These were the words I suddenly muttered when I saw the message. I thought to myself, “After all that you did, what’s the point now?” But then I thought about it, Mai must not have known that I had seen that scene. So I guess she wanted to comfort herself when she was seriously injured and hurting.
But to be clear, I have no feelings for Mai right now. I hate that person. I had a lot of fun memories, but I didn’t want anything more to do with a person who was hiding and screwing other guys.
「I forgot to block her contact… I’ll take it while I can— uwaah!?」
I was operating my phone to block it when I received a call from Mai. Even if I ignore it, the calls start ringing again right away, and she was insanely persistent.
「…What should I do, Karen?」
「I should have smashed her phone while I was at it, I was careless. It’s already a hassle. Let’s turn off your cell phone.」
「I’ll do that. Hah…」
Until recently, I really loved her. But now I don’t even want to talk to her anymore. I took Karen’s advice and turned off my phone to escape the hell of ringtones. Okay, I guess that’s no longer a problem.
「Well, let’s continue where we left off.」
「Y–Yes… I–I will…」
「Oi, Sugawara, Hidaka is calling you.」
「Hah?」
Just as we were about to continue our conversation, the homeroom teacher took the phone and connected Mai’s call. Apparently, I didn’t answer the phone, so now she’s calling the school. I can’t just ignore them unilaterally like I did earlier, and if I don’t answer where my homeroom teacher is nearby, they will get suspicious.
「…Hello?」
So I had no choice but to pick up the phone.
【F–Finally out! I’m sorry, the festival has just finished and I’m busy.】
【…Well, it’s fine.】
Mai was speaking in her usual energetic voice. That energy is very annoying.
【…You know, I need you to come visit me. I’m really feeling low right now… My body was in a lot of pain… But, I thought I would feel better if I could see Akihiko. I knew I could definitely get through this with my favorite boyfriend!】
【…I see.】
Mai tells me so, completely unaware that I can see through how flimsy her words are. I want you to stop, you can’t get enough of your childish romance with me, can you? It’s obvious that she want to use it as a convenient frame of reference.
【S–So, you know, I need you to come today if possible! I have a lot of things I have to do in the hospital from now on… Please, Akihiko! I love you!】
It’s a school phone, but I’m thinking of tossing it. I managed to dissuade myself, but I never thought I’d be this pissed off… Of course, I have no intention of going. But,
「Ohh, go ahead, Sugawara!」
Unfortunately, the voice on the phone was in both the teacher’s and Karen’s ears. I didn’t have the option of not going to visit her.
【…Okay, I’m going. See you later.】
I wanted to get off the phone as soon as possible, so I said so and hung up. Then I returned the call to the teacher and quickly asked him to leave the clubroom.
「…」
「It’s irritating, really.」
「…But I’ve got to go. Haah…」
I really don’t want to go, but I don’t want the doctor to suspect that I didn’t go, so reluctantly I get ready to go to the hospital where Mai is said to be staying, since the doctor had told me about it that morning.
「Karen is not allowed to follow me. If Mai says it was you, it’s all over.」
「I don’t think she’ll ever tell me, though. But I’ll stop, thanks to the thoughtfulness of my Senpai. Seniors, if you have anything that pisses you off, please talk to me.」
「…Yeah.」
Then I went to my girlfriend, Mai, whom I now loathe.