The Beautiful Girl With a Kind Personality and Good Looks, Who Happens to Be My Childhood Friend, Seems to Have Eyes Only for Me
Side Kamiya Chiya
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ใI heard this storyโฆโกใ
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@Parent (Anonymous)
20XX-4-27
This is separate from my previous post, but I heard another concerning rumor.
Apparently, there’s a female student at this school who’s seeing two guys at the same time. What’s more, both guys are in the same gradeโฆ
She supposedly tells one guy โYou’re the only one for me,โ while telling the other โI’m not dating anyone yetโ or something like that.
If it’s true, that’s pretty nasty behaviorโฆ It seems like the only ones unaware are the boys themselves.
I don’t know her name, but she’s a fairly noticeable girl, and I heard she has an older brother.
Hopefully it’s just a rumor, but I hope it doesn’t lead to troubleโฆ
Here’s the image in question. โ
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โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ: Good morning~
A-kun: Good morning! Did you get home okay yesterday?
โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ: Yeah, I’m fine! Thanks for worrying about me.
A-kun: Are you free this Sunday?
โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ: I’m free! I was actually thinking I’d like to go on a date with A-kun.
A-kun: Seriously!? I’m so happy
โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ: I feel so calm when I’m with A-kun
A-kun: Me too. I don’t wanna lose you to some other guy lol
โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ: It’s okay, I’m only into A-kun
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โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ: Hey hey, good job at club today!
B-kun: Thanks~ I’m exhausted lol
โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ: You really gave it your all, you looked so cool
B-kun: Huh? You were watching? That’s embarrassing
โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ: You just end up watching someone you’re interested in, right?
B-kun: Huh, so that meansโฆ
โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ: Hehe, what do you think?
B-kun: Can I get my hopes up?
โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ: Sure. You’re special, B-kun.
B-kun: Then let’s go home together next time.
โพ๏ธโพ๏ธ: Yeah, but keep it a secret from A-kun.
P.S.
New info from the previous post: Apparently that person is a younger sister.
The next morning. A chill shot through my chest. The words on the screen were unmistakably mine. The way I ended sentences, the choice of wordsโit was exactly as it was back then.
Butโsomething was off.
I was sure I’d deleted that exchange. When I got a new phone after starting high school, I erased all my old contacts. I hadn’t been in touch with that person for ages.
So why?
โโฆWhy is this here?โ
My fingertips grew steadily colder. With each scroll, my thoughtless younger self was laid bare.
Since I was little, beautiful, cute Haru-nee was someone I admired. That Haru-nee was always with my brother and another boy. So I decided I wanted to make boy friends too. I was drawn to romance, and actually being with them was funโmy heart would race.
From thereโ
I started using suggestive words lightly,
changing my attitude to suit whoever I was with,
becoming so anxious I couldn’t stand it unless I depended on someone. That was me in middle school.
I desperately tried to hold on somehow. But even that relationship reached its limit. Both of them wanted to introduce me to someone else after graduation. That’s when Mitsuri, my childhood friend I hadn’t talked to much lately, said to me:
“You should stop. The way you’re doing this, it looks less like you like someone and more like you’re just scared of being alone. If that’s the case, I’ll stay by your side forever. Let’s cut ties with those guys, okay?”
Hearing that, I decided to cut them off. I was scared of what might happen after. Fortunately, after I did, the guys didn’t say anything to me.
Now, I can finally look at that version of myself. I was immature, and I think I might have hurt someone.
But still.
โBut still, being exposed like thisโฆโ
This isn’t about reflection or atonement. It’s just a spectacle. Bait for entertainment.
And the timing is absolutely terrible. Right now, the atmosphere at school is tense because of that bulletin board incident. And what’s with the addendum?! Posting something like โa younger sisterโ just makes me look suspicious now. They’ll connect it back to me through my brother!!
What if they find out it was me?
What if word spreads that I’m the โgirl who was two-timingโ?
Thinking it through like that, I gasp.
โฆNo.
Part of what scares me is how I’ll be seen. But this will just make the arrows point even more at my brother. Then our family will break apart. That’s far scarier.
I exhaled deeply and turned my phone screen down.
It’s shaking. This isn’t a coincidence. Someone deliberately released it at this timing.
โTo shake my brother.
โโฆWho would do something like this?โ
My fingertips trembled, and my hand couldn’t hold the phone steady. The words on the screen lost all sense of reality, looking like nothing but a mass of black symbols.
The first face that came to mind was Mitsuri’s. She’s practically the only one who knows about this.
But I shook my head immediately.
โฆNo. Mitsuri wouldn’t do something like this. Absolutely not.
She’s the shy type who hides behind me, not the kind to spread others’ secrets and laugh about it. Besides, she’s my best friend.
Then who?
Next, I thought of those guys from back then. I can’t remember their faces anymore. We should be at different high schools now.
But if they still had old chat historiesโmaybe they showed screenshots to someone, or sent them half-jokingly, and it spread from there.
It’s not impossible. But then, why โnowโ?
The timing is just too bad. Right when that bulletin board at school is getting flooded with posts, this topic pops up like clockwork.
Coincidence? Thinking that far sent a chill down my spine.
My heart skips a beat every time my phone notifies me. I’m too scared to open the class group chat. I can’t even look at my personal contacts, afraid someone might ask me something.
If I went to schoolโ
Whispered voices.
Glances flicked my way.
โHey, did you hear about that girlโฆโ barely audible.
Just imagining it made my throat tighten.
โโฆNo way.โ
My uniform hung on the chair. Time ticked by, but I couldn’t get out of bed. My mind should have been filled with thoughts of my brother. I was about to turn my focus to Kusunoki Yuya.
Why is it me this time?
Clutching the futon tightly, I closed my eyes.
โโRiiing.
The sudden ringtone of my phone echoed through the silent room. My heart leapt at the sound.
It might be Mom. She should be at work by now. Or maybe Dad, who’s on a business trip? Did something happen? With a mix of dread and a faint hope for reassurance, I reached for the phone by my pillow.
Seeing the name displayed on the screen, my breath caught.
โโMitsuri
It was a call from my best friend.
โโฆHello?โ
‘Chiya!? Are you okay right now!?’
Her voice was faster than usual, urgent. Just hearing that, I knew what this was about.
โโฆThe bulletin board, right?โ
โYou saw it?โ
โโฆYeah.โ
I couldn’t say more and fell silent. Even over the phone, she must have sensed I was on the verge of tears, because Mitsuri paused for a moment.
โThat thingโฆ it’s really awful, isn’t it? If it gets out now, they’ll suspect you, Chiya.โ
That single sentence made the back of my throat burn.
โSoโฆ I think it’s better if you don’t come to school today.โ
โโฆHuh?โ
โA few people in class already know. It seems like complete screenshots are circulating in the class group chat from people who were in the same middle school. The atmosphere is definitely going to get weird. You can’t handle that kind of thing, can you, Chiya?โ
I was speechless. It had been posted just three hours ago, and already it was spreading. The realization hit me like a punch, leaving a hollow ache in my chest. So that notification sound really was from the class group chat.
I can’t even see my other friends besides Mitsuriโฆ
Why?
Even the girls I thought were my friends might be talking behind my backโฆ
Why?
I can’t go to school anymoreโฆ
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โWhy do I have to go through this?
If only Mom and my brother hadn’t been hit and run, none of this would’ve happened. Why did I have to get dragged into this?
Mitsuri’s voice snapped me back to reality.
โTake a day off. Just say you’re feeling sick. I’ll tell the teacher something plausible.โ
โโฆButโโ
โNo buts. You absolutely can’t come today.โ
It was unusually firm for herโa command wrapped in kindness.
โIf you go now, you’ll definitely get hurt.
And after school, I am going to Chiya’s place, okay? Until then, you’re not allowed to look at your phone. Absolutely not.โ
My hand gripping the phone trembled again. It’s scary. It’s pathetic. Butโhaving a best friend who genuinely worries about me like this was a small comfort.
โโฆThanks, Mitsuri.โ
The voice she finally squeezed out was a mess, choked with tears.
I only have Mitsuri now. Only Mitsuri can I trust. More than family, Mitsuri.
โWith this vibe, Chiya probably won’t even check her phone notifications, right?โ
She switched screens on her phone and opened the message board.
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ใปYeah, right. With this flow, that two-timer girl is probably the sister from the previous post.
ใปThe ones with sisters are Kusunoki Yuya and Kamiya Yamato.
ใปOnly Kamiya Yamato’s sister goes to the same high school. Kusunoki Yuya’s sister is apparently still in elementary school.
ใปKamiya Chiya, huh? Too bad, she’s cute.
ใปI was targeting her.
ใปBut maybe she’ll go out with anyone lol
ใปFound her. The two-timer. Turns out she’s a second-year with zero connection to the previous post.
ใปHuh, no connection? It wasn’t Kamiya Chiya?
ใปYeah. It was this girl named Takizawa Ria. Her brother’s apparently in college.
ใปHow’d you know it was her?
ใปMore screenshots popped up.
ใปWhoa, that’s harsh.
ใปBut it’s kinda sexy, right? Takizawa-san looks kinda gal-like.
ใปMy condolences to those two guys.
ใปNah, the person who was just talking about Kamiya Chiya is the one who’s messed up lol
ใปExactly
โOnee chan. Can we let this one go now?โ
โSure. So now the photos are of different people. But the focus will shift to the one who was cheating, right?
We did this because Mitsuri begged me to, remember? Honestly, I wanted to punish Chiya socially too.โ
โBut if we did that, it’d mess up the lovey-dovey life Chiya and I would have after she became dependent on me, right?
She has to graduate to go to school, so it can’t get harder for her to attend.โ
โUghโฆ Fine. At least she’ll think she’s lost everything now. What Mitsuri’s going to do next should make them feel despair, so I think it counts as punishment.โ
Maiasa
ugh a lesbo bitch, gross. way to ruin a story.