"Can't you see that three people are too much for my desk?"

I decided to speak up.

This guy is downright irritating!

What form of disrespect is this?

"Of course we can fit. If maybe one of you can just scooch over then there'll be free space here. We always do it. You can ask Sayumi about that. Right Sayumi?"

I turned to face her and…

Whoa!

I've never seen an irritated Sayumi before.

Her face was smiling but the meaning was hence otherwise.

That's not how a happy smile should look like!

Not in the least!

"You're wrong. There would be two desks."

"What?! Sayumi! You deciding to betray me now?!"

Dead. Beat. Annoying!

"Look. Just find another desk. What the hell is your problem anyway?"

"You are betraying me too. Fine! If that's what you want, then that's what you will get."

And he stood up and left.

Phew.

Then he came back with a desk as he fused it with mine.

"See. That's what you'll get."

The fricking guy did not waste any time as he took his food which he bought from the cafeteria and placed in on the other desk.

I felt that both Sayumi and I felt the same.

He was not welcome!

Not even in the least of welcomes.

As the chatterbox he is,

"Fuuuuuu. Nothing beats more than a cool cola in the middle of summer, hahhh!" He had just gulped half a can of carbonated drink in one go.

At this moment, I just wanted to tell this guy to fuck off this instant!

It was unnerving!

But I was stopped by Sayumi as she squeezed my leg under the desk and shook her head sideways with an apologetic smile.

"So guys! Wanna fill me in on what you were talking about?"

I'll repeat once again.

Speech is silver, and silence is golden.

This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.

"…"

"We were talking about how to get rid of you this instant."

"Whaaaat?! You want to get rid of poor little meeeee?!"

I'll let her finish her case as I enjoy the food she made for me before it loses its leftover taste due to the dilapidated atrociously obnoxious noise around.

"Yes we do. Isn't that right Saku~?"

I just nodded in response as I savored her delicious food.

And I started to feel agitation filling her as the leg which was between mine started vibrating with impatience.

"Saku~? Wow! When did the two of you actually get this close?!"

Then he made a cringe pose.

"Maybe all this time it wasn't Maki. Maybe it was Sayumi all along. Or perhaps… (gasp). Sakurai, are two timing?!"

I almost spit Sayumi's food on her face by which I completely avoided as I don't know what she'll do if she gets mad.

And a very bad example is right in front of me right now.

Men are strong physically but women are just downright scary.

I actually had to clench her legs back to calm her down.

Is this another side of hers I don't know about?

What am I asking?

It is!

"I think its better if we rest this case for good. By the way, why did you decide to join-"

"Sayumi? Can I have a taste of your food once again. It's been a long time. Pretty pwease?"

Where did his food go?

How did he finish that food of his with that loudmouth of his?

Its terrifying!

Even more so than Senki.

"Sorry, I don't have any more left. Maybe next time."

Is that so?

But…

Why is she trembling furiously down there?!

I can feel her.

"Oh, I know. Sakurai, why don't you give me yours?"

With that, Sayumi pulled my legs with vigor and her shady expression with that innocent smile was sending tremors of danger warnings inside my head.

Well, even if she didn't, there is no way I am sharing this food with anyone.

I finally had a chance to sweetly savor it.

No way am I giving that away.

"That I can't do. This food is mine." I said as I was chomping it greedily.

And she softened.

"Hey! No need to be stingy with the good stuffs. Good stuffs should be shared." I saw a hint of jealousy in his eyes as he watched.

"As if! If something is good why would a sane person want to give it away. Its only common sense that you should keep it for yourself."

"That's being stingy!"

"That's how life is. Its either you take it as it is or you beat it. As of now, you know what to do."

"Stingy man. Hand me the food right now?"

I know Sayumi is playful and I've come to like it, but this…

Is the complete opposite of how I always feel right now.

"Sato. That's enough. If you keep making a ruckus, there won't be any next time."

"But…"

"No buts."

"Oh man. Dude, you are one lucky guy you know that."

"I know."

Until lunch was over, the chatty chatterbox kept on being impulsive with his demeanor as he continued spouting endlessly and I'm glad that we were saved by the bell.

I can't believe that even Sayumi was overpowered in speech.

Or maybe she just cannot handle everyone like I thought.

After school, I stayed a bit in class when most people left for clubs or to attend activities or even go home as I tried to study in there.

Sayumi went to her tennis club.

"Could you maybe move somewhere else. We are trying to clean the class."

Library it is.

It had almost slipped my mind due to that guy's voice disrupting the activities in my brain.

I think I had a short circuit.

As skeptical as I was about going there, I had no choice.

If I try to study at home, I would be hit with a huge sense of loneliness which makes it difficult for me to study properly.

It just so gloomy in there.

And very lonely too.

Other classes are a no-no.

Outside?

The visibility is poor and the heat is horrendous.

So once again, here I am.

Standing right before this unintimidating machine of a door.

I reached out to the handle of the door, but before I could even do it…

It was opened right in front of me by a red eyed girl wearing glasses who appeared to be in a rush and bumped into me by accident losing her momentum and started to fall off backwards.

Luckily enough, before she could fall any further, I caught her with both hands Romeo-Juliet style midair as I held on to her like it was woven by a strange fate.

The scene just felt so unreal.

'Why does this feel like a scene from those shoujo mangas I have read before?'

They happen exactly just like this!

"Are you alright?"

Why am I doing by acting like I am following a sort of script?

Damn, this is cringe.

The girl never answered still confined in her stupor.

"Uhh…umm…"

Now that I look at her closely, isn't she my classmate?

Of course, there is no way I wouldn't know her.

Who in the entire school in their right mind doesn't know Momo?