When the cherry blossoms fall   von _Marce_
                              (My time will come)
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                               Kapitel 2: Part 2
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Classes just ended. The teacher told me to clean the classroom and take some
books to the teachers’ lounge because I slept in class. This sucks. The board
is dirty. It sucks. The books are heavy. They suck. Somehow… my mood feels
gloomy. It’s weird. These feelings… I hate them. My chest feels so awfully
tight like it’s being squeezed by little demons which want to eat my heart.
Uh? ”Kyaa!”  Wha… What was that?! Suddenly someone bumped into me. Shit!
My butt hurts and the books I carried are now spread on the floor. This sucks!
I’m so mad right know. What kind of freaking idiot- “I’m so sorry!”
Gosh, it’s Makoto. “I tried to run backwards.” Makoto just bumped into me
and now sitting right in front of me, with her shiny eyes that seem like those
of a little puppy. I can nearly feel how hot blood is rushing through my body
right into my head. But the thumps of my heart were even louder than my rushing
blood. It’s weird. “Otonashi… are you hurt?” Yeah, my butt…
“Sorry…” Somehow… her eyes… her face… she seems so shy and insecure.
Her face clearly says I want to disappear right now. It’s so cute. “Um…
it’s okay. I’m not hurt so don’t worry.” It feels awkward. I don’t
know what I should say or do. “I- I will help you!” Huh, she tries to pick
up the books. I just watched perplexedly. Feels like the gravitation is keeping
me away from her and drags me on the floor. I can’t move… but I also can’t
let her do this alone. “I…” I bet I look pathetic. “I can do it
myself.” Then I snatch out of my perplexity I try to help her… well, she
rather helped me. That’s kind of embarrassing. But together it’s really fast
done. “Um… let me help you carry them.” “Thanks.” I think it’s the
first time we’ve been alone, just the two of us. It’s the first time she
really looks at me. Her look mostly lies on the floor when we have a
conversation. I wondered if she would be scared by me. Well, I’m pretty
expressionless so it wouldn’t be a surprise that she may be scared. Now she
stares at my face while walking backwards with curious eyes that want to
discover something new. Or eyes which can look through the physicals and see the
inside, the soul and the real thing. Right now I am really nervous. My cheeks
are getting hot and I bet I’m blushing. Somehow I can’t meet her eyes and
look away. It’s weird. Suddenly she bursts out laughing which really confuses
me. “What?” Why is she laughing? It makes me even more curious that she
stared so much at my face. I feel so nervous… “You… um…” Me what?
“Tihi, I will tell you when we get rid of these.” What the? I want to know
it now or I will die of curiosity. “Okay! Wait right here.” I take the books
she carried and run as fast as I could to the teachers’ lounge. I’ve never
been so worked up on something, always doing everything halfheartedly. But for
her I’d travel the whole universe. When I walk back she still stands there
where I left her behind looking kind of surprised at me. “What is it?” But
she welcomes me with a smile that was like an arrow which shoots right through
my heart heating up my body temperature again. “I’ve never seen you so
energetic Otonashi. It’s kinda refreshing!” It’s weird but I’m happy.
“Um… come with me to the outside where the faucet is.” Why? “Uh…
okay.” I’m confused. What’s going on?

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