LOVE AND SELFISHNESS

PART 11'S

The next day, Yagami follows Erika in the school hallway to class. He grabbed the tiny hand with a tight grip. Kayo who happened to be watching them from behind was irritated by the sour face.

"Can I let go of my hand? Your grip is too strong, my hand hurts," Erika told Yagami with the intention that Kayo would not misunderstand her.

"Oh yes. Excuse me. I just wanted to ask for help."

"Solicit help about what?"

"Can you be my personal manager for today?"

"Haah? The manager? Manager what?" asked Erika in shock.

"Hahaha, don't put on a shocked face so, I just want you to be my personal manager at the basketball game later in the afternoon. The job is easy, really. Just prepare me a drink of water and a towel," said Yagami looking at Erika with a smile.

"Oh that, well I'll try. But.no promise, yeah."

"Okeeyyy, thank you, yeah." Yagami was excited to the point of holding Erika's shoulder.

"What's? Yagami, your body is still recovering from the pain. Why are you playing? Anyway you can't come" said Kayo who suddenly appeared from behind the wall to the second floor stairs of the school.

Yagami turned towards him.

"It's okay, I'm healthy. I just want to enjoy the game as a once in a lifetime guy," said Yagami smilingly also staring at Kayo.

"Then why are you asking her for help? I'm the one who deserves to be your manager, because I know more about you than he does" Kayo replied pointing at Erika.

"Every time ask for help with Erika. So you're not tired, are you? All this time, you've been pushing yourself too hard to help me. Thanks, yeah. There may be something else you want to do."

Erika thinks negatively of Yagami, if she only asks for his help just to make Kayo disgraced. Again his heart was broken.

"I think it was an escape" he murmured inwardly with his head lowered.

"I'm never tired of helping you, anyways we were from childhood together. Anyway I'll help you later, period." Kayo insisted on Yagami.

"OK, if that's what you want. Come with Erika. You two are my managers."

"Yes, maybe Kayo is more suited to that. Because she knows more about you," Erika replies pretending to smile.

"Oh yes. I am more worthy. Tiger is right, I know more about him," said Kayo clenched her hands looking at Erika with a cynical face, a sign that Erika refused Yagami's invitation.

"Here, don't fight anymore..!!" yagami said as he turned around leaving Erika followed by Kayo.

When she saw them walking together, Erika felt that Yagami also liked Kayo. His heart felt pain at their closeness. He turned to class.

Arriving there, Kise was waiting for him while sitting in Erika's chair.

"Why are you sitting in my chair?"

"It's okay, just waiting for you."

"Well, can you move, can't you? You see, I want to sit down" said Erika with a slightly sour face.

"Yes, sorry. Can I ask you a favor?"

"Why?"

"I want you to be my personal manager later in the afternoon at an inter-class basketball game."

Kise asked for the same thing as Yagami. Erika has not answered him yet, because she is still confused to choose between the two.

"I'll think about it."

"Sipp.hehe," Kise smiled back at him.

"What are they still asking me to be his personal manager for? Doesn't the basketball team have a manager? Their basis..very strange," murmured Erika.

At the israhat clock, as usual Erika headed to the roof of the school. Kayo followed him from behind. Then he walked towards the net that bound the roof with the outside air. Then take a long breath. Erika tried to stand next to him and slipped her tiny fingers into the net. They both looked outwards.

Erika was well versed with those words. For some reason, he felt hurt and claustrophobic about hearing it. Those words seemed to ask her to stay away from Yagami. He bowed his head, pretending that nothing had happened to Yagami.

"You take it easy, me and Yagami won't do anything that hurts you. And I'm not keeping you away from him. Also, never approached him. She was the one who always approached me," Erika said still harboring worry.

"Yes, I know that. But it's impossible, as you give her a chance to be close to you. I beg of you, stay away from Yagami..!!" kayo said again. Erika's heart felt unable to do so. His heart was heavy and confused by his feelings.

"All right, I promise."

Kayo's face changed drastically.

"Okey.i go first, yeah. Hold on to your words."

Erika let Kayo go just like that. He does not want to be considered a bully. With his head lowered, while holding his chest, he exhaled so that his groin feeling diminished. He decides to accept Kise's offer. Then rush back to class to see him.

"Kise," call him.

Kise turned towards her while talking to a girl.The tall guy walked up to her and looked at her from above because of her height.

"Yes, what's wrong, Erika-chan," she retorted closer to Erika.

Erika pushed.

"You don't get too close..!! I've decided to be your manager at a basketball game for a little while."

"Seriously? Really, yeah."

Kise's face seriously looked at Erika. As if not believe Erika the jutek girl accepted his offer. In fact, he was only forced to avoid the tightness experienced by Kayo and Yagami.

Erika nodded her head.

"Yes.yes..yess...horeeeii, thank you, yes."

Spontaneously, Kise hugged Erika, making Kise's fan girl growled at her.

"Ciih,.." furious Kise fans.

****

Without feeling it, the afternoon came. The entire team from each class had already gathered on the field. The ball was scattered everywhere due to the training of the players. The seating for the audience was full.

Yagami approaches Erika while beside Kise. He showed an annoyed expression and then pulled Erika's hand.

"Why are you here? Didn't you agree to be my manager?" ask her with annoyance.

"I-i...."

Kise grabbed Erika's shoulder from behind. Wink to Yagami.

"He's my manager today. Sorry, yes. Just find another manager."

Yagami immediately released Kise's hand from Erika's shoulder. So Erika did not know what to do in such a situation.

"So, so, yeah. You reneged on your promise. I'm disappointed in you." The word Yagami made Erika's heart tight. Yagami returned to his team.

"There, there is Erika who will be your manager," Erika shouted, making Yagami stop her steps and turn around to look at Erika for a moment. There Kayo gave a thumbs up to Erika on the field. Yagami saw it for a moment.

The match lasted for a few hours. Team Kise from class 2-B and Team Yagami from class 2-A, made it through to the final round.

"Because the day is getting late, then the final round match is postponed and will be held the next day. Kise drove Erika home. Yagami follows from behind with Kayo in her car. Erika turned her face towards the front trying to avoid their gaze. His heart again hurt like a thorn.

"That chuck seems like a good fit for Erika," Kayo said, heating up Yagami's heart. Until he got upset.

maxih already read, jang forgot to stop by the novel with the title SOUL EXCHANGE, about the exchange of souls of stepbrothers who are actually childhood friends who fall in love with each other. 😘😘😘