At least you're happy | t.shoto

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I rested my chin on my palms, temporarily shutting my eyes, as I let the sounds of the music I was listening to overtake me.

1 months and 2 weeks more.

That was the amount of time I had left on this earth. I didn't care, I just wanted it to end. Receiving pitying looks and whispers from my neighbours and teachers who I passed by everyday made me feel sick.

"Have you heard? Sora Kobayashi is about to die!" "I really pity her, she's still so young.." "I hope her parents are treating her well."

These were the phrases that were commonly thrown around whenever I walked past someone who knew of my illness. I was accustomed to hearing all of this, but that didn't mean that I wanted to be reminded everyday. I didn't want to be pitied. My death was inevitable in the end.

Looking out of the window, I spotted one of my classmates and my closest friends, Sara Sasaki eating and talking with a bunch of other girls at the same time. I felt a slight pang to my heart. I didn't know why. Maybe it was because of the fact that she was able to be happy, while I was slowly dying. I was being selfish, I know, but I couldn't push away the thought from my head.

Suddenly, one of my earbuds were pulled out from my ear, making both the music and my thoughts come to a halt. I looked up to see who was the one who had disrupted my chain of thoughts.

"Todoroki."

"Kobayashi."

I was confused. Why was Todoroki talking to me? We never had any interaction before, apart from when we sometimes greeted each other in the halls.

"You're close friends with Sara Sasaki, right?"

I nodded at him. It was then I realised that he was going to ask me to help him to get together with Sara. I was used to this happening. It didn't come as a surprise, seeing that she was one of the prettiest girls in school. I in contrast, looked average as compared to her. I knew that I would forever be in her shadow, and it was fine by me. I didn't want any unwanted attention drawn to myself.

Letting out a sigh, I leaned back in my chair, rocking it backwards slightly. Raising my index finger to my forehead to break up the frown that I realised had grown on my face, I asked.

"Why should I help you?"

Todoroki rested against a nearby desk. "Look, if you don't want to help me, I understand. But I have liked Sara for a really long time, and I want to confess my feelings to her. So, please would you help me?"

I stared at him, perplexed. There was a slight hint of desperation in his voice. "Aren't you like the most popular guy in our class? Why would you need help from someone like me?"

"You're her best friend right? So that means you know more about her than I do."

That was true. I knew a fair amount of things about Sara that most didn't. I looked at the boy in front of me.

I didn't know what came over me at that point. Was it because I wanted to see Sara happy before I left? Or was it because I felt bad for Todoroki? Either way, my brain wasn't able to register what was going on, and before I knew it, I opened my mouth to speak.

"I'll help you."

(A/N) hi, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! have a nice day ahead :)