#14 Confession

Hmm...My points are slowly decreasing even though we managed to get some class points from the midterm exam, it isn't enough. Maybe I should start buying even cheaper items at the convenience store.

I was thinking about how effectively save up points but I was interrupted from my thoughts by my phone. I looked at the screen and saw a message from an unknown number.

'Hi, this is Ichinose, I am sorry about writing to you like this Walker-kun but I couldn't find you anywhere after school. I would like to talk to you a bit can you come to this location...?'

Hmm, I guess she got my phone number from Kushida but should I go? It could be anyone else, of course, I am not afraid of any trap but avoiding troublesome situations is the best way to live.

After a few seconds of deciding what to do, I sent my reply

'Ok.'

When I came to the location that was mentioned in the message and I could already see Ichinose waiting for me.

"Walker-kun, I am sorry to call you out here out of nowhere but you are probably the boy I am most comfortable to be around out of my class." (Ichinose)

"Hmm, so this matter is about your class since you are talking to me and not to boys from your class."

"Yes, you are quite sharp Walker-kun" Ichinose praised me with a smile.

"It's pretty easy to deduce. So? What do you want to talk about?" I don't really want to talk to students from other classes, however, it could also serve as getting to know your enemy and since I am already here I can't just run away.

"Umm, it's maybe a bit personal question but have you ever confessed to anyone or has anyone ever confessed to you?" Ichinose asked me a little bit weird question but whatever. Since she can't talk about this to anyone from her class then there is high chance that she is going to confess to someone or someone will confess to her at this place.

"Er...I think I have never experienced any of these situations." I simply told her truth, I see no harm in telling her.

"Really?! I mean... I already heard a few girls in my class mentioning that there is a handsome boy with white hair in class D. I thought that you are already in a relationship, however, no one even confessed to you yet?!" Ichinose seemed really suspicious if I was telling the truth or not.

"That's the first time I have ever heard that... Either way, I have nothing to gain by lying here." I just shrugged my shoulders at her words.

"Ok, I will trust that you are the same as me, inexperienced. What would you do if someone confessed to you but you didn't feel the same way?" Ichinose asked me with a bit red in her face.

So it is someone confessing to her huh? Even if you will ask me what would I do... There is no other way than to say that you don't feel the same way, or not? If you trust me that I am inexperienced then why are you even asking me something like that?

"Er...I think that saying that you don't feel the same way is the only and the best way."

"But won't that hurt them? I don't want to hurt anybody so I was thinking if we could pretend to be a couple." I marveled at Ichinose's naiveness

"Heh, I am indeed inexperienced but I know that where are the feelings there is also pain. No matter what you do, pretend to have a boyfriend, ignore them, accept them while having no feelings towards them, you will always end up hurting them. "Best way" to hurt them is to say the truth and not to be a lier. Plus have you ever thought about consequences if we were pretending to be a couple? Rumors would spread by themselves and in the end, you would be forced to say truth or we would be forced to become an actual couple." I lightly chuckled at her naiveness and earnestly told her my thoughts.

"Walker-kun...Are you really inexperienced?" Ichinose started to have doubts again.

"This is not about experience, Ichinose-san. This is about understanding human emotions. Love, Envy, Anger, Fear and many others. What I think is that love is the most dangerous out of all of them because love can cause you to feel all other emotions like envy and anger." I told her

"Walker-kun, are you really-" Ichinose wanted to say something but she was interrupted by a voice behind us.

"Ichinose-san...who is that?" I turned around and saw a girl with short blonde hair.

Don't tell...it's a confession from the girl?

"Ah, Chihiro-chan, I am sorry that I bought someone you don't even know. He is-"

"Felix Walker, nice to meet you. I had something important to discuss with Ichinose-san, sorry for taking her time. I will be leaving now." I didn't want to stand in this awkward situation any longer so I left them alone but before I went away I firmly nodded at Ichinose.

Should I wait for her to solve this? But why should I? There is nothing I will gain from doing this. Am I perhaps trying too hard to see value in every action I do? Tch, if it is as I think then I am nothing more than a slave to this new life. I got the second chance to enjoy my life but until now all I have been doing was calculating merits and demerits.

I am thinking too much about this...fuck it. I was standing not far away from that location.

Let's see what will you do Ichinose. After a few minutes, I saw that Chihiro girl run away while crying.

...*sigh* Love is the most painful thing in this world especially when that someone betrays you.

"Ichinose-san" I called out to her and she turned to face me.

"Walker-kun, you waited for me?" Ichinose asked me with a surprised expression.

"Since it was your first confession and you don't like to hurt other people, I thought that you might want to talk to someone afterward." I just shrugged it off as nothing worth to mention.

"You see, we said that we would try to go back to normal tomorrow. Do you think it will work out?" Ichinose asked me with a sad expression.

"...I am sorry but if her feelings towards you were true then it will take some time. If you would just act as nothing happened it would be disrespectful towards her feelings." I frankly told her what I think even if it will make her feel worse.

"I see...You are really kind person, Walker kun. I am sorry for dragging you into this, I owe you one" Ichinose said something that really surprised me.

Why does she think that I am a kind person after saying something not nice to her instead of comforting her?

"I have a question. Why do you think that I am a kind person? I didn't even comfort you, you could even say that all I said were mean things."

"Hihi, because you are telling the truth, you aren't trying to make me feel better by telling me lies. Let's go together back to the dorms!" Ichinose chuckled at my confusion and dragged me along by my hand.

*sigh* Maybe I shouldn't wait for her... I thought so but there was a little smile on my face.

Is this what normal school life feels like?