The Present Or Future

Secret book

"Fiuuhh, finally the first day is over" Haru said with relief. The bell sign home has also sounded, drowsiness that he felt during the lesson hours suddenly disappeared.

Akihiro, his friend who was sitting right in front of him, told Haru to go home sooner, because he wanted to go for a walk with his girlfriend. Haru himself planned to head to the library before returning home

Tidying up his book, he was then approached by Mayumi. The woman with bright black hair came with the intention to tell about the book

"Hari! Thank you for your help!", said Mayumi, holding her diary in her right hand

Haru was a little surprised by his thanks. Curious, he asked further

"Oh! You finally got it too! Good, but don't thank me. You know, I'm not helping you"

"No, you're wrong. As you said, my mind can be calmer when you suggest and give me your food box. If it wasn't for you, maybe I wouldn't have been able to think clearly that time"

"Ah, haha. Alright alright, thank God that you found it" Haru said with a small laugh

"Oh yes by the way, was there a dish you made?", asked Mayumi again

"Ah, you mean my stock just now? Unfortunately no, what you ate was my mother's cooking. Even though I feel bad because he has made two boxes of stock, maybe tomorrow I will make my own"

"You yourself? Are you good at cooking, Haru?"

"Well, maybe a little. You see, I'm used to making my own provisions, so I can adjust my taste"

"Oh, I wonder what your cooking looks like, haha"

"Haha, don't expect too much. I don't even believe in my own cooking"

"Haha, don't be. Oh, yeah I forgot I had an activity after this. Then I'll go first! This is why I have martial arts training

"Eh!? ahh, alright!"

(I just remembered, that Akihiro once mentioned Ayumi who was good at martial arts. I'd better be careful when I'm with him)

Before standing up from his stool, Haru realized that he saw a piece of paper right under his stool. It contained a patch containing several photos of a woman photographed secretly. Some photos also include photos of the two of them

"I think I know the woman in this picture? Isn't this one of my classmates!? But unfortunately I do not know the name of the woman in this photo" Haru said

Below it is a handwriting 'I love this friend of mine!' — 'love and forever!'. "Aww, maybe this woman is Mayumi's best friend? I just saw Mayumi who was said to be a tomboy by Akihiro turned out to bring out her cute side as well.Alright, I better give it to her later"

Haru then put the paper in her bag and rushed to the library at her school

Once there, he found an empty library, almost no one there, except for the library keeper who was slightly shorter than him

The girl looked very shy, it could be seen from her wearing a sweater, and her face did not look so excited. Haru asks the girl to find out about the novel collection in the library

"D-in aisle four" said the girl

He let out a voice so small, even the girl did not dare to look at his face. Haru then followed the direction of the library guard earlier

"Ah, here it is! It's called 'in the conscious?', hmm maybe it's interesting to read"

Haru sat down, and then read through each page in full and tried to understand every word he read. But unfortunately, his concentration did not last long

Haru just read up to 3 pages, and open the other pages while reading them briefly

"What's right!? Everything just contains letters? No illustrations at all? And I have to make it like this!?"

"Ah... It seems like it's going to be hard for me to start writing stories"

As her mood dropped further, Haru decided to read her synopsis which was in that part of the book. The book tells the story of a girl who can move between reality and her subconscious world. Whatever he does in his subconscious, it will happen in the world of reality

"Had the novel had a comic or film adaptation, it might have been even more interesting"

"Wait a minute..."

"Ah, that's it! Maybe I should start by watching movies, anime or reading comics. Maybe that'll make my story idea a little bit"

Her spirit returned to begin writing her new story. He was confident that he could do it until it was finished

In the school corridor, she once again meets Mayumi still with her ponytail hair. The difference is, now his face is filled with sweat that is quite clear in the afternoon sun

Seeing that, Mayumi greeted him once more and asked him why he still lives in school

"Ah, not really. I only read a few books in the library earlier" Haru replied

"Eh, why did you go to the library? Feeling of no duty in today's meeting"

"Eh, not really! It's not a matter of duty, I'm just a fad to read the books that are in this school, hehe"

"Oh, you seem to like reading books"

"Not so either. Oh yes speaking of books, I found a piece of paper from your book maybe?", Haru said as he opened his bag

"Eh, why are you sure it's from my book?"

"So, there's your name on this paper and your picture with our friend. Look at!"

Receiving a paper from Haru, Mayumi's face suddenly flushed red and blushed in embarrassment when she found out that one of her secrets was known to the person who had just been there

"No, no way!? You've seen it" Mayumi said

"Yes, that's how it is"

Without thinking fast, Mayumi let go of her kick right in Haru's face. Quickly, Haru parried his kick with his right hand. The attack from his feet made the wind around him blow quickly, so as to shake Haru's hair. Haru's reflexes surprised Mayumi

(Why can! Just this time I found a person who can hold my kick!), Mayumi thought

Haru then tried to calm her down, "hey, I know that you're embarrassed that your secret is known to others, but we can talk about this matter all right!"

Unsatisfied that his kick could be fended off, Mayumi hit Haru's left waist with her right hand, the attack could have been avoided easily by Haru

"Because of you!", Mayumi said confidently

He continued by targeting his face with his left hand. Haru lowered his face slightly, caught his left hand with his left, twisted his arm and then counterattacked by hitting Mayumi right in the face.

Deliberately, he stopped the blow right in front of Mayumi's face in hopes that he could stop his attack. The wind he produced was much stronger than Mayumi's kick earlier. Because of that, Mayumi felt like giving up for the first time

"Already Mayumi. Was that martial arts goal used for this kind of thing!?"

Haru released all of Mayumi's arms slowly. Mayumi herself in shock asked Haru again, "you, how can you fend off all my attacks?"

"Lookily, everyone would have done the same thing if it were you. Even I myself will do exactly as you do"

(Only that!? It is impossible, behind his ordinary looking body, he has a strong mentality), Mayumi thought

"I told you, can I explain everything Mayumi! I know, you'd be ashamed of all this, but we can still talk about this!"

"Hump! At most you will immediately spread out tomorrow about this incident" Mayumi said as she left with the paper, leaving Haru once again in a confused state

"Yesterday, my sister Izanami. Now this again!? I can only hope that I don't get into more trouble than this"