The True Feelings of Her

“I as your advisor have one announcement that I would like to be made.”

Saito senpai asking Sakura sensei, ”What do you want to say, Sakura sensei?”

“We will participate in a theater competition in December. I think we have enough member to perform.”

“Where is the competition, sensei?” ask Takeda senpai.

“It will be hold at this university’s hall. Other universities also will send their participants to participate in the competition. So, do you all want to participate this competition?”

“We should join! Eri, don’t you want to act in this competition?”

“Yeah, Akemi! How about everyone her?”

All of us agree with the decision. Sakura sensei said she will send the application form to us later. Now, we will decide what kind of story we will perform. Masaru suggested we should perform. After throwing many ideas, we decided to perform Cinderella story.

“Now, for the character, we will decide by this vote box,” said Fujimiya senpai.

All of us pick the paper from the box. On the paper, there were written the character’s name that we will play. Minami will play as fairy godmother. Nana will play as stepsister and Fujimiya senpai will play as stepmother. Sakuya-san will be a narrator. Takeda senpai will play as prince’s herald. I will play as prince meanwhile Cinderella will play by Saito senpai. Masaru, on the other hand, will play as rat.

“Why rat? How I supposed to act this?”

“Masaru, you need to accept it. We have decide this in fair way possible,” said Sakuya-san trying to assure Masaru.

“You don’t know what I feel, Yumi! You are lucky to get role as narrator.” Masaru seem quite not satisfied with the role he got. Then, Sakura sensei called him.

“Masaru, come here for a while.”

“What is it sensei?”

“If you willingly to act as a rat, I will give you ‘that’ after competition.”

“What is ‘that’?”

Sakura sensei whispering something to Masaru’s ear. After that, Masaru’s face started to change. He suddenly starts smiling so brightly.

“Alright sensei! I accept the deal!”

“Nice, Masaru!” said Sakura sensei.

“What do you said to Masaru, sensei? You don’t say anything weird right?” ask Fujimiya senpai.

“Don’t worry about that! There is nothing weird!” But her smile looks weird to us.

“Does everyone have something to say about the role they got?” asked Saito senpai.

“I am satisfied with this role! Although I want to act as Cinderella! But I should act properly so Takeda senpai will know who the best!”

“Nana, you should remember that I still here. Anything can happen to you as long I am here.”

Fujimiya senpai seem to give Nana warning what will happen to her if she doesn’t stop disturbing Takeda senpai. Takeda senpai seem lost with the situation between Fujimiya senpai and Nana.

“Is the story will be same as we always heard before?” ask Minami.

“I think maybe there is a bit of change. So, everyone I hope all of us can give good teamwork so that our performance will be blast! The script will be give by this week and if we start practicing by next week, we have one month before the competition day.”

After dismissing, Minami asked me to see her at the library. She said she has something to ask for help from me. I think this has happened before. Is she like someone? Who is he? Right! If I am not mistaken, she has said that she like someone from Department of Mechanical. But is not Masaru is right person to ask help from? All the thoughts are in my mind while I am walking toward the library. As I arrived at the library, she was already waiting for me at the table near the window.

“Youta, sit in front of me.”

“Alright, Minami. So, what is help you want to ask from me?”

“I like someone. Can you give me the advice on how to approach him?”

She really asks me for help for this. How should I give advice to her?

“By the way Minami, who do you like?”

“Someone I know. I think you know this person.”

Okay! I am sure the person is really him.

“Why you like him, Minami?”

“Can I tell you a bit story about him?”

“Sure!”

“This story begins with….”

I like someone else before I like him. He has been one of my friends since I was little. One day, I asked him how to confess to his friend. He said he will try to help me to get me and his friend together. Since that day, I always spend time with him even after school too. I also got to know more about his family. I think he and I are quite compatible with each other. I can say I really had a good time spend time with him. There are also rumor that I and him are dating. I am so surprise to hear that kind of rumor.

“Are you okay helping me? I mean maybe you like someone else too. I think you have help me everything you can although I don’t if I can confess to your friend.”

“I have said that I will try to help you. Now, I don’t have someone I like. So, it’s okay.”

I don’t want to ask him about that again. Day by day, I always with him after school asking about his friend, everything that I want to know. For example, what he likes to eat, what he likes to play and what kind of music he likes. Without realizing it, I don’t know when I will start to become more conscious about this person. I don’t ask him anymore about his friend instead I want to know more about this my friend. Why did my heart start changing? When he is talking, I become more focused about what he wants to say. He even appears in my dream too! Is this the love? But everything starts to fall. There is an event that changed not my life, even his life too. I also did not expected to see my best friend kiss him in front of my own eyes. I don’t want to be there anymore, so I get out from there. That was the last time I saw him. After almost one year, I met with him again in front of the toilet in the restaurant in Tokyo. He looks so different since I last met him. He looks calmer than before. He asks me why I am here. I don’t want to tell him that I will study in Tokyo. But we met again during the entrance ceremony for first year students. I can’t run from this situation anymore. I decided to face him. Then, he brought me to join the theatre club. At the club, there is someone he knows. She also is the club president. I don’t know when both met. They seem to know each other. I decided to not think about that. Maybe they met at the market or anywhere. On our way to the clubroom, I asked him if he like to go back to that time as both of us always spent time together before. Although he did not heard me clearly, I didn’t try to ask him again. During golden week, I went to his house. I want to work with him. Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we do our work. It was a fun day. I asked him if he can join me to go to aquarium. The truth is it’s me trying to ask him for a date. Unexpectedly, he accepted the right way. I feel so happy! I can have a date with him! When I arrive at home, I try to find cloth that I can wear for aquarium date. Fortunately, with my aunt’s help, I found the perfect cloth for my date. During the date I focused more on him than sea creatures at the aquarium. Before the date ended, I made a mistake that made him a little bit uncomfortable. I am so sorry for what I have done. He said it’s alright, but I know he still have unhealed scar in his heart. After that day, I tried to be careful with what I said to him. I thought I could tell him about my feelings soon until what happens during summer festival. That scene is still in my mind. He is holding hand with a person who is our club president. I start to become cautious about what she will be doing with him. Although I friend with club president, I don’t want to lose him too. Maybe he does not realize my feelings for him, but I think he only sees me as his best friend.

Why do I feel this story somehow so close to me? Where did I have heard this before?

“If its okay, can you tell me why you like him?”

“I like him when he always gives the best when he helps other people. I also like when he always be honest.”

“This person looks familiar to me. Is he someone I knew too?”

“I will take this chance to explain to you who is always clueless with this kind of things. I will not lose to Saito Akemi. What I want to say is I like you, Arima Youta!”