That night, I couldn’t stop thinking of something Kazehaya-kun said.

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There’s someone else I like now.

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Seriously…who could that be?

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The next day in school, it was still our practice in soccer. We took a break then I went to the bathroom. I got out of a stall, then I saw two girls in front of me. “!...”

The girl wearing make-up gasped. “It’s her…” Then the other one said “Was she the one who almost spilled juice on Kurumi-chan’s uniform?” “Of course it’s her…! Isn’t it obvious? The long black hair and the pale skin and-

“I’m really sorry for that incident…! I didn’t mean to do that…” I bowed. The two girls stopped. The girl with brown hair cried. “…she’s so nice…!!!” “Ch-Chizu…” The girl wearing make-up tried to calm the other girl. “…?” “I’m Chizuru! Yoshida Chizuru! My friend here is Yano Ayane!”

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“Chizu…! Kurumi will be mad if…! We better get going.” The girl with make-up named Yano-san pulled Yoshida-san out of the bathroom.

Yoshida-san and Yano-san are a bit weird…but I would say that they’re also nice because…

Instead of being scared of me, they even talked to me…even  if it was only for a moment…

I want to be friends with them too.