Fake Facade

Bright sky again.

Too bright actually.

"Did I skipped school again", I wonder.

It looks too bright to be 5:45 a.m.

As my eyes gradually open a bit wider.

I fell off of my bed like a panda.

Slightly hurting my back in the meantime.

I reached for my device and checked the current time to confirm my hypothesis.

"Shit"

"It's 8"

School starts at 8 by the way.

I begged my mother on the ground to let me skipped school.

I'm still dozing off in the far distance, not even looking at my great beautiful sweet mother's face.

My little sister ran from the couch and tossed me a bread, saying,

"Have a great time at school, Onee-chan!".

Just kidding, my schizophrenia is kicking in.

I don't have such sibling.

Hypothetically, even if I DO have it.

Most likely they would just slack off in their bedroom, up at late nights, and will probably be up later than me.

As I doze off thinking my thoughts.

A sudden slap hit me.

I though my ancestors decided to wake me up of my dozing, but it's just my mother slapping me for no reason.

"Just go to school already, make sure to get some friends!", she said.

Well it's the first day of school.

Wait.. Actually...

The second day because I woke up a bit too late yesterday, and I skipped the ceremony and everything.

BUT IT DOES'NT MATTER

Because TODAY was my first day.

I'm not very excited because I'm an introvert and I never talk in my elementary school to the point where people just think I'm autistic or just a foreigner.

To be fair, my skin is darker than most people, so I don't blame them for that.

As I came closer to the corner, I suddenly bumped into my childhood friends.

His bags fell off her hands and I saved him fall before she got injured.

Our eyes intertwined and locked on together.

Ahh~

This is the classic childhood friends to lovers romance trope.

In my mind, I had an entire scenario made up in my head, the sweet moments with him, the marriage proposal, me saying the

"Yes! I accept".

The kiss on the lips.

Okay let's not go too far, that's just my schizophrenia again.

And I should be the one being saved not me saving him.

The gender roles accidentally switch in my inner monologue universe.

If you are wondering,

It's just some random 80-ish years old grandma that I unintentionally bumped into causing her groceries to fall off.

I tried to save her but bad luck comes in...

I didnt go to the gym before, my muscles were raw, never been worked before.

Before I knew it.

We both fell onto the ground, but unlucky I kissed the floor which definitely cause one of my tooth to bleed.

I was lucky because I would rather kiss the floor than kissing the grandma, no offence.

MEI YING ACADEMY!

The school where contains prestige and intellectual students.

All are guarantee a good paying job.

The students are noting but bright and just academically geniuses.

And guess what.

They are athletics too.

This school's got it all!

And how I get here is a different story.

I am bad at every subject, I have horrid physic and terrible at sports even.

Looks like the genes are not doing me a good favour here.

I got lucky that I even get in here.

BUT I have to make it count.

I decided to make a lot of friends and do good on my studies and hit the gym more often.

YES! I can see my life IMPROVING ALREADY. HAHAHA.

IM GONNA MAKE MY MOM SO PROUD IN FACT.

SHE IS NOT EVEN GOING TO RECOGNISE WHO I AM!!

Well, I was 30 minutes late.

Got scold by the teacher and was force to introduce myself.

But luckily, I rehearsed my introduction line last night constantly.

My mom overheard my talking and though I was talking with my friends.

Sorry mom...

The truth is, I have no friends.

BUT THIS INTRODUCTION DETERMINES WEATHER OR NOT I CAN MAKE MY MOTHER PROUD!

I can't mess this up, MY SCHOOL LIFE DEPENDS ON THIS.

So, I stand up from my seat, and said,

"Hi, my name is Yuki Eyoko. I didnt attend the ceremony yesterday because of family matters that needs to be resolved. I was late for the introduction so I didnt get to know you all, so I wish to get to know you all."

I sat down.

Almost pee my pants but I NAILED IT.

NOT EVEN A SINGLE STUTTER.

A PERFECT INTRODUCTION.

Well, there's no such thing as a "family matters", but I can't think of any other excuses.

"Mother...."

"I think...."

"You son might get some friends after all."

The bell rang with everybody going out of the classroom, going through the exit in a non-rushing way, its what you've expected in a prestige academy.

I walked out to the cafeteria.

To be honest, looks like some 5 star hotel, I definitely DONT NOT belong here at all.

As I make my way down the rows and rows of seats filled with society's greatest hopes.

I bought the cheapest thing in the menu which was for some reason a "dumpling", which cost 500 yen which is more money than my monthly salary.

But whatever, this is Ying-sensei's money, not mine.

I randomly picked a table to sit on and start eating the most expensive dish I had ever.

A guy with black hair, feminish looks, seems to have a rounded glasses, seems to be 2 years older than me, ask for permission to share the table with yours truly.

I whole heartily accept because he is decently handsome and looks like he gets along with fellow women like me, so I might need to use him to get friends.

This is a 500 iq move, I really am a genius metamorphically.

"Hey, cutie. What's your name?"

I almost puke the shit outta myself to be honest.

WHO THE HELL TALKS LIKE THAT??

THATS SO RANDOM I CANT EVEN FINISH MY INNER MONOLOGUE!!

I see...

This is a women's boy way of speaking.

I'm not flustered.

Just cringed a little bit.

But I put out an inner sigh and continued with,

"Oh haha, you are too kind. Yuki Eyoko is my name, yours?"

"Jabami Kiro"

"Awh, Jabami. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too, Yuki"

.....

After than conversation it just went to silence.

Oh come on man, if you are a women's boy at least flirt with me a little bit.

I ate my dumplings bit by bit and this boy is there like he didn't just talk to a pretty girl in front of him THE ENTIRE TIME!!

NO THIS CANNOT BE!

I though I can at least make some friends here.

And people are not even interested in me?

I should talk to him more.

No, it will look like I'm chasing him.

No,no,no.

Whatever I will find someone else.

I don't need this half-flirt half-not flirt guy.

After the bell rang.

It's back to class.

And this time the teacher was on leave, and there wasn't a substitute coming in.

So I guess it was free time period.

I pulled out my notebook and revise Science eventhough I fail during elementary.

It's not like I'm revising.

It just makes me look like a hard worker.

And boys loves hard working women, I think.

During my intense hardworking session that permanently damage the gears on my brain.

I overheard a popular girl in this school laughing and talking about his crush,

"I like Kiro, he is hot!"

Wait hold up.

Isn't Kiro the guy that metamorphically molested my internal hard drive.

THAT KIRO?

Wait he is actually a women's boy?

Never expected that by hearing his awful flirting skills but,

He has looks I've give him that.

And the girl that likes him is...

Hio Sayaka.

Oh one of the popular students.

She is talkative, actually the polar opposite of yours truly.

I mean they kinda look good together, I don't know.

I don't have time for this to be honest.

At this point, I just wanna go home and watch anime.

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I was awoken by the sound of my fiancé,

he touches my hand,

"Honey, wake up."

"The marriage is starting soon."

I replied with,

"Dear, let's be together forever."

"Don't leave me"

"Dont die before me okay.."

Tears comes out from my eyes as I looked down, and looked back to his face.

I saw tears dropped out from his eyes as well.

He is trying to hold it back but I can vaguely tell his tears shining.

Reflecting my face in his eyes.

He replied,

"I will never leave you in a million years"

"Im glad I met you, no one can replace you."

Okay nevermind, it's just the class president, Nakano Aki.

Okay, a boy-ish name which I will definitely not forget the next morning.

Okay as for details about his looks,

Well she looks noting like a boy, black hair, looks tidy, black hair, and looks noting like a boy.

Wait isn't Nakano a rich and noble family.

What business does she have with me?

Hold up, this inner monologue is getting too long that it's breaking the physics of time itself.

I have to stop thinking and let her talk or else the universe will explode.

But what should I talk about, what should I talk first?

Wait should I start first or let her do the talking?

I'm way too introverted for this...

"Do you want me to lock you up?

Oh thank God I don't have to do the talking.

Hold up, wait what?

The sky orange like my orange.

The crows barking like some wild hyenas.

Oh crap, its noon already?

It just felt like seconds when I got engaged with my husband and now there's a noble family talking to a guy who buys cheap dumpling for lunch?

Oh wait she already gave me the reason why she is talking to me...

"Oh sorry, thank you for waking me up."

"Well I will be going now"

And I bowed down to her,

45 degrees of course,

Over 45 degrees to classmates seems like you are just giving them a little too much respect.

Even though they are a noble family.

I ain't giving 90 degrees unless they give me 90 thousand yen.

Cash only.

Credit works as well.