Chapter 24: How can I stay in the â- state.
Posted on June 21, 2022by Soafp
For the first time in a week, Maika came to school.
But she never spoke to me.
Is that to be expected? She must know the source of the harassment against her. She understands correctly.
It seems that the only thing that concerned her, she never talked to anyone about it.
Well, even if she hadâŠ.
From the way she was acting, it seemed that she was refraining from getting involved with him.
Or rather, she is refraining from getting involved with anyone. Or, rather, she seems to be avoiding it.
There are kids who talk to her. Maybe they see that she has missed a week and are afraid of being the perpetrator of a series of events.
Somehow, everyone knows what happened.
Itâs okay. Weâre all in this together.
âIt canât be helpedâŠâ
I donât know how she looks to those around her, but to me she seems isolated.
There are people around, but still.
Yes, it canât be helped.
Because this is the result of self-defense.
It is her own fault for sticking her neck out without permission.
She is now alone and on her own.
That is what I tell myself.
âI am not the perpetrator.
Iâm not like those guys.
With such a sound, my phone notified me of the message.
I looked at the senderâs name and felt very nostalgic, even though it wasnât that long ago.
I was surprised to see the name of an old friend whom I had not heard from for a while.
I opened the app and displayed the message.
And I was absolutely stunned by the content.
What should I do? I donât know.
But I could clearly feel something was cracking.
Something deadly. Thatâs what it sounded like.
âI had to do something.â
I think. How can I stay in the âăŒăŒâ state?
How can I be so patheticââ