Hayashi Megumi’s Anguish
Listening to Yamamoto’s soft snores, I stood frozen in place for a while. For a moment, I couldn’t even process what had just happened right in front of me.
Relying on the information my eyes were feeding me, I slowly pieced it together, and then it hit me.
Wait, no way—did I just get rejected by Yamamoto when I asked to sleep next to him?
…No.
No way, that can’t be right.
Yeah, exactly. No way that’s true. Haha…!
…Do I really lack that much charm?
I mean, come on, I’ve been putting in some serious effort here, you know?
I take care of my skin, I exercise as much as I can in my room to keep my figure, and I’ve even been secretly studying cooking to win over this guy’s stomach.
And yet, despite all that.
Just a little… come on, would it kill him to let me sleep next to him?
A simmering frustration started bubbling up inside me.
This is that feeling.
“Ugh! What’s with this guy…!”
It was clear, unmistakable anger.
“Hey, Yamamoto! Wake up! Get up already!”
I shook Yamamoto roughly and raised my voice, but all he did was grimace in his sleep, letting out a low groan without showing any sign of waking up.
…Yamamoto’s innocent sleeping face is kinda cute, isn’t it?
No, wait!
That’s not the point, Hayashi Megumi!
Stop getting all giddy and look at the situation.
Look at this situation…!
I mustered up all my courage to ask Yamamoto to sleep next to me, only to get shot down, and now he’s fast asleep, leaving me as the only one overthinking this.
How pathetic!
How foolish!
I can’t let things stay like this.
I mean, I was the queen bee back in high school, you know. Guys chased after me, girls were jealous of my looks, and my bold attitude shut them all up…!
I’ve got my pride, too, you know!
I can’t back down here!
Not a chance!
“Hey, Yamamoto… Yamamoto!”
That’s what I thought, but watching him sleep so peacefully, I started feeling bad about disturbing him any further…
And as a result, I felt even more pathetic.
I was on the verge of tears.
…What’s with this guy?
Seriously, what’s with him?
He’s always so annoyingly overbearing, meddling in everything, but when I need him to step up the most, he just falls asleep…
Making me feel this sad…!
This guy is seriously the worst.
…And yet, my feelings for him haven’t changed one bit. Not at all.
Is this what it means to be helplessly in love?
Damn it… stupid Yamamoto!
“Fine, whatever. Sleep all you want, idiot.”
Letting my emotions take over, I spat the words at Yamamoto.
“You’re always like this. My feelings are always second to you. It’s all about you.”
I kept my voice as low as possible.
“…Idiot.”
Careful not to wake Yamamoto, I muttered under my breath.
I sat on the edge of the bed and gently stroked his hair. For a guy, his hair is annoyingly soft and silky.
But, stroking Yamamoto’s hair like this… it was kind of a blissful moment.
Just a little longer…
I want to stay like this a bit more.
But if I keep this up, he might wake up.
And if he does, I won’t have any excuse.
If that happens, I definitely won’t be able to talk my way out of it.
Even so, I can’t stop.
Oh, well.
It can’t be helped…
It’s Yamamoto’s fault for falling asleep and ignoring me in the first place.
That’s right.
It’s all Yamamoto’s fault.
He’s the one making me feel this sad and not doing anything to help.
So…
I need to punish Yamamoto for this.
Yeah, this is his punishment.
It’s punishment…
Like I was being pulled in.
Like I was being guided.
I slipped onto the single bed, lying down beside him.
From right next to me, I could feel Yamamoto’s warmth.
This is weird.
So weird…
My heart’s pounding so hard it hurts, and it won’t stop.
If we fall asleep like this, who’ll wake up first?
Me?
Or Yamamoto?
…Probably Yamamoto.
I’ve seen how early he wakes up these past few months, so I know.
I can’t fall asleep.
I can’t fall asleep…
Then, I noticed something.
Yamamoto’s eyelashes… they’re so long.
You probably thought this was abandoned, huh?
Yeah, I thought so too.
I’m really sorry about that.
But I’m hoping to bring some good news to everyone soon.
