Kuze-Miko's Past.

My heart was going to burst. I really wanted to know what he felt after reading that light novel. Maybe he can be my reading buddy? I don't have any because nobody reads books in my class. I was hoping to find one who I could talk to and share recommendations with...

As lunch bread came close, I hurried to pack my stuffs and rushed outside into the hallway. "Wait... what am I doing?" But I came to a stop thinking about it for a second. Sure I was excited to ask for his review, but no matter how you look at it, I am just a stranger that he apologised to the previous day. Isn't it crossing boundaries if I did that? Wouldn't he be creeped out?

Thoughts ran amok my head, making my decision cloudy. In the end, I couldn't get myself to go to him. But I somehow have distracted myself from the fact that the climax of the story that I have been reading isn't over yet. That can wait, but this can't.

With the usual route I went to the cafeteria to buy the same honey bread and went upstairs to the rooftop. But today the crowd in front of Kuze-kun's classroom was significantly smaller, even non-existent. The crowd that I saw was inside the classroom though. Well, not blocking the corridor is good enough.

"Has my luck gone up recently?" I asked myself. Firstly the hallway that was not blocked by traffic, now it's the rooftop that was opened plus there were no people here? Wow... but there wasn't much freedom in the rooftop. The entire place looked like a giant cage with the huge nets that surrounded the railing. But it's none of my concern.

The atmosphere felt nice too. The sun was warm, but the breeze was cold. I found shade beside the wall of the storage room and took it before anyone could steal it. "But man... living without friends is... saddening to be honest..." i murmured to myself. "Why couldn't I make friends though? What did I do?"

I tried to recall what went wrong in my past. I have already forgotten what happened. Maybe it was that much insignificant in my life? "Oh I remember... I was a transfer student. That's why..."

Suddenly a jolt of thought came to me. I have forgotten that I was a transfer student from another school. After I transferred here people came to me asking what my favourite hobbies or what I did on the weekends, but my hobby of reading didn't resonate with them so they slowly left me alone and continued with their own friend group. "Ugh... I am feeling depressed now."

"Eh?! Why are you depressed, Miko-san?"

If I got a penny every time Kuze-kun jump scared me, I would have two. Which isn't much but its weird that it happened twice.