For the first time, their eyes meet each other.

"Shoya, let's play something... "
"~What should we play?~"
"Why don't you catch me?" after saying this she started to run.
"~Hey wait! I don't agree with this.~"
"No..no"
"~Okay then....~"Shoya started to chase her.
"~I'm almost there! almost there!~"
"No, you can't catch me."
Both of them were enjoying and having fun. Suddenly everything in their surrounding started to become dust and the movement of joy was turned into dark. Shoya's heart starts to beat faster and faster and the voice of his heartbeat was echoing.
 Shoya starts to get scared."~Wait! what is happening?~"
He still keeps on chasing her.
"~Wait don't go far and far. Wait for me! wait for me!~"
He keeps on shouting "Wait..!wait..!"
She started to get fade and fade. Shoya's heart started to beat very low and low, and his eyes start to get blur, his chest was getting heavy and heavy, and his legs were paining. He started to left behind.
"~She is going far and far. But...I will not..not this time! let her.....go~"
Suddenly he started to run faster and faster. A new sort of energy started to flow from him.
"~Almost there! almost there....~!"
He was just going to catch her, but when he touched her, she suddenly starts to break and turned into dust and flew far and far away from where not only he but nobody can reach.
"~Noo...Nooo...Noo....Please, Mani! Please, Mani! Don't go away from me.~"
"~Please, Mani...~" Shoya keeps screaming in pain and tears.

He opens his eyes and found himself on the bed realizing that it was just a dream. He started to get calm down.

"It's been a week since my first day of school. Even after trying so hard to forget about it somehow my dreams or thoughts don't want me to forget it and maybe its karma after what I did."

Shoya then watches towards the watch."Oh no! Not today"
Shoya started to wear clothes and pack his back in hurry and started to run towards his school.

"Thanks to Umehara for showing me all shortcuts. Finally, today is the day of using one of them. Taking this shortcut, I will be at school in no time."
He takes a left turn from his usual road and on this road, there were so many small sweet and snack shops. While running he heard the sound of arguing from one of the shops. So he stopped on his way and started to see what is happening.
"Hey old lady what are you talking about money? We already had paid you."The two customers were fighting with an old lady about money.
"No.., you are wrong. You don't pay me."
"Your old geyser brain isn't able to remember it, but we know that we paid you."

What the heck with these two why they are not giving money to her, might be they are trying to fool her because of her age.
Both of them started to make fun of the old lady. They even started to disrespect her sweets.
I think I should not go between them but my heart will not able to hold one more regret so...
"Heyy.."Shoya shouts in the middle of their conversation.
Both of them turned toward him. After watching that fierce look in their eyes Shoya got stumbled and felt like he saw two swordsmen who were angry with him because he disturbs them between a battle. So he thinks of a compromising idea instead of getting chopped into pieces by them.
"~Why...don't you let me pay her for that sweets...?~"
"Are you sure about this kid?"
"~Yes...s~"
"Okay, then he will pay for it. We are leaving." By saying this they left the shop.
"~Take this mam, your money.~"
"You don't need to do this kid."
"~No, you can take it.~"
"Okay, but I owe you two cakes then."
Suddenly he heard a sound of a bell coming from the distance.
"~It might be school bell~."Shoya started to run towards the school.
"Okay, then I will come to your shop next time for the cake. For now bye."
"Nowadays young blood is always in such a hurry."

This bag is also getting heavier since that business I joined. If someone found about the magazine I carry with me then I am going to suspend for sure. I thought helping in this business or involving in this kinda stuff will make me forget about the past, but the answer is no.

Shoya reached the school but the teacher gives him a good, harsh, and lengthy lecture.
"What's with you? This is your fourth time getting late and always have the same reason for waking up late."
"Sorry teacher, I will not repeat this again."
"Sorry will not work..."
What's with that glare."Sorry teacher, I will make sure that this will not happen again."
"I don't accept your sorry or apology."I think my optimal choice is to grovel.
"I got it.."Suddenly the teacher spoke giving a smile.
"What teacher?"
"I know precisely what to do with you. So meet me after school."
"Okay, teacher."I'm sure the work they want me to do after school might be moving a think or washing might be cleaning also. The teacher found free labor or Poolman.
"For now go back to your sit."Then Shoya sits down on his sit.
Suddenly the sound of someone running in the corridor was heard by the class.
Sometimes highschooler also acts like a kid and starts to run in the corridor.
Then suddenly the sound of scolding was able to hear from the next class.
"I think I am not only the one who is late today."

Oooo shit! shit! I forget about the magazines I had to give back this morning. Now the only choice left is to waste my lunchtime in the library giving back those magazines.

Shoya and Umehara are in a business where they rent or sell magazines but according to Umehara, this is not just a business but a cure from loneliness and rejection. This business is done in two ways. First, taking magazines from the upperclassmen and giving them to classmates, and second, giving those magazines back in the morning before school.

"Hey Shoya where are you going? Let's eat lunch together."
"~No Umehara I have some unfinished business to do.~"
"Wait now, during lunchtime."
"~Yes~"
"Don't tell me that you forget to give back the magazines."
"~Yes.~"
"But you were late today I thought you had returned it."
"~Sorry but I don't, and this time truly reason was I woke up late.~"

"Okay! okay! You don't need to get angry."
"~So why don't you text those upperclassmen to meet me in the library for giving back their magazines.~"
"What......in the library and that too during...the lunchtime."Umehara's words start to get stuck and his face was suddenly get covered in fear.
"~What's with that sudden look on your face.~"
"Shoya I think today is the day for you to know about our enemies."
"~But wait is it not true that every teachers and girl are our enemies.~"
"No, they are just a wall but enemies are those who will not let you climb a wall."
"~What these enemies complain about you or know about our business?~"
"No, worse than that..."
"~Now you are making me scared.~"
"After knowing what they do or what can they do then you are going to be scared."
"~Can you tell me more about this enemy?~"
"Yes, they are two girls one act as eyes and the other as a brain. This eye girl use to take pictures and had a camera and the other cruel and fearless brain blackmail us and this blackmail will not only done in school but out of the school also. They ask for your email and text you to do their work and in time you will be a loyal, honest servant to them."
"~What if we refuse?~"
"Don't even say that. As you can see you and I are only dealing with magazines because already five of our men are in her service and the remaining three are in suspension and these three refuse to work for them."
"~But...they don't know...about me...or they know?~" Shoya's words start to get stuck due to fear.
"No, they don't."
"~Can you tell me in which class they are? And how they look?~"
"They are in class next to our class. We are in 1A and they are in 1B."
"~And what about looks?~"
"I can show you just come with me to the library but don't bring any magazines or anything that suspect us."
"~Okay.~"
Shoya and Umehara started to move towards the library.
"~But why they are in the library?~"
"Our library has a book section of 18+ content for teachers and earlier our business runs on those books, so we sneak in and take some books from there and keep back after school before the librarian comes to check whether any book is missing."
"~So earlier your source was the library.~"
"Yes, but these girls had noticed us so instead of complaining they take pictures and blackmail us. So from that time they are always in search of prey."
Both of them reached the entry door of the library but before entering Umehara once more instruct and warns him"Now listen, after entering the library you have to stay away from the 18+ book section and where ever you see two beautiful girls sitting together stay away from it and they also know me so if that girl talks to me act like normal because in this situation you are a book lover and you use to like reading."
"~But why me? I don't like any books.~"
"Because no one knows you and in fact if I said I like books everyone will laugh at me."
"~Okay then, but wait... how they know you?~"
"They were also trying to blackmail me but they don't find any strong or exact photo of mine so I was able to escape from their blackmailing tricks."
Both of them entered the library acting like they want a book for reading. Their eyes were searching for them and according to Umehara, they use to sit where fewer people notice. So both of them keep on searching.
Suddenly Shoya's eyes fall on a girl sitting alone next to the window and after seeing her Shoya eyes were just stuck on her cute face and everything just froze. Everything near him starts to get frozen and light music was started creating a perfect ambiance and there was no one other than him and the girl. Shoya just become speechless and on that movement, his eyes get fixed on her beautiful black eyes, light blowing hair, and for Shoya it was like finding a reason to smile and be happy, and for that movement, he wishes to fall in love again, wishes to care someone again, wishes to hold someone hands.
Shoya's feeling might be exaggerating but at some point, this girl will change thinking of the Shoya.
Suddenly Umehara pulls him down to hide and Shoya realizes that he is in the library.
"Shoya where are dreaming? I have been calling you three times."
"~Ahh... Nothing~"
"By the way over enemies are here."
"~Where?~"
"See that girl standing near the History book section."
"~Yes~"
"That girl is eyes."
"~What's her name?~"
"~Wait...wait... she is moving now.~"
The girl started to move towards the window where the girl who Shoya's eyes stuck was sitting.
"Now see brain and eyes are gone meet." Umehara keeps on speaking.
The girl then sits next to the girl who Shoya liked.
"~Wait they both are the girls who you were talking about.~"
"Yes"
Shoya was surprised because the girl he wants to love was a cruel blackmailing girl and that too she was the mastermind.
"Shoya! Shoya!"Umehara keeps on calling him but ignores it.
"Shoya what happen to you?"
"~Nothing...~"Shoya snaps out of his thoughts.
"Let's get out of the library."
"~Yes..~"
Shoya and Umehara started to head back to the class. But Shoya was still in his thoughts.
"~Why her? Why not someone else?~"
"Hey, Shoya why are you so silent? Are you feeling okay or not?"
"~Yes, I am... fine,~" Shoya replies in a sad mood.
"What's with that gloomy face?"
"~Nothing..., but can you help me?~"
"Yes just through on me?"
"~Can you give that magazine back after school because I can't today as I'm under punishment after school?~"
"Yes I can, you don't need to worry."
During the whole class, Shoya was in his thoughts, thinking about is she really cruel? or there is also a reason behind this?
But my heart doesn't want to believe in that cruel and blackmailing stuff.
Shoya's heart keeps on pounding as if his heart is telling him to deny the facts.
"Yes, now I get it ...." Shoya decides on something.
"Now I'm going to find out every question."
The last bell of school was ringed and the class teacher came in class calling for Shoya.
"Hey, Shoya are you coming or not?"
"~Yes teacher~ "
"Or trying to escape from the punishment?"
"~No~"
"I know, I was just kidding. Now, come with me."
Shoya followed her to the staff room.
"Now listen to me Shoya."
"~Yes~"
"I will not say it twice so listen to it carefully."
"~Why is she making so much fuss, just instruct me where to wash or clean, I will do it.~"
"Hey, are you listening to me or not?"
"~Yes, I'm...~"
"So respond to me quickly. Let's do it one more time. So tell me are you ready or not?"
"~Yes, I am ready.~"
"Every good. Now listen to me, you have to first go to the ground for cleaning it and then you have to go to the roof and clean it."
"~Uhhh... it's too much for a single person.~"
"So you are saying me you don't want to."
"~No, I'm saying that...~"
"Tell me clearly yes or no." She asks him with terrifying eyes.
"~Yes, yes~" How can I even deny after seeing that tigress eyes.

"If you had said no or try to escape from it then I had caught you tomorrow and next punishment I will had forced you to dig a hole from your hand and I will don't stop you until your hand starts to bleed and slowly your body starts to dehydrate and at a point you will fall down in exhaustion and I will leave you there until you starve to death."
"~Is I suppose to laugh at your joke.~"
"No, It was an excellent dialogue of the movie, you should have scared."
"~So I'm supposed to fear.~"
"You will not understand it, just get going for your work."
I'm sure the teacher wants to be an actress but stuck here.

"~Okay, then I am going now.~"
"Also listen.."
"~What one more dialogue?~"
"Hey, now you are talking harshly. I just want to say you are not alone someone is already waiting for you."
"~So who is this person?~"
"Someone who was also late today. And you will also like to work with this person."
"~Can you tell me who?~"
"No, and just go for the work now, and the person is already waiting for you."
After this teacher just took off.
Walking toward the ground thinking about "who might be that person?" but also feeling tired thinking about the work he had to do.
Shoya saw a girl cleaning the ground.
Wait... the person is a girl. Now, this is going to be difficult.
"~Hey, are you also at punishment?~" Shoya calls her from the back.
After listening she turns around.
"~It is the same girl.~"
At that movement, everything around him turns into silence as if they are above the clouds, Shoya's heart starts to beat faster, and for the...
For the first time, their eyes meet each other.