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So tired...

I took my luggage from the baggage tray after a 14 hours flight. It was so crowded at the airport, and I just hoped that I could go home by teleporting.

Where is she, huh?

"Syo! I'm here!"

Someone shouted, not far from me. I sighed because I didn't want to take another step since it was really tiring.

"Risa-san, please help me out."

I raised my hands while waiting for my cousin to reach me. When she approached, I gave her a tight hug.

"Well, why did you become so tall right now? It's so unfair! I hate it."

"I'm not that tall, Risa-san."

"Wait, what's with your complexion?"

"Risa-san, I haven't been sleeping for more than 24 hours. You know, I'm not that type who will sleep at the airplane."

We let go of the hug. Risa dragged the luggage, and I followed her from behind. I was terribly soulless and didn't want to walk at all. The exact answer is I didn't want to do anything except for breathing and taking a sweet, long, and comfortable sleep. Risa also said a lot of things, but somehow it was just flying away from my ears.

"It's not like your first flight, what the hell did you do for another 10 hours?"

"This and that?"

"Nuts."

I yawned so hard and accidentally bumped into someone because I closed my eyes.

"I'm really sorry! It's my fault, I didn't pay attention."

I bowed even though I was so lazy at that time. I raised my head and took a glance at the one I bumped into.

"That's ok--- Hmm?"

The person in front of me tilted his head without finishing the sentence. My heart was pounding so hard. I was afraid that the person would hear it. I tried to manage myself because I didn't want to be impulsive. I took a deep breath to calm down.

"Syo? What are you doing? Let's go!"

"I'm really sorry I need to go now."

"H-hey!"

I ran away, left the man in a confusing situation. To be honest, I was glad that Risa called me. My face was so hot, maybe that person could see how flustered I was back then. I wasn't wrong, that person was shouting at me at the end.

Damn, I didn't think that I'll be seeing him so fast...

"What's wrong? Your face is blushing. Did you catch a cold?"

"I'm fine. I just bumped into that person earlier."

"So careless."

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↫ 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬

It was April, and the pink petals from the cherry blossom trees fell so prettily whenever the wind gusted. I walked through the sidewalk to high school as a freshman. There was a thrilling sensation inside my body that I couldn't explain, either I was excited or scared. I could only squeeze my bag to transfer at least a little of my nervousness.

"Good morning!"

People around me greeted each other. I wondered if I was going to be an outcast once I attended class later.

Don't jinx yourself, idiot!

I clenched my hands to cheer up myself. For the final act, I even slapped my cheeks, just for a reminder to get a grip of myself.

"Watanabe-san?"

"E-eh?"

"A-ah, I'm sorry. Did I startle you? I've been calling your name, but you didn't pay attention."

IT'S SUZUKI-SAN!

My inner self was screaming, surprised by the figure beside me. I became speechless, even a simple greet couldn't come out from my mouth. I rubbed my eyes to make sure if I saw an illusion, but the person who called me earlier was exactly right beside me. I unconsciously pinched that person's cheek.

"Watanabe-san? Are you surprised?"

I nodded a few times. After that, I realized that I did something stupid.

Syo, you're insane... Ah, I want to hide right now.

Meeting an old friend, but I ended up pinching his face for the first time in the morning. I pulled my hand and bowed to him.

"Suzuki-san, I'm really sorry. I didn't expect to see you."

"It's fine. Actually, it should be me who is surprised by seeing you in here."

"Ah, you're right."

I rubbed my hair because it was really awkward between us.

"Anyway, this is too formal. Can I call you Syo like before?"

"O-of course! I'll call you Ren then."

A moment of silence between both of us. It had been a long time since we saw each other. I moved to another district when I started middle school. We used to be neighbors, but I also rarely went outside and played with other children back in that time. Even in primary school, I was never in the same class as Ren, but oddly enough, he remembered me.

"Syo, do you live in the same place as before?"

"Y-yes. Ah, I mean no. I live in an apartment. But it's not that far from our old house."

"I see."

Walking side to side with Ren, I never imagine such things will happen right on the first day in high school.

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𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒖𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔, 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒑𝒂𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆

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