#7
A picture of friends I found by chance while walking in the empty lot. It was just that. If we ever met, we should have said hello.
But Rubia found a place to hide as if she had something to catch on. I hid behind the bushes in the garden. It felt as if I had been hit in the head so violently that it staggered for a moment.
‘Strange.’
A heart that beats loudly, slightly more serious than usual. Rubia’s expression frowned.
It’s like when you force yourself to eat something you don’t like. Just like when you take a bite of a sweet, bitter cookie. As your chest tightens like a snake wrapped around you and your throat becomes stuffy, a strange sensation that suddenly makes you want to run away from everything in the world. Perhaps, to deny reality. Rubia didn’t know how to define this feeling.
As always, whenever I feel this way.
He quietly bit his thumb.
harmonious atmosphere. friendly atmosphere. far from cold But Rubia’s blood was cold.
It was Mew, not Rubia, who was laughing there. If it was Yuri or Stella, it might have been different. It may not have been this painful. But the reality was right there.
music.
Ezio’s ex-girlfriend.
It must have already been a broken relationship, so why are they able to treat each other like that?
What happened between the two of you? obviously, obviously. It didn’t look that good. Suddenly?
‘… … ‘
—Well, Jude that bastard. Last weekend, you didn’t say a word to me, and you and your friend were playing at the shopping mall.
I don’t know why this memory suddenly comes to mind.
In the not-so-distant past, I heard Daisy, who was a student at the Ministry of Magic, talking about the person who was her boyfriend at the time.
-Woman?
—Are you asking something obvious? If not, I wouldn’t be upset.
—Why didn’t you tell me?
—I went secretly because the map was stabbed. It’s not even the way it was caught. Serylda passed by and told me about it? I thought it wasn’t, but when it was discovered, it was ridiculous to hit the head first. Ugh it’s frustrating.
Rubia gently asked Daisy, who was fanning herself with her hands as if it was hot.
—Hey, Daisy.
-Yes?
—Playing together at the mall is a problem… … ?
Maybe I can play with my friends. Rubia approached it cautiously from that point of view.
—What? Of course. How do I know what they would have been up to without me? There isn’t really any way to check it. I’m the only one who makes a fool of myself if I fake it with lies.
At Daisy’s words, who raised one eyebrow, Rubia only nodded, wondering if that was the case.
—Hey, what was his name?
-who? The kid who tailed Jude?
-uh.
—Clara Serpin. 3rd year 5th class in the Faculty of Integration. why?
—No, I have something to check.
—What do you check?
—No, I’ll let you know in a little bit.
—What… …
—Oh, Daisy.
-yes? why are you again
—If playing together is a problem… … Is it a problem to go out without talking?
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Daisy seemed at a loss for words at the time.
—… … All right, Rubia. I know you’re a very pure kid. I think that and this are different issues.
-Yes.
—I’m his girlfriend. Not that b*tch Clara.
-right… … ?
—But does it make sense that Clara gave her priority over me? Trust is very important between lovers. Jude broke it first.
—… …
—Even if I can’t get ahead of Jude himself, I must be next. Among the women around me, I should be number one. If that doesn’t happen, from that moment on, I won’t be her girlfriend.
—… …
—That’s why not talking is a problem. Because he didn’t even care about me, his girlfriend. Even if I asked you anyway, you wouldn’t have given me permission, but what I said in advance and what I didn’t say is the difference between heaven and earth. It’s an important issue that can shake the trust I just talked about.
As if giving a very important sermon, Daisy raised her fingers in front of Rubia and vomited.
—And, Rubia, you might be thinking, why can’t a female friend and a male friend play together? Is it Ezio Cranil? Right? Integrated Faculty. You say you’ve been playing with him since you were little without hesitation? That’s it too, anyway. Playing with friends of the opposite s*x is not a problem in itself. Unless each other has a girlfriend or boyfriend.
If the process of dating someone is a process of competition and siege, it is a process of merging after starting a relationship. lest the flags you are willing to put up will be pulled out or broken. To prevent the fortress walls from getting worn out and torn down due to poor maintenance. Keeping the relationship intact is the issue.
—Rubia. This is instinct. It’s an inescapable human instinct that doesn’t want others to take away what we have. I mean, you care. I don’t like it when someone secretly eats my snacks, but do you think it would be nice if someone flirts with a guy who already has a girlfriend? You must have already known the map. Jude has a girlfriend. It’s even more irritating to know that.
Rubia, who had never been immersed in the emotion of jealousy in her life, had no choice but to tilt her head after imagining vaguely.
If someone steals your belongings in a hurry, you may feel bad for sure. Aren’t people a thing? It was still an eerie feeling.
—That’s right… …
—I heard that Clara that b*tch wanted to play first. What are you really going to do with me? So you stopped trying to visit the main building today.
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Daisy, who was suppressing her anger, suddenly spoke.
—Come on, Rubia. Think carefully. you have someone you like … … Okay, let’s ask Kim who came out. Do you have someone you like right now?
—Uh, huh?
—Hey, if you ask me like that, I’ll tell you a lot.
— Stay. Rubia, you can get caught because it shows up so well on your face. Did you happen to have graduated from Shuriel-senpai? That senior took good care of you. huh?
—Oh, no. Shriel-senpai is just… …
-a. Nope. If you take good care of it like that, I can’t seem to be attracted to it… … What, is it true? Are you just a senior? Are you really just a senior?
—Yeah, so… … ?
-Nonsense… … So no one likes anyone now?
-maybe… … ?
—Probably what, perhaps. … … Come to think of it, I haven’t had a boyfriend in three years, Rubia. What makes a genius model student different? I really don’t understand-.
—Ah, ahaha… …
In response to the sudden question of whether he likes someone, he thought of whom he was at that time.
One thing I could be certain of was that I naturally imagined someone’s face following Daisy’s words.
In the end, Puka suddenly spoke to Daisy, who handed over the question on the grounds that an in-depth explanation would be impossible without an immersion target.
—But, that. daisy. can i say this
-What?
—I know that I went to the same elementary school as him. I remember Jude and Clara dating for a while in 6th grade and then breaking up. After hearing about it, it seems like you don’t know. or did you know
—… …
-daisy?
—… … Jude, where are you now?
What kind of love a young child would be in a relationship could be a very sensitive issue depending on the circumstances.
What happened to Daisy and Jude’s story after that didn’t seem like a good ending – but it was publicly known that the misunderstanding was finally resolved and a happy ending was reached.
Seriously, I didn’t even know what people were doing.
“… … ”
Anyway, that was just the story. It was a short conversation that took place during a break in the middle of class. Why did Daisy’s story come to mind at such a moment? Rubia did not know the specific reason.
The reason Daisy was angry because she had a friend of the opposite s*x with her without her knowing it was probably because Jude was her boyfriend.
precious lover.
Not an ordinary friendship, but a potential future companion and spouse. He might have a happy family with Rubia’s parents. A very close relationship in that first step.
Ezio wasn’t his boyfriend.
But, why is the same thing I heard from my middle school friends happening to me?
The man was fine. Are you Gabriel? I’ve seen him go around with Ezio a lot. I thought for a while that I wanted to get along like that, but that was all. It didn’t hurt that much.
On the other hand–
Yuri, Stella, and Mew.
Maybe Iris too.
Including Yuri and Stella, who can be called his friends, Mew who is sitting on that bench right now.
Seeing the obvious friends of the opposite s*x by Ezio’s side, or joking around rightly. where he doesn’t know. Where you should have been if you were before. I was very concerned about what the hell they were talking about and what kind of exchange they were having.
So, this is the wrong feeling.
It had to be removed as soon as possible.
Ezio is not his. It didn’t belong to anyone now. So don’t be jealous. In a situation where he wanted to get to know Ezio again, but he couldn’t, it was the same as being envious of seeing others get to know Ezio first. Rubia only thought so.
and,
and… …
—Now that means… … It’s too late, Rubia.
Really, it’s already too late.
Because I was only realizing it now.
—… …
—… …
Looking at the backs of Ezio and Mew, who are talking in a much smaller voice than before, from a distance, looking at what they are talking about.
“… 👌”
It was at that moment when Rubia turned her back, clutching her slightly sore chest.
“What are you doing here?”
“Hey—!”
In front of Iris, who suddenly appeared, Rubia fell in surprise and hit her buttocks.
—… … scream?
—… …
At the same time, Ezio and Mew, who were on the other side, also looked towards Rubia. Rubia, who suddenly made eye contact with Ezio, looked away in a hurry.