The Summer Day When I Met You - Chapter 8 - The Day She Became Stylish

Chapter 8 – The Day She Became Stylish

I might have fallen in love with him.

But it doesn’t matter if I fall in love with him.

Telling him how I feel now will only trouble him.

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“Wow~ It’s so cute!”

Kokoa was fascinated by the clothes Karin chose.

“Kokoa, try this on once. I’m a fashion lover, so if I say it looks good, it will definitely look good on you!”

Kalin then handed a white one-piece dress to Kokoa.

“Okay! I’ll go put it on!”

Holding the dress in her hand, Kokoa went to the fitting room.

“Sorry, Hinata. I had you accompany us shopping,” Karin apologized to me.

“No, I was free today and it’s totally fine.”

“I see, I see~ Hey Hinata…”

Karin came close to my face, grinning.

“W-What?”

“You like Kokoa, don’t you?”

“!!!”

“Fufu, your face is bright red!” Karin laughed and teased me.

“What’s wrong with liking her?”

“I never said anything wrong about that. I’m rooting for your love, Hinata.”

“Karin… Thanks…”

Karin and I looked at each other and smiled.

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“I knew it would look good on you!” said Karin after seeing Kokoa that had changed.

“Thanks. I think I’ll buy this one… What do you think, H-Hinata?”

“It suits Kokoa very well.”

“T-Thanks… Then, I’ll go and buy this.”

Kokoa went back to the dressing room, leaving me and Karin alone together again.

“Did you see Kokoa earlier? She was embarrassed. Could it be that Kokoa also likes Hinata and you two actually have the same feelings for each other?”

“No, of course not.”

“I don’t think you can say otherwise… Ah, this is so cute! I like this outfit too.”

As expected of a fashion lover.

Karin forgot I was here and disappeared into a different clothing shop.

After waiting alone for a while, Kokoa came back after paying the bill.

“Sorry to keep you waiting. Hmm? Where’s Karin?”

“She went to a different clothing store. She told me she’ll join us later.”

“I see. Hey, Hinata. It’s fun to be fashionable! I’ve never bought clothes myself, but from now on, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to wear clothes that I chose myself.”

“I see… If you’re going to buy clothes, it might be best to come with Karin.”

“Yes. I hope I can come back with Karin again…”

“Kokoa?” Again, I was concerned about the sad expression on Kokoa’s face.

“Speaking of which, where does Kokoa go to school?” I remembered what Rino told me the other day, and I asked her.

“Me…? Eh? Sorry, I can’t remember.”

“You can’t remember? What does that mean…?”

“Sorry… I’m trying to remember…but I don’t know.”

“Don’t apologize. Let me know if you remember.”

“Y-Yeah…”

On that day, Kokoa and I parted in a strange atmosphere.

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Summer holidays are almost over.

Today, I went with Hinata and Karin went to a shopping mall to buy clothes. It was the first time I had bought clothes for myself. Hinata asked me where I went to school. But I couldn’t answer.

Only 8 days left until the summer holiday ends.