For Some Reason, My Ex-girlfriend, Who Lost Interest in Me, and My Current Girlfriend, Whom I’ve Kno

☆ Mayuka Takamine ☆

Aaaah! I was really scared. I never thought Natsukawa would declare war on me like that.

Oh, man. I still have goosebumps. Even my shaking doesn’t seem to be going away.

I feel like I’ve encountered an unidentified creature that doesn’t speak my language.

To be honest, I’m seriously considering whether I should back out or not.

But if I fade out here, I’ll have to hand over Komori.

A man who would put himself on the line to protect a woman who’s being stalked.

So the only option left for me is to keep him.

There’s nothing I can do about it. Natsukawa also seems to be really serious about it… Should I invite Komori out on a date? Besides, it’s just the weekend.

Even though he and Natsukawa were in a fake relationship, he doesn’t seem to be immune to women. If I take him to a lingerie and swimsuit store, he’ll be all over me.

He should be thankful.

He gets to spend money and time with a woman like me who is at the top of the hierarchy in her class.

It’ll probably be the luckiest thing in the history of his life.

☆ Tenshi Izumi ☆

In the end I couldn’t reply to Kengo-san.

It was because I was unable to sort out my emotions.

I was sobbing so hard that even a crying child would shut up, and Shota-san silently rubbed my back.

It must have been uncomfortable for him to have a high school girl cry in front of him in public.

But he didn’t run away from me, nor did he impose his own values on me.

I was grateful for that. He was really warm. I can’t thank him enough.

How do I put this into words… I’ve never understood how people run to the opposite s*x other than their lovers. Mhmm, It’s not just understanding. Conviction, too.

But today I understood for the first time.

It’s always when a girl is going through a difficult or sad time that she cheats.

It’s a reality I wish I didn’t know.

But that’s why I don’t want to escape reality by using such negative feelings as an excuse.

If you want to fall in love again, you need to end your current love properly.

I think that’s just an excuse to let yourself be attracted to another boy because you’re lonely or in pain. That’s cowardly.

That’s the only thing I can’t forgive myself for.

Of course, my current feelings for Kengo-san have not wavered.

I will definitely try to get him back from Natsukawa-san.

But first of all, I would like to thank Shota-san. I am so glad that he’s the one who was there for me when I was vulnerable.

If this was a boy who hid his true nature and pretended to take advantage of me… I would’ve let my heart go. Perhaps I would’ve been crushed with regret if that had happened.

Shota-san wouldn’t let me be alone at all until I stopped crying and told him that I was really okay.

“Somehow, I feel like eating something sweet. But it’s embarrassing for a man to go out to eat sweets alone… I wish I had someone to come with me,” he said, and proceeded to buy me a parfait.

After that, “Um, I’d like to send you home, if you like. No, uh… I wish I could send a girl home just once, kidding.”

“That’s gross.”

“Gughh!”

Even though I dared to spit venom at him, he only got depressed and didn’t leave me at all.

In the end, he took me home so that I wouldn’t feel desperate.

I thought that maybe he was trying to take advantage of my broken heart and go up to my house, but I was wrong.

As soon as I arrived home, he said, “AHH! Speaking of which, I’ve got some business to attend to, so excuse me!” He then left right away.

He was just seriously worried about me.

I think what attracts me to Shota-san is that I can be myself when I’m with him and he makes me feel at ease.

Many girls in school are inevitably attracted to things that are easy to understand. They appraise guys based on what they can see, such as being able to study or do sports.

But I think that the more time you spend with a guy, the more you can tell how good he is.

That’s why I want to make Shota-san cool. I want to help him become more sophisticated.

Of course, this may be an unwelcomed favor.

What am I saying…? Haha. Turns out I’m more heartbroken than I thought.

I want to be with someone.

So wanting to make Shota-san look cool is just an excuse to ask him out on a holiday.

I really just want to be with Shota-san, who can be at just the right distance without overdoing it.

So I’m going to go out with him as a thank you. And it’s just the weekend.

We’re going to shop a lot, eat a lot of good food, and then complain a lot–That’s right! I’ll ask for advice, too.

But it’s no fun to just ask him out… Perhaps I should tease him a little.

Fufu. I’m a little excited to see how Shota-san will react when he sees my e-mail.