Over the next two days, Haruko could clearly feel that Ichiko was spending less time here.
Before, even if she didn't sleep here at night, she would wait until close to the curfew before returning to the dorm, giving her a whole evening to spend with Ichiko.
There was no need to play; just sitting quietly by her side, perhaps holding hands or hugging, was enough.
However, even that gradually became a luxury.
On December 22nd, Ichiko came for two hours in the evening.
On December 23rd, Ichiko even just came for a meal, didn't chat for long, took a phone call, and left in a hurry.
On December 24th, Ichiko didn't come.
Looking at her phone, Haruko bit her lower lip hard, feeling depressed.
Mimi: "Sorry, Haruko, I really couldn't get away today. Just rest well at home today. I've already got my driver's license, so I'll drive to pick you up tomorrow."
"We'll go shopping together."
Words have no temperature, but Haruko felt incredibly cold at this moment.
What exactly is Ichiko busy with?
Why does she have so many things to do every day?
Haruko couldn't figure it out, and having decided to be a good child, she didn't dare to ask too much.
She liked Ichiko's smile when she stroked her head and praised her, saying, "So good."
Even without Black coming out to whisper, influenced by what happened before, Haruko herself couldn't help but recall the things she had said.
Pretending to be good will never get you Ichiko.
She has friends, a Teacher, colleagues, and all sorts of things that fill her life.
She has many, many things to do, so she can't pay attention to you.
"What, have you finally understood what I said now?"
Her skirt swaying, Black leaned against the sofa armrest, arms crossed, standing elegantly.
Haruko glanced at Black, pursing her lips, and said, "She's just busier today. Ichiko needs to take her driving test, so it's... it's normal for her to be busy."
"I can understand..."
"Yes, I can understand!"
Haruko added another sentence, seemingly just to stabilize her uneasy heart.
Black sighed and said, "You're really stubborn. It's so obvious, yet you're still deceiving yourself. Are you afraid of not being able to accept the fact that Ichiko doesn't really care about you that much?"
Haruko's eyes turned red, and the vertical pupils that hadn't appeared for half a month suddenly emitted a crimson glow, "Who says she doesn't care about me? She's always saying I'm very good. She must have gone to prepare a surprise for me tomorrow!"
Black lightly scoffed, "Oh, come on. Look at yourself, what is this if not self-deception? What kind of surprise could it be? Holding hands? Shopping? Or her saying 'I like you' in a perfunctory way?"
Black walked step by step towards Haruko in her high heels, "She's said 'I like you' so many times, right? How about testing her?"
"Testing?"
"Exactly."
Black snapped her fingers, "Since she likes you so much and has even prepared a surprise for you, how about when you get the surprise tomorrow, you confess to her and ask her to be your girlfriend? How about that?"
Haruko had also said she liked her many times.
Whether it was forced or for other reasons, Ichiko would respond with the same words.
Putting aside other factors, the word 'like' had been spoken by both of them no less than ten times.
But even so, in terms of a romantic relationship, no one had ever taken the initiative to propose it.
And define it.
Black was not in a hurry at all. She extended her index finger, wrapped in a black veil glove, and poked Haruko's chest, "And you, you also say you like her. Pretending to be good like this to beg for her pity, refusing the possessiveness in your heart, does this count as liking?"
"Do you really feel your heart flutter for Ichiko?"
"It's completely different from your ex-girlfriend, right? Your liking for your ex-girlfriend must have surpassed your liking for Ichiko, right?"
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