Did something happen? Something must have happened but what could it be�
âWhatâs that? It looks a bit soaked.â
Then Sara carefully spreads it across the desk.
A shirt⌠and itâs of a boyâs uniform!?
She seems to be pressing it with a damp towel to absorb the moisture.
âEh!? Whose shirt is that⌠hmm⌠it canât be anyoneâs but Takanashi-kunâs shirt. What happened?â
There was no need to ask whose shirt it is, was there?
Maybe thatâs why she was lateâŚ
âActually, we were on our way to school when a truck splashed us with water⌠Takanashi-san blocked it for me and he ended up getting soakedâŚâ
Oh my gosh, thatâs terrible.
But as expected of Takanashi-kun, what a man.
âItâs been a rough morning, hasnât it? How is Takanashi-kun doing now?â
âI wiped him in the infirmary and then he changed into his jersey.â
âŚI donât think Sara was watching it quietly without doing anythingâŚ
âDid you wipe him down thoroughly?â
âYes, he removed his shirt, and I wiped his head and body thoroughly.â
Ooh, youâre doing great Sara, you made it that far.
And she unabashedly said that. ⌠I guess she just wasnât aware of itâŚ
And thatâs why she brought the wet shirtâŚ
But itâs an incredible sight to see Sara spreading out a boyâs shirt on her desk and wiping it off⌠I wonder what the people around her will think.
âGood morning, Satsukawa-san⌠um, thatâs a boyâs shirt, isnât it? Why is Satsukawa-san wiping itâŚ?â
âI have my reason. Right now Iâm busy.â
âAh~, my shirtâs wet too, what should I doâŚ?â
âMine too. Satsukawa-sanâŚ?â
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Well, they got ignored.
But they donât learn, or at least they donât know that they werenât in Saraâs attention.
âSatsukawa-san, that shirtâŚ?
Still, they kept going at it⌠theyâre like idiots that canât be helped.
âYouâre a nuisance. This is a shirt belonging to someone important to me, so please donât get in the way of my work.â
Ah, if you say something like thatâŚ
âHaa!? What- who are you talking about?â
âWait- am I hearing things!?â
âSatsukawa-san, youâre dating someone!?â
âItâs not true, right!?â
⌠Well, thatâs what theyâre going to think, isnât it?
Itâs going to cause trouble for Takanashi-kun, so should I interject?
âItâs Saraâs dearest and best friendâs shirt. Let her focus on it.â
âBest friend? Itâs a friend right?â
âWhew, so itâs a friend. I was worried for a second there.â
âEven so, I canât get past the fact that a boy became friends with Satsukawa-san.â
âIâm sooo jealous.â
âOh, itâs probably him, that first year who went to school with her in the morning.â
âThe aforementioned boy?â
Well, itâs not like they donât know about it, rightâŚ?
âThat person should be aware of his positionâŚâ
â âNot knowing your positionâ, what an ignorant thing to say. Someone whose name I donât even know has no business telling me who my friend is right?â
Acha~
This was turning out to be a problemâŚ
âI-Iâm in the same classâŚâ
âI have no idea, and Iâm not interested. Just so you know, I will never allow you to insult Takanashi-san⌠you should remember that.â
A~ah, sheâs angry.
I didnât think she was going to be this angry, and all the boys have shut up.
I guess Iâll have a small talk with our class community.
Because there are likely to be more angry boys in the future.
And then the bell rang.
âSara, the teacher will be here soon.â
âOnce Iâve drained a little more water, Iâll fold it up neatly.â
âCome to think of it, I hope Takanashi-kun doesnât catch a cold from being soaked.â
âI hope so too⌠Iâll check on him during lunch break.â
By the way, itâs raining today, so where are we going to have lunch?
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Ugh, my head hurts⌠this is getting really bad.
I think Iâm starting to have a migraine.
I wish break time would come sooner⌠I need some medicine.
At a time like this, every time I try to move, I get a throbbing painâŚ
I managed to get through PE and took some painkillers, but it still didnât go awayâŚ
And just like that, it was lunchtime.
I was told that the student council room is going to be freed up during lunch today, so we were going to have lunch there.
When I arrived at the student council room with a painful headache, Sara-senpai and Natsumi-senpai were already there.
âSorry, did I make you wait ?â
âItâs okay, we just got here too.â
âTakanashi-kun, today was a tragedyâŚâ
âWell, thatâs right⌠but itâs fine.â
I donât want them to worry, so act normal, act normalâŚ
â⌠I was going to ask you about your condition, but I think it would be better if you lie down first. Takanashi-san, this way please.â
Senpai, who had been watching my face for a while, suddenly pulled my hand and headed for the sofa.
âEh? Sara, whatâs wrong?â
âSara-senpai?â
âWeâll talk and have lunch later. Please lie down for a while.â
When Senpai sat down on the sofa, I was forced to sit next to her as she pulled me by the hand.
After I sat down, she knocked my body down, and put my head on her own thighs ⌠A LAP PILLOW!!?
âSara!?â
âSe-senpai!?â
âDonât speak too loudly and just try to calm down. Everything will be okay.â
With that said, she started caressing my headâŚ
AhâŚso soothingâŚthis⌠I feel like my headache has subsided a bitâŚ
âFufu⌠just keep resting your body like this, okay?â
Senpai was holding my head with one hand and slowly stroking my head with the other.
This is bad. Iâm getting sleepy⌠but thereâs no way Iâm going toâŚ