The S**ttiest Gyaru in the Class Confessed to Me
“I’m sorry… I can’t betray Ichika.”
Miyabi bit her lower lip and let go of my sleeve. Then she muttered,
“I’m sorry…”
If she had offered a trade-off, she could have forced her way through. But Miyabi said nothing more.
We walked home together in single file.
I walked her to the station gate.
“Well, see you later.”
I said that and waved my hand.
“…Yeah. See you.”
I watched Miyabi’s back as she walked away.
She turned around several times, smiling and waving each time.
After Miyabi was out of sight for a while, I realized something.
Today, Miyabi also skipped school.
I don’t know what excuse she used, but did her mother allow her to skip school to go out and play?
No, that can’t be.
If her mother were that understanding, Miyabi wouldn’t be so miserable.
The conversation I had with Miyabi floated to the surface of my mind like bubbles in boiling water, then disappeared.
“I want to see you one last time…”
Today’s events began from there.
“I’ll give you everything I have.”
“I can’t stop myself from being jealous and doing mean things…”
“…If I can’t stop myself, how can I stop doing mean things?”
“Could you tell Katase san that I’m sorry on my behalf…?”
“Just the two of us, one last time.”
“One last time.”
No way…
No, but no way.
Is she trying to kill herself?
The next moment, my body moved on its own.
I ran through the ticket gate and up the stairs.
The direction of Miyabi’s house… is Platform 1.
“Haa haa…”
I ran to the front, but Miyabi wasn’t there.
Then, I saw Miyabi on the opposite platform.
She was walking somewhere, looking weak.
“Miyabi, wait!”
(Damn, she can’t hear me from here.)
I ran up the stairs to Platform 2.
When I reached the top, Miyabi was there.
Tears were streaming down her face. When she noticed me, she turned her face away.
“…I can’t take it anymore…it’s too painful.”
She started walking toward the tracks on the platform, swaying back and forth.
(After all the pain she’s been through, this can’t be the end.)
I grabbed her wrist tightly and hugged her.
Her body in my arms was so fragile.
If I applied even a little force, it felt like it might shatter.
“It’s not over!! At least I can’t live without you!!”
Then, Miyabi placed her hand on my arm.
The tips of her fingers touching my arm were cold.
“Sou kun, that’s unfair. You’re the one who left, so how can you say something like that and expect me to believe you?”
“…Whatever you say, just don’t think about dying.”
“That’s unfair. Because the only way to stop all this is for me to disappear…”
That’s not true.
No matter how painful it is, death is the end.
I took Miyabi out of the station and brought her to the park.
Masaya was breathing shallowly, almost hyperventilating.
I sat her on a bench and helped her steady his breathing.
There was one thing I wanted to ask her.
“Did you try to die because I rejected you?”
Miyabi shook her head.
“I decided from the start…”
I couldn’t just send Miyabi back like this.
If her mother hit her again, who knows what would happen.
What should I do now?
Maigetsu