I Can’t Bring Myself to Face You – Part 04

“Wait a minute,” I said.

“I’m not waiting!”

“Just listen for a sec!”

“I’m not listening!”

Fine. I’d have to ask Tomonori what happened. Even though class was about to start.

“All right, all right.” Sighing, I slowly stood up.

Smack! She slapped my butt.

“I told you to get moving!”

Yeah, yeah. Whoever married this girl was in for a rough time.

I glanced at Orito.

“What?” he said.

“Just, good luck, dude.” I patted his shoulder and headed toward the neighboring classroom.

The bell was about to ring, so the hall was nearly empty.

The doors stayed open from all the comings and goings. I peeked into the classroom.

For some reason, it always felt awkward to enter another class. Like invading someone’s territory or crossing into another village.

“A-Aikawa.”

There she was. Tomonori, sitting at her desk, looked my way, so I raised my hand. She