I Broke Up With My Girlfriend Who Was Cheating On Me, But She Was So Deeply Sorry That I Couldn't Help But Forgive Her. - Chapter 26: Retrospection. Ayaka Hanashima’s POV

Retrospection.

Ayaka Hanashima’s POV

Everybody’s friend

I don’t know if this term is a compliment or a humiliation.

But I was told that for a long time.

I had no problem with it until I was in elementary school.

But when I entered junior high school, things changed.

It was the third year of junior high school.

A tap broke and a boy in my class got drenched by the water and I wiped him with a towel.

It was a boy whom my friend liked after we entered junior high school.

“Why with this guy?! Why did put your hands him?! You know I like him!”

“What? No, I didn’t touch him.”

“You’re disgusting! Ayaka, you’re not my friend anymore!”

“Please… don’t say so…”

You are not my friends… This was the first time someone said that to me.

It was my fault.

Some of the girls started ignoring me.

I started to keep my distance from boys.

The only person I could talk to at school was Miku-chan, who was in a different class from me.

I studied hard all the time and soon I achieved the highest grade in my class.

The first exam after entering high school

On the board that displayed the results of the top 30, there was one other student who had a perfect score in all subjects.

Umikita Umi-kun.

I had been unable to get along with my peers in high school and had nothing to do but study.

What kind of person is he?

When I told Miku-chan about my thoughts, she told me that she was a friend of Miku-chan’s boyfriend, so she introduced me to him.

I was worried.

I haven’t talked to boys for more than 2 years.

I hardly ever talked to Miku-chan’s boyfriend.

I was afraid that everything would repeat itself.

When I was first introduced to him, with all my fears and anxieties

I might have behaved suspiciously.

But the guy was…

“I’m Umikita Umi, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”

He had a reassuring smile that seemed to take away my fears.

Every time I saw him, his kindness attracted me more and more.

After we became lovers, I was happy.

I made more friends, as if I was making up for lost middle school days.

The walls I had put up against boys disappeared…

Oh… am I… crying?

Why am I so weak…?

I hate… my… personality.

I wiped my tears with a handkerchief and took a deep breath.

“I guess… I’ll just go back…”

Today, I came to the place where I had my first date with Umi, somehow, most likely on the spur of the moment.

“Is that…”

Is that Marin-chan?

When I turned the corner, walking about 5 meters ahead of me was a familiar back figure and bag.

Why is she here… Maybe something to do with school, since she’s in uniform?

!!!

A car ignored the light… No, Marin-chan didn’t see it.

I have to help her!

I ran towords her.

“Marin-chan!!”

I jumped, holding Marin in my arms, but….

Hurts.

It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!

My left leg hurts a lot.

“Ayaka-san!”

Was Marin-chan all right?

I turned my head while holding my left leg.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m fine! But… Why??!”

“Ehh?”

“Why did you… even though… I said so many cruel things… about you… Ayaka-san…”

“Marin, you are still very important to me.”

As we were talking, someone got out of the car and ran up to us, so Marin-chan stood up and started talking.

Thank God…it looks like she’s all right.

“Ahh, you please call the police! I’ll call an ambulance.”

When the ambulance arrived, Marin rode with me.

My leg probably caught a little graze against the front of the car. There didn’t seem to be any blood.

While I was being examined by the paramedics, I was worried about Marin-chan, who seemed to be exhausted.

“Oh my God… oh my God… oh my God! Excuse me, which hospital is this ambulance headed to?”

I held Marin’s hand.

“I’m fine.”

I hope she will be relieved…

I had a full checkup to be sure, and the results were due tomorrow. I was told that I would probably be on crutches for about a week due to bruising, but that I would be discharged in about three days.

When I was guided to the hospital room by a nurse in a wheelchair, there was…

…Ehh, Umi-kun?

“Oh, is he your boyfriend?”

“Ahh… no… I don’t know…”

Because of me, he was no more in my life… yet, he is very important to me.