Beyond The Bad End - Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Haru’s POV

When the summer break ended and the second semester began, me and Maki decided to reduce our part-time hours at the restaurant. I mostly spent my time studying, whereas Maki spent most of her time to hang out with her friends.

But still, we had dates at least once a week. If we were able to match our schedule on the weekends, when our family was away of course, me and Maki would have sex in either my room or Maki’s room.

My daily life went like this all year long.

Whenever I was tired from studying, I would take a break by going to the restaurant and help out my parents. Whenever I was stressed, I went to see Maki and spent some quality time with her. Perhaps because of this daily life, by the time I reached the second year of high school, I was able to handle my schoolwork with ease and maintain the top 20 ranking in my grade.

In my second year of high school, I joined the class that was only for students with high grades. I was able to talk more with my classmates, I was able to make some friends and even exchanged contact information with them. It seemed like everyone in the class was more relaxed compared to the people in my first-year class. I think we were more relaxed because we had some confidence and pride because of our high grades.

However, in that class, there was this girl whose appearance didn’t quite fit in.

Her name is Nana Kataoka, she is a gal.

She is a dark-skinned gal.

She always had her wavy blonde hair in twin-tails and her make-up was always perfect.

She had curled eyelashes, quite some piercings on her ears, and even modified her uniform. She wore her skirt so short that everyone in class could almost see her underwear. I was impressed by her note-taking skills and her flashy nails were also really memorable.

My high school didn’t have strict rules, so there was no problem at all, but still, she seemed like out of place. Although she was really friendly with others, the rest of the class kept their distance from her.

She wasn’t hated, but she was feared? Her arms were quite thick which made her seem strong in a fist fight or something.

But for me, I was interested in Kataoka’s unique appearance and character.

Not as a potential romantic partner, but more like a rare beast?

I was just observing her from afar, I didn’t suddenly become close friends with her, we only spoke occasionally. I never tried to talk to her either.

In July, Kataoka suddenly began to talk more often to me.

‘Matsuyama, you have a girlfriend, don’t you? Since when?’

‘Eh? Why did you ask me so suddenly?’

‘I often see you go on dates with your girlfriend, she is not a student here, is she? I think she wore Nako high uniform the other day. You often go home together with her.’

‘Not that often, but yeah. Then?’

‘Since when did you start dating?’

‘From the third grade of middle school.’

“Uwa!? That’s quite a long time! She is such a cute girl, isn’t she? I see, from the third grade of middle school, huh?’

I didn’t mind Kataoka being friendly with me, because that’s just the way she was. However, I wished that she would stop talking about my girlfriend in the classroom so loudly.

‘Umm, I don’t know what your intention is, but can you please talk about private matters a bit more quietly?’

‘Ah, sorry, sorry! I often see the two of you together. Last week, I saw you and your girlfriend on a date in front of the station. It seemed like you guys were having a lot of fun, I didn’t think you could make a face like that, Matsuyama. I was surprised!’

‘Please stop talking about such embarrassing things, Kataoka-san.’

‘Ah! That’s right! Smartphone! Let’s exchange contact information, Matsuyama!’

She then asked me to exchange contact information with her, as if it were a matter of course.

For me, that was the first time I exchanged contact information with a girl besides Maki and my family.