Gift
Brazenly bringing up that I want the clip back after she had just said that she’s going to treasure it was definitely something I wouldn’t advise any other guys to do.
The hand touching the clip froze in place as her eyes shook and threatened to burst into tears.
Seeing that, my body reacted quickly and placed my hand on top of her head.
Perhaps feeling that sudden connection that we never had before – not including the instance where I clipped her fringes – Misaki flinched.
I prepared for her to retreat but that didn’t happen. Taking that as a sign to continue, I slightly bent my knee so that my face could level with hers. I did that instead of lifting her chin.
As my only friend and someone I was treating as a challenge to overcome, I was widely aware that I shouldn’t act too intimate with her.