Is It Permissible To Abandon a Childhood Friend Who Has Become a School Idol and Be Happy

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The next morning.

I felt terrible from the moment I woke up.

“My head hurts…”

My head was pounding. My eyelids felt swollen.

It’s probably a migraine. I think it’s because I didn’t sleep well yesterday.

To be exact, I was up until this morning, so I didn’t get enough sleep at all.

“It couldn’t be helped, but it’s a bit tough…”

I’m usually an early bird, so I’m not used to this kind of discomfort.

I’ll take some medicine later, of course, but normally I would tell my mom that I’m going to skip school and just go back to sleep.

But today, I couldn’t do that.

“I have to go to school…”

I slowly sit up and rub my eyes.

Suddenly, a sharp pain.

“Ouch!”

That wakes me up a little, and when I look at my fingertips with blurry eyes, I see a bandage wrapped around them.

(Oh, right, I cut my finger…)

I’m really a mess.

I stand up with a wry smile and put on the glasses that are on my bedside table.

I’ve been wearing contacts a lot lately, so the view with the frames is actually refreshing.

Contacts are a pain to put in, but glasses are easy to put on. It doesn’t even take a second.

I also need to put in eyedrops when my eyes get dry, so I prefer glasses when I’m using them regularly.

“Kou-kun, you too, right?”

I mutter self-deprecatingly, and I make up my mind.

I’m going to wear glasses to school today.

It was a one-sided thing, but it was definitely a promise between him and me.

“When I get back, I’ll continue with this too.”

I look back at my desk with renewed determination, but there are several broken pieces piled up on a handkerchief.

It was a picture frame.

No, it’s something I’m going to fix.

I’ve gathered all the pieces, and I’ll just buy some glue on my way back today.

Then I’ll work hard to put it back together.

Just like our relationship.

—Do you think you can do it?

The voice echoed in my head again.

“I can do it.”

That’s right.

I can do it.

Of course I can do it.

We can still start over.

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“I’m sorry. Beniyasha has already gone to school.”

When I left my house and went to Kou-kun’s house, I was greeted by his mother.

“Oh, really?”

“I’m sorry. She’s been leaving the house a bit early lately because she wants to study.”

The aunt apologized apologetically.

I’ve always been bad at being apologized to by this kind-hearted person.

“No, it’s my fault for coming so late. I’m sorry.”

“No. It’s Beniya’s fault. How could she leave without you… I thought you always went to school with Misori.”

The aunt was angry, but I didn’t know how to react.

It’s true that we haven’t been going to school together for almost a month now.

Thinking about it, it had started to go wrong a long time ago.

Why couldn’t I have noticed it sooner?

“It’s just a coincidence today. Well then…”

“Oh, goodbye. Misori, you’ve really become beautiful. It’s a waste on him.”

As I left his house, driven by self-reproach, the aunt’s last words were unnecessary.

“Beautiful, what a waste…”

Why do adults always say unnecessary things?

They praise and flatter, making you feel good about yourself.

And they just let you get carried away.

But they don’t take responsibility for their words.

In the end, it’s just a story that I was a fool and a child for being taken in.

But even so, I thought it was very unfair.