chapter -19

She was on her way home after school. She was returning home. Deepu (a classmate) embraces her from behind.(⁠つ⁠✧⁠ω⁠✧⁠)⁠つ

pihu: (⁠ノ⁠｀⁠Д⁠´⁠)⁠ノwhat the hell?

deepu: Hello, my name is Deepu.(⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)

**pihu: oh,(⁠ ⁠~⁠ ⁠.⁠ ⁠~⁠ ⁠) **do you want to murder me or something?

deepu: Oh no!(⁠─⁠.⁠─⁠|⁠|⁠） I apologize for hugging you so tightly, but why are you going along today, and where are your teammates?

pihu: (⁠-⁠_⁠-⁠;⁠) I do not have any teammate, and I've never had people in my team.(⁠・⁠_⁠・⁠;⁠)

deepu: Well, (⁠๑⁠¯⁠◡⁠¯⁠๑⁠)let me tell you, I knew Ash was faking her friendship with you from the start.

(laughter) (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)but you know what's funny about you, or should I say you're a noob, you know how Ash treated you before, and she always has grudges against you. and you still think she's trying to be your friend?

pihu: (⁠ ⁠⁰͡⁠ ⁠Ĺ̯⁠ ⁠⁰͡⁠ ⁠)⁠ so you've come to mock me, have you had enough?

deepu: Why are you being so rude?(⁠•⁠ ⁠▽⁠ ⁠•⁠;⁠) I was only kidding, I was just trying to brighten your day.(.⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)

pihu: But I don't need you to do that for me.ಠಿ⁠_⁠ಠ

deepu: Oh my goodness! ರ⁠╭⁠╮⁠ರ Is this how you always act?

ಠ⁠ᴥ⁠ಠNo wonder you don't get along with anyone in the class, but I can tell you're a nice person.

pihu: Okay, thanks. But please refrain from hugging me from behind. ರ⁠_⁠ರ Because of your grip, I may have choked to death.

deepu: (⁠☆⁠▽⁠☆⁠)hehe... btw, I'm sorry! How will you respond to Ash now?(͡⁠°⁠‿⁠ ͡⁠°⁠)

pihu: what response do you want me to give her?(⁠ò⁠_⁠ó⁠ˇ⁠)

Deepu: (⁠ノ⁠｀⁠⌒⁠´⁠)⁠ノ⁠┫⁠：⁠・⁠┻⁠┻Just don't tell me you won't be able to compete with her if you let her go so easily. She will continue to act against you in the future.(⁠ノ⁠｀⁠Д⁠´⁠)⁠ノ

pihu: snort! (⁠ツ⁠)

You just want to have some fun in class, don't you?(⁠ ⁠•⁠_⁠•⁠ ⁠)

deepu: bingo! (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)You are extremely intelligent. It's no surprise that you've always scored high on exams in the past.(⁠◠⁠‿⁠・⁠)⁠—⁠☆

pihu: you're here to rub salt in my wounds, aren't you?ರ⁠_⁠ರ

deepu: I was sure I was praising you.ಠ⁠ᴥ⁠ಠ

pihu: What about you? Why are you by yourself? I know you're a talkative girl. You can easily and quickly without putting efforts you resolve issues with everyone. So I couldn't believe you went home alone.

Deepu: I noticed you were going alone, so I thought I'd chat with you.(⁠◔⁠‿⁠◔⁠) And, yes, what about efforts? People must exert considerable effort to be liked by others.

pihu: Are you sure? Then you are skilled at exerting effort.

deepu: grin!

What do you think?<⁠(⁠￣⁠︶⁠￣⁠)⁠>

What is the distinction between you and me? You never pretend to think or talk if you don't like the people around you. If you don't want to, you never smile. So you never worried about what others thought of you, but I am different. I have to fake my smile and my fondness for others. I cared about what other people thought of me, so I always had a bubbly personality. for people to like me.

pihu: But why do you have to make things up? You are free to be yourself.(⁠⁰⁠▿⁠⁰⁠)

deepu: This is truly who I am. (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)That is my nature and personality. I do this because I enjoy having so many people around me. unlike you. You always keep your distance from others. That is why you are frequently misunderstood by others. ͡⁠ᵔ⁠ ⁠﹏⁠ ͡⁠ᵔ⁠ 

pihu: I understand what you're saying, (⁠ ⁠˘⁠_⁠˘⁠) but I like the way I am. I don't care. but about what you said "!i don!!'!t care . let me tell you,That is not true; I do care, and I do care a lot, but only for specific people.

And now that my home has arrived, (⁠ ⁠˘⁠_⁠˘⁠)I've had a lot of time to talk with you. So you continue on your way. bye.

deepu: (⁠ ⁠⁰͡⁠ ⁠Ĺ̯⁠ ⁠⁰͡⁠ ⁠)⁠ Can't you be a little more polite? btw goodbye. I'll see you tomorrow.(⁠✯⁠ᴗ⁠✯⁠)

Pihu brushed her off and went inside the house.(⁠‾⁠.⁠‾⁠“⁠)

Pihu considers everything she discussed with Deepu. and she realizes deepu is a sweet girl. She smiles when she thinks of her. She found deepu fascinating. We'll see if Pihu wants to be friends with Deepu or not .

"What matters is not what we have in life, but who we have in our lives." So let's see what Pihu decides to have with Deep.

THANK YOU FOR READING.(⁠✿⁠ ⁠♡⁠‿⁠♡⁠)

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