Expectations

“Ruki-kun, come over here…”

After a minute of silence where my stay in this room hung in the balance, those became the words that came out of Kazuha-nee’s mouth. It was an invitation to come closer to her. The tone she used was also pleadingly inviting.

I just said she should follow the agreement I made with Ogawa and yet, this became her response?

If I wasn't someone who tends to overthink things, I'd probably be jumping to her side already without fully understanding the meaning behind it.

When I glanced back in her direction, I saw her looking at me with the same complicated look on her face.

It's a face that mirrored her current internal dilemma.

Is she against the idea of cutting off contact with me?

I honestly don't know. And I don't like to assume things here.

And so, I have to think of a response…

Having met her gaze again, I could feel her eyes sticking on me as though she was trying to dissect my head and read my mind.