just don't want him to worry about me.