Between Him, You, and Me

my efforts...,

That afternoon after all finished with their lunch hours, the students returned to their respective classes.

on the way to each class, for the umpteenth time, and,

saki and Riko see one of the students from class 12-A is talking to akira, who,

right in front of his room akira, because the teacher who teaches his class is not present, not present,

therefore they are only given assignments and wait until the hour of school.

not only Akira who was talking to the senior, but some of Akira's friends also took part in it.

they seemed to enjoy the conversation.

both of them who saw it, chose not to discuss it and immediately entered the classroom.

similarly, with Akira who does not care much about the two of them.

(After some time )

approaching the clock home from school, again I was picked up by the senior who had talked to him.

and the school bell rang and the students

flocked out of their classes and prepared to go home.

saki and Riko, who happened to be in the student shoe locker, were changing shoes there,

and again saw Akira who was walking towards the student shoe locker with the senior.

after changing shoes and both of them stepped out of the school simultaneously,

both of them feel like bodyguards who are guarding a lover, the,

it rushed away from the two,

Akira who was busy talking was not aware of the presence of the two who were away from Akira and the senior.

The discussion discussed is just a pleasantries and not the important ones.

after walking together finally they arrived in front of his house riko.

" Akira, huh,?! call that senior who suddenly held his hand.

Yeah, ka. What's up,?! the answer.

" I'm sorry before, but can I approach you from now on

and can you shake hands with him, right,.? he said it looked serious.

" Senior is talking what, aren't we childhood friends, well..

and we'll always be together, won't we she smiled as she shook the senior's hand.

" But if I'm really your childhood friend,

then why don't you ever even call me by the little name we usually use?! he held Akira's hand.

even hearing those words, Akira immediately replied to him by the way akira approached him

until saki and riko who saw it can only be glued, too,

Seeing akira's actions with courage,

draw closer

until the faces of both were only spaced along the palm of the hand.

then he said in a soft tone, too,

" If you really want to be like that, can you repeat back then, Kaido said and went into the house.

without asking or giving any other reaction, Akira rushed into his room.

akira's speech seems to be a harsh slap for kaido.

and because of his words, Kaido can only be silent for a moment, while looking down his head until he is out of words.

hearing that, the two approached Kaido and said to him,

" Sorry senior kaido, if you may know, is it really true if senior and akira are childhood friends,,?!

kaido raised his tear-filled face as he looked at Saki and Riko and said,

" Akira and I were engaged, and it was due to the wishes of our parents,

even we were betrothed since we were 7 years old, but the engagement was interrupted due to the death of Akira's parents, he said,

and in terms of my family also asked to be dismissed because Akira has become an orphan.

even so, I can't just forget it.

I came back from America just to apologize to her and try to rebuild that relationship,

but even what happened like this, the kirio family actually used himself even to let go of his responsibilities just like that,

hearing his confession surprised the two,

saki was only able to react increasingly confused until she hit her own forehead,

then he said goodbye to riko by just waving his hand without turning a little towards riko.

(hhuff.., I hope all parties can find their way ) murmured riko inwardly while shaking her head.

then he entered the house, and when he entered the house he was about to wash his hands,

Akira who had changed into the clothes of the house came to Riko and said,

" I'm sorry you're riko, I shouldn't have made it harder for me.

but to be honest, actually, both parents, brother and ka ino, they have all known that for a long time, explained Akira.

hearing that, he turned back to him and said,

" Hhuff... issk.., you guys are really,

Actually this is the first time I've heard you call me that,

you know akira, through Saki I know you more and more,

but even so honestly you're still a mysterious sister to me,

I never even know what you're feeling right now, what you're angry like, what you're sad like, what kind of,

too many things make me feel like it takes a lot of time to get to know you better, she said, wiping her hands,

then he stroked Akira's head and said to him again,

" Even so far, I have not been able to understand you,

but now I understand that you are my youngest brother who I have to take good care of, he said, then he entered his room.

akira who got that sentence could only be silent in the kitchen,,

while the Riko who was already in his room was also, then put the bag just like that in bed, then put it,

then he went back to sitting beside his bed.

riko started to mutter to herself,

" God.o.d., (while hitting his own forehead ) is actually not the sentence that I want to convey to him, he said,

I should, hhmm,

I don't know what else crazy thing I'm gonna hear from you,

I am still full of big question marks,

even from the very beginning of knowing him, I felt that I kept many mysteries for many people,

but who can I ask for help to tell saki and me all that,

haahh.I am also really very tired with all this, I should go to sleep first,

maybe at midnight I'll wake up,

and it was an opportunity for me to ask him a lot of questions, he continued and fell asleep in his bed.

(After a few hours )

At night at 18:30 the extended family is ready to have dinner together.

but that night Riko was still asleep in her room and had not yet woken up.

" Dad, mother, let me wake her up, said Ino who prepared to go to Riko's room.

" Wait ka ino, this time let me wake her, he said, who immediately rushed to the riko room.

" tok. tok. tok. " ka riko, wake up ka, mom and dad call you for dinner.

a few moments before Riko did not answer him, then Akira again tried several times to knock on his door, and then he knocked again,

riko woke up and opened the door to her room,

Akira was so shocked that Riko fell asleep still in her full school uniform.

opening the door wide, he said to Akira while rubbing his eyes,

" What's wrong akira, it's not morning, I'm sleepy. if you want to talk tomorrow morning just reply to him who wants to close the door again.

" Hey ka riko, it's dinner time together, don't you see the sky outside,

(dinner.) he thought.

" ooh. gosh.., yes yes yes, I'll go downstairs soon, I'll change clothes first, he said, closing the door.

(he's why the hell, like an office person who looks exhausted, even though only the school's disciplinary leader) thought while going down the stairs, he said,

akira seemed to shake his head with a small smile towards the family dining room.