On that day...
From the moment I awoke, I had been in an exceptional mood.
This was mostly due to the weather. It was a bright sunny day which was a
welcome change the rain that you would usually be plagued with at this
time of the year.
After swapping trains on my commute to school, I found myself standing in a
rather worn down station located within a rural area outside of the city.
This was the sort of station that would only ever be busy during the
evening or in the morning. This was due to the fact that it was mostly
used by commuters, and was usually empty at other times.
The majority of the state schools had been located in this area, largely
due to the fact that land was relatively cheap compared to other places.
Though, luckily for me, the distance to the school that I attended was
not so far that I would need to take a bus. I mean, having to do that much
exercise in the morning would almost definitely kill me.
Actually, now that I think about it, it really has nothing to do with luck!
I mean who would choose a school that far away right? Haha
Ah...But the weather really is too good today. I wonder if I should skip?
No, knowing my luck, I’d probably get caught. At least summer's only
just around the corner. Walking while lost in these thoughts, suddenly,
someone taped me on the back.
"Shou, good morning!"
"Ohh... Terao. Morning!"
Eh...Why can’t it be a girl from my class? Wait. It's not like I always
think about that sort of stuff!
Terao, this guy...
I first met Terao when I entered high school and, due to our similar
personalities, we became close quite quickly. I suppose you could now call us best friends.
"What's with the face? Oh, let me guess, you were probably thinking along
the lines of 'AHHHH why does it have to be Terao?', am I right?"
"Haha. Damn. You caught me"
Although I was laughing, I was really wondering how life could be so cruel.
Terao was the sort of guy would could call an 'Ikumen' and in short he
was a popular guy. As for me, I suppose the best term you could use to
describe someone like me would be... strange. It's not for lack of
trying to be normal though! Oh well, I suppose it can’t be helped. That's
just the kind of guy I am.
"Ah... why can't I have good looks?"
This question was really dampening my mood.
"Seriously? This again? Why do you always say this stuff?"
Terao rolled his eyes at me. Though I can’t really blame him.
Most days are like this. We have almost the same conversation every
morning. I suppose you could even call it our daily greeting.
Terao... friendly, yet not frivolous and last but not least kind. That just
about sums up Terao.
And then there's me.
I really hate to admit it, but I just don’t seem to be liked by the ladies.
Whenever I try talking to one of them in class, the strangest thing
happens. Either they'll only talk to me briefly, in what only can be
described as a whisper, before turning red and running away. Or, they'll be
dragged away by someone before I can even say anything!
Honestly, the only logical explanation that I can come up with is that
when they run away, I've unknowingly angered them in some way and when
they are dragged away by one of their friends, it's obviously so they can
tell them 'Don't get close to someone like that!'. Damn it! Why is that
guy so popular!? Ohh, the world can really be unfair sometimes...
While going through these thoughts in my head, I caught the strange look
that Terao was giving me.
"It..It's nothing"
Ahh, why did I say it like that? I might as well have told him that there
was something!
But... as expected of Terao he just gave me a calm 'Okay' with a smile.
What a gentlemanly response! I should try replicating it when I talk to
people.
As I'm secretly nodding to the fact that I have a good role model by my
side, a vase suddenly falls from the sky and hits me on the head.
...hm? Eh?