I Liked Her First, but My Brain Was Broken, Then for Some Reason, I Became Friends With Beautiful Girls, So I’m Done My With Childhood Friends
“Erm…..”
“……”
“Um, Mitsuki?
“……”
Mitsuki’s behavior was strange.
The face of my childhood friend, who always changes her facial expression, turned bright red and froze like a stone.
“Are you okay, Mitsuki?”
“Hyaa !?”
I approached and peeked into Mitsuki’s face.
I was so surprised that she jumped away from me in a panic.Her attitude really put me down.
“Erm, are you really okay?”
“I-I-I-I’m fine ! I’m really, really fine !”
Mitsuki waved her hands impatiently and shook her head side to side.
Ah, I understand.
I’m sure that Mitsuki must have overheard what we just talked about.
The junior of the club whom she adored had tried to pin the blame on her. I could not imagine how much of a shock it must have been for her.
I smiled gently so as not to shock her further.
“Cheer up, Mitsuki. I’ll buy you an ice cream on the way home.”
“I don’t really understand, but I could tell that Hiro was mistaken about something.”
Mitsuki growled and expressed her anger at what she didn’t like.
But she is not the type to prolong her anger.
Suddenly, she turned sullen and asked me in a whispered tone.
“……Why did you say that?”
“What?”
I tilted my head, not understanding what Mitsuki was caught up in.
“Like, I’m the sweetest, prettiest, best girl you’ve ever met.”
“I didn’t say that. That’s Mitsuki’s fantasy.”
“You protected me……didn’t you?”
“I’m not protecting you or anything, I’m just telling you the truth. I’m Mitsuki’s childhood friend, so I knew she wasn’t the type of person to do something like that.”
I didn’t say a single special thing.
However, I didn’t think about it when I stepped in. My body just reacted on its own…well, when someone mentions my childhood friend, I just can’t let it go.
It may be the same feeling that Mitsuki had when she first saw me with Matsuyuki san.
When I thought about it that way, I realized that even though I thought we were completely different types of people, we might actually be similar.
“Hiro…you see…I got angry the other day for no reason, so I’m sorry.”
“No. I’m the one who acted like that, sorry.”
I don’t do the rude thing of asking when “the other day” was.
We’ve always had some resentment about that time.
The reason I had been feeling uneasy for so long was because I wanted to make up as soon as possible.
“You said it was bothersome,…..did you really think that way !”
‘Because Mitsuki was quite troublesome at that time. I understand that you were happy to receive your first birthday present from your first boyfriend, but even taking that into account, you were still extremely annoying.”
“Ugh……sorry…….”
“As long as you know.”
For the first time, I treated Mitsuki in a condescending manner.
But maybe this is what childhood friends are like.
There is no other relationship like this where you can stay together since you were little and get along well.
To others, our relationship might seem strange, but we are able to forgive each other, which is why our relationship as childhood friends has continued.
…..Well, maybe it is this kind of thinking that makes me naive.
“But…..I’m sorry too.”
“Eh? Did Hiro ever have to apologize?”
It was an embarrassing feeling, but I decided to just get it all out, so I opened my mouth.
“When I saw Mitsuki being happy with the present she got from Izumi kun, I felt a bit lonely…I thought I’ll never be special again….so I got a bit upset…”
“Eh?”
You can’t carry the feelings of heartbreak around forever.
“I was jealous when I realized that I wasn’t a special childhood friend to Mitsuki anymore…..”
The reason for the blurred feelings is not only because of a broken heart.
I felt lonely because someone had taken the position next to Mitsuki, which I had taken for granted. It was about time I admitted that I had a childish jealousy.
“……”
“I forgot to say this at the time, but happy birthday. I’ll bake you a cake to celebrate next time.”
“Ehh, really? Yay ! !”
Mitsuki was so happy that she raised both hands in the air. She is an honest person.
I guess it was because she was so happy that I thought she was exaggerating that we were able to make up.
The blur that was in the back of my chest disappeared when I noticed it.
It seems I have finally digested my broken heart. It was clearer than I had expected, and I felt refreshed.
“Oh, that’s right. I wanted to try the real-life escape game.”
“I know. You’ve been wanting to do it ever since you saw me do it at an event.”
“I’m so glad you remembered. Thanks to you, my dream came true.”
“You’re exaggerating.”
The reason why I proposed the escape game is because I wanted Mitsuki to experience it, despite all the reasons I gave.
In that sense, I guess you could say that my dream has come true too. I guess I’m exaggerating.
“The solving of the riddle was interesting, but more than anything, the story was–”
“I found you, Hiro kun !”
I thought I heard Matsuyuki san’s voice, but when I turned my head, I saw her running toward me, her black hair fluttering in the wind.
“Wa !?”
She took my arm and I started to run too.
“W-what’s going on?”
“Have you not seen your phone? Tsumugi san said she has something to tell Hiro kun and is searching all the second year classrooms. Everyone is making a fuss, thinking that she’s confessing her feelings…anyway, please come !”
“Y-yes !”
Matsuyuki san turned around and said.
“You were with Mitsuki san? I’m sorry. I was in a hurry and could only see Hiro kun…….”
“No. We’ve finished talking, so it’s fine.”
I think I was able to properly communicate what I wanted to say to Mitsuki.
My heart has also been properly resolved.
So, I don’t need to worry about Mitsuki anymore.
We can continue our relationship as proper childhood friends. Just knowing that was enough for me.
“I had to get to Kido san’s place sooner rather than later.”
“She is now the most popular girl in the school because she won the beauty contest. Just the fact that Tsumugi san is looking for a particular boy is big news.”
It’s a tough job, I think as I look at Matsuyuki san.
For the sake of the girls I had befriended, I kept running.
Maigetsu