My Yandere Girlfriend Is Obsessed With Me For Some Reason - Chapter 24

It’s natural not to be able to contact someone when they’re busy, but why am I so worried about Sensei? At 7 PM, I got home and waited for a message from Sensei. I had the key, but entering without permission didn’t feel right, so I tightly held my phone until I received a call or a message.

Usually, Sensei would reply right away, but today was different. Thinking that, I leaned against the wall and dozed off.

“Huh? Did I fall asleep? I…”

Without any contact, I had fallen asleep on the floor. It was already 8:30 PM. The message I sent before I dozed off hadn’t been answered yet. What happened? Maybe Sensei was also tired and asleep? But it was dinner time, so sleeping was unlikely. No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand why there was no response.

“That’s right. Her car!”

I immediately left the house and ran to the parking lot. If Sensei had come home, her car would be there.

“Ah, it is here!”

But why isn’t there a reply to my message? If her car is in the parking lot, Sensei should be home. I decided to go to the house. When I rang the bell, there was no sound from inside. It felt like no one was home, which made me anxious.

This situation… I’ve experienced it somewhere before…

“…”

With no other choice, I took out the key from my pocket, but my hands were trembling. Just in case, I rang the bell again, but there was no response. If Sensei was home and not responding to the bell or messages, then… something serious must have happened.

That was the only thing that came to mind, so I opened the door immediately. I found Sensei collapsed in the entrance. The phone and bag were scattered on the floor. It looked like something happened right after Sensei came home, causing them to collapse. That’s why there was no response to the messages or the bell.

Sensei…

For a moment, I was seized by an inexplicable fear, and my heart pounded heavily. This wasn’t the first time. I couldn’t clearly remember, but the feeling was familiar.

“Ka-Kanzaki-san? Kanzaki-san!? Are you alright!? Please wake up!!”

For some reason, I was calling out to Sensei in a loud voice. Tears almost came out. Why?

“Mmm… Ik-kun? Is that you, Ik-kun?”

“Y-yes… What happened?”

“I’m sorry. I just… Ah. Ik-kun…”

“Yes?”

“Can you carry me to the bed? I can’t… move my body…”

“Yes.”

Sensei’s voice was weak. How long had they been lying there? Not knowing when Sensei came home, I lifted them and carried them to the bed. Sensei’s body was too light.

I knew Sensei was thin, but they were so light it surprised me when I lifted them. Instead of me asking, “Are you eating properly?” it should be Sensei asking that. Maybe collapsing at the entrance was due to that… It really shocked me, and for a moment, I thought Sensei might have died.

“…”

Really…

I took Sensei’s temperature, but they didn’t have a fever, which was a relief.

“Mmm…”

“Are you okay?”

“……”

“Kanzaki-san?”

Even though there was no fever, she was sweating. Was she having a bad dream? Her expression had looked troubled for a while now, and I didn’t know what to do in times like this. Seeing Sensei in pain made me cry for some reason. I hate this because I always want her to smile. I don’t want to lose someone important again…

I couldn’t do anything in front of Sensei. Just like that time.

Then, Sensei grabbed my hand.

“Why are you crying? Ik-kun.”

“Huh? Am I… crying?”

“You look really sad and you’re crying. Didn’t you have fun today, Ik-kun?”

“I’m not sure. I don’t know if I had fun… More importantly! Kanzaki-san! What’s wrong?”

“I’m sorry for making you worry. I was just sleep-deprived, that’s all. Hehe…”

I held Sensei’s hand tightly. My hands were still trembling from earlier. The feelings I didn’t want to remember came flooding back. I was really scared.

I tried to forget about it until graduation. But seeing Sensei collapsed brought it all back.

“Ik-kun.”

“Yes…”

“Suddenly asking you for something like this, I know it’s bad of me, but… can I ask you one thing?”

“Yes. What is it?”

Sensei, who had sat up, looked at me intently.

“Can you hug me tightly, Ik-kun?”

“Wh-why…?”

“If you do, I might feel better…”

“O-okay…”

This wasn’t like the usual Sensei, so I couldn’t refuse. Seeing Sensei’s pitiful face, there was no way I could say no. I gently hugged her. Then, she hugged me back. We stayed like that on the bed, in the dimly lit room, feeling each other’s warmth and heartbeat.

Honestly, hugging a girl feels strange. It’s embarrassing.

“Sorry, Ik-kun. I must have scared you.”

“…… You really did. What happened?”

“Well… hehe. I don’t really want to say, but… I know I should…”

“Of course. You were collapsed like that and not saying the reason! Didn’t you say you liked honest people? Do you think it’s okay to hide something like that from someone so close?”

“O-okay… Don’t be mad…”

“I’m not mad!”

“You are mad… sniff…”

“I’m not mad~”

“……”

Then, Sensei hugged me tightly. Why is she hugging so hard…?

“Then, just for five minutes! Let’s stay like this for five minutes……”

“O-okay…”