• “Hey!” I said as I ran inside of the classroom. “What’s up… Everyone…?” My voice lowered when I noticed no one was paying attention. Hmmm…? Maybe… Something’s up… Or they’re all just soo tired! Yeah! That must be it. I thought as I wandered over and instinctively tapped Nori, my boyfriend of about 3 weeks, on the shoulder.

    No response.

    A slight sigh escaped from my mouth, but I wasn’t going to give up just yet... well, maybe after one more try I might. I put on the fakest smile on my face and quickly walked in front of his desk. “Nori-kun!” I reached out and lifted up his chin so I could see his face more clearly. His once bright gray eyes were now dull and emotionless. I took no heed to it… for now at least. “Wakey wakey! Class is about to start!”

    Still, no response.

    I pouted, thinking this might get him to notice, but came to no avail. “Fine… Be that way…” I walked away and wandered towards Aina’s desk. Surely she’d know what would be wrong with Nori, since they were childhood friends.

    “Yo! Aina!” I sat down in the chair in front of her desk.

    She looked up, but remained silent.

    “Know what’s wrong with Nori-kun? He…” I looked over my shoulder to take a quick glance at him, before looking back at her. “Seems… out of it today…”

    She looked up, as if trying to process a few things in her head before looking back at me. “Oh. You didn’t hear…?”

    I was confused. “What…? No…”

    “Nori’s dad had an affair with that one lady… You know the one who owns the coffee shop down the street from the station?”

    “Ummm….” I searched through my mind for the name. “Yuuki… what was it…? Sato…?”

    “Yeah. Her.” Her voice was low, so no one could hear what we were talking about, even though everyone else was busy in their own conversation. “Well, his mom found out, and pretty much just grabbed her things, and left. And she took Nori along with her.”

    “Ok… and…?” I knew there was more to the story than just that. It was pretty obvious that he didn’t have such a good relationship with his dad, so I know that his mom moving him out of the house with her wouldn’t really affect him as much as right now.

    She looked up at the time. “It’s almost time for class. Anyway, long story shot: His mom is taking him to go live in Wakkanai. Now get back to your seat. Shoo~!” She pushed me away.

    I sat down at my seat and stared blankly at the blackboard, still trying to process this information. Wakkanai!? That’s like…. 50 billion miles away from Kumamoto! I thought as I accidentally slammed my hands down on the desk.

    “Is there something wrong Ito-san…?” The teacher said, turning away from the chalkboard.
    “Oh! No! Nothing!” I said, before slowly lowering my head into my hands while everyone else started to laugh in the background.

    Man… I just had a feeling that this wasn’t such a good day after all.

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    I sat down at my desk looking through my contacts when Nori’s name came into view. Maybe… I should… My finger pressed the talk button before I could even finish the thought.

    “Hello…?” A faint voice said, scaring me until I noticed that Nori had answered. I brought the phone up to my ear.

    “Hey Nori-kun…”

    “…”

    “Well… Just so you know… I heard…” I bit my lip. “So, when are you leaving for Wakkanai?”

    “In two days…”

    “Doing anything tomorrow…?”

    “…”

    “Meet me on the rooftop during lunch then.”

    “…”

    “Good bye Nori-kun. I love you…” I said before quickly hanging up, not even wanting to hear his response.

    I leaned back in my chair and stretched, looking up at the diamond ring he gave me when he asked me out. Heh… it’s sort of like we’re engaged… I ran my fingers along its some what smooth texture. It’s too bad though…

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    The breeze was rather… cool today as I stood by the fence blocking me from the edge of the rooftop.

    “Miyu…” A familiar voice said from behind me. Nori-kun’s voice to be exact. He never failed to disappoint me.

    I slowly turned, and ran my hand through my long black hair that was being blown out of my face by the now slightly breezier wind.

    The air was filled with silence.

    “So… Nori-kun…” I took small baby steps towards him as I talked. “We’ve been going out for about… 3 weeks now, haven’t we…?”

    He remained silent. I took this as a sign to continue.

    “We’ve been so close knit over those few weeks, haven’t we? We told each other everything, never kept anything from each other. Even if it was one of the most troubling things, we’d always go to each other about it, didn’t we?” I brought my hands up in front of my chest as I continued to walk. “And yet… Here you are… going through something so troublesome… Something, I don’t think… No… I know you can’t handle, and you don’t even come to me for comfort!?” My voice raised an octave, but I continued nonetheless. “What happened to us…?”

    “…”

    I was standing in front of him now. “That’s what I want to know too.”

    “I-I’m so--…” His said in a barely audible whisper.

    “Huh…? What’s that dear? I couldn’t hear you.” A sinister smile appeared on my face. “Could you repeat that…? I’m getting quite old now-a-days.”

    “I’m… Sorry…” He repeated again. I heard him, but I decided to push his buttons.

    “You know… You always told me ‘I’ll always be there for you, through thick and thin. What ever it is, I’ll always be there to listen to you, and offer the best advice I can.’ And I said the same for you… But, tell me…” I looked away, as if I was hurt, before looking back up at him. “Why didn’t you come to me?”

    “I… I didn’t want to hurt you… That’s all…”

    I let out a sardonic laugh. “You didn’t want to ‘hurt’ me? Psh. So, you’re saying that if you just went on your merry little way up to Wakkanai, without telling me, that’s not hurting me!? God. You’re such an idiot!”

    His expression stayed the same.

    “But… That’s why I love you…” I smiled sweetly, for real this time while my fingers intertwined with his. “So… Just promise me this… Don’t forget the time we spent together. When I finally confessed my love for you… and when you accepted me for who I was.” I cocked my head to the side. “This is the last time we spend alone together… No, of course it won’t be. I can visit you anytime, and vice versa. So, don’t worry about me… I’ll be fine.” I leaned in to give Nori-kun a quick, lingering, passionate kiss. Our first, and our last kiss as a couple. I pulled away with a smile plastered on my lips. “So, go on… Be happy. Go find yourself a new girlfriend, and don’t worry, not even a bit, about me.” I took a few steps back so I could get one last look at him, before rushing towards the door.

    My hand stopped when it almost touched the doorknob. “Oh… and one more thing…” I ran my fingers over the ring on my finger. “This ring you gave me… When we first started going out…” I couldn’t think of anything else to say, so I just said, “Thank you for the time we spent together. I’ll never forget the memories.” I pulled the ring off of my finger, turned around, and tossed it over the fence. “Sayonara Hayashi Nori-kun…” And with that, I turned around, opened the door, and ran down the stairs, knowing that I’d never see him again. Since, I promised him, that if we ever broke up, I’d want to do it with a smile on my face, and with no regrets. ♥