The title may seem cheesy, but hear me out!
Kei Karuizawa is a 3rd year Middle school student of Kitsu Junior High School, Osaka. She is known to be cheerful by her parents and her smile can melt even the toughest of the boys.......
However, reality is cruel. Behind that mask of hers, is a victim of bullying. She has been bullied ever since her middle school started, and she doesn't even know why. Why she was chosen for this.....
She, for one, didn't give up. She still remembered the fairy tale her mother told her about. So she survived, clinging onto the hope, that she would be saved. But, alas, that wasn't the case.
While re-thinking her life decisions, she didn't realize that she was standing in the middle of the crossing. A heavy object approached her at an uncontrollable speed. She didn't resist. Would this end the suffering? she thought.
But, fate had something else decided for the girl as just at the last moment as someone pushed her away.
she looked back and saw...........
Read the story to find out!!
The characters Kei and Kiyotaka belong to Kinugasa, author of COTE.