When I came back from my date with Iori, Aika was waiting for me near my house. It was at the memorable place where I always met up with Aika.
āAikaā¦..whatās wrong? Donāt tell me youāre?
āYeah, I was waiting for you, Naru.ā
āWaiting for meā¦..but weāve already broken up..ā
āYeah, thatās right.ā
āThen what do you want?ā
āCanāt I just come to congratulate my childhood friend for getting a girlfriend?ā
What the hell is she talking aboutā¦..sheās the one who broke up with me.
I got a little angry.
āOf course you canātā¦ā¦you know how hard it was for me to forget about you, Aika.ā
After being silent for a while, Aika muttered in a small voice.
āI see,ā¦ā¦Naru has already forgotten about meā¦.but I still havenāt.ā
Aikaās expression seemed to be depressed.
āEhā¦.ā
What did Aika just say right now?
Did she say that she hasnāt forgotten yet?
You broke up with me cause you have someone you liked, right?
What do you mean?
At that time, I didnāt understand what Aika wanted to say.
āAre things not going well?ā
I couldnāt think of any other words to say.
āThatās not true.ā
For some reason, I was relieved.
āWell, Iāll be going.ā
āWaitā¦..didnāt you have something to do?ā
āIām fine already. I just wanted to see you, Naru.ā
āSee ya.ā
āWaiā¦.Aika.ā
Came to see the face of the man you threwā¦I wonder what kind of feeling you have.
āIām not sure how I feel about that.
Iāve never thought about Aikaās feelings because Iāve been so occupied with being dumped.
Iām not sure why Aika changed her mind.
We were really good friends and laughed together every day.
I had never imagined that I would have to break up with Aika.
Aika hadnāt shown any such signs until that day.
I had never imagined that she would fall in love with another man after spending time with me every dayā¦ā¦.
Who the hell is the other guy?
Was he in the same middle school?
I mean, itās impossible if itās not from the same middle school. Aika would come to my house in her spare time, and thereāsĀ no way she could interact with students from other schools.
No way, Yukki?
No, no, how can you doubt your best friend and childhood friend ā¦ā¦.
Aikaās strange behavior made me a little uneasy, but I stopped to think about it.
Whatever the reason is, that was Aikaās choice, and I have Iori.