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Chapter 18
Feeling consumed by anger, I decided to lie down on the bed to relax. I closed my eyes in an attempt to calm myself, but my thoughts were still racing. Suddenly, Tachibana woke me up.
" Food" she said.
" Food?" I repeated and she responds with a single nod, at first I didn't know what she meant until i realized my bag filled with foods.
" Oh, just a sec" i stood up to gave her my bag and she grabbed some chips, she thanked me and she sits at the floor and started eating.
She always seems to appear out of nowhere, and my mood instantly shifts. I'm aware it's not ideal, considering I have a girlfriend, but it's not about liking her in that way. There's just this sense that whenever I'm not feeling okay, she would show up unexpectedly at just the right moment.
The two girls was done taking a bath and i walked up to Saki.
" How's you foot?" I asked.
" It's getting better, the ice pack worked well and thank you" she turns red after saying it.
" "That's good to hear, and you're welcome," I said, offering a smile. Turning to leave the room, I saw Tachibana still seated on the floor, munching on chips. As I walked past, I gave her head a gentle pat before continuing on my way out.
[ Saki's POV ]
I felt relieved when Akiyama approached me and inquired about my injured foot. However, a tinge of jealousy crept in as I watched him pat Tachibana's head seemingly out of the blue as he left the room.
Tachibana looked up at him, a flicker of confusion crossing her face. But then, she shrugged it off and went back to munching on her chips. I guess he patted her head without much thought. It's probably a normal thing for boys to do, since some of my male classmates do it to me too. Like Tachibana, I just ignore it and carry on.
[ Kei's POV ]
I saw Miwa and Higashi hanging out at the other group and saw me at a distance, Miwa gestures me to come over to them, upon arrival, a girl said hi to me and got cringed to her flirty movements.
A disgust look was written all over my face and Miwa has to nudge me using his shoulder because of my face expression. I couldn't bear that girl so I left them, Miwa and Higashi said goodbye at them and left too.
" She's incredibly rude" i said, my voice laced with anger. Miwa and Higashi laughed at me and said that girl has a crush on me. I hate that type of girls.
If they like someone they should be natural or behave around them not flirting around the person they like because that's such a turn off, not all guys like those flirtatious attitude towards them.
The three of us spent an hour hanging out, chatting about random things. Eventually, Saki and Scarlet left the cabin and joined us too.
Higashi asked them where's Tachibana and Scarlet said that she's staying in the room and doesn't want to go out. Higashi nodded her head and said that Tachibana doesn't really like socializing and prefers to be alone.
We chatted randomly for another hour, and by 3:30 pm, we decided to head back to our room. As we entered the cabin, I noticed the two guys who had followed Tachibana the other day relaxing on the sofa. Ignoring them, I walked up the stairs.
When we opened the door, Tachibana was sleeping. Higashi seized the opportunity to get revenge on her for waking her up on the bus. She playfully jumped on the bed, tickled Tachibana, and woke her up suddenly. Tachibana almost punched her, but then realized it was her best friend.
* Time skip*
After dinner, everyone went out to socialize, leaving Tachibana and me alone in the room. Later, her phone rang, and she answered it, her voice laced with anger. She ended the call abruptly.
" Idiot." She murmured angrily. She walks up to me and gave me her phone.
"Usui will call me again. Can you please answer it and let him know that I don't want to talk to him? Please," she asked me kindly. I nodded my head as a response, I could see that she was broken inside, even though she was wearing a mask. I could tell from the expression on her face, so I wanted to help her as well and minutes later he called her phone again.
" Hello Yuki?" That guy said.
" She doesn't wanna talk to you, don't disturb her" i bluntly said.
" Who the heck are you?" His voice laced with anger. I looked at Tachibana her eyebrows was furrowed.
" Her cousin." I said, he apologized at me for raising his voice a little and hung up. I gave her phone back and thanked me again. She seems restless a little bit so I asked her if she was okay.
" Should I give him another chance?" she asked, her voice tinged with uncertainty. I was a little bit surprised at what she said.
" What if he truly regrets it and wants to seize the opportunity to mend things between us?" she said, her expression filled with hope. I disagree with her.
I remembered when Emi and I were walking home together and saw that guy with another girl and we even mad eye contact. It's not like I really care about their relationship before but I don't want Tachibana ended up dating a cheater because she's a nice person.
" You shouldn't give him another chance Tachibana" I said directly looking at her eyes. She got hurt and just nodded her head and laid down to bed.Download Novelah App
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