1 My childhood friend.

"I was at her side for a long time but I did not know anything" I open my eyes and realized it was a dream. I was crying that time but I did not know why, the only thing that I know that I was in pain in my dream. It was morning already, I peek outside of my window and I saw a cheerful woman waving at me, it was my childhood friend. Eve is my childhood friend; she is very cheerful but sometimes she's an airhead. We're both in the same year and school, unexpectedly she's also my classmate.

"Good morning Sei! How are you? Are you sad because I left when summer vacation? Don't worry, I'm already here!"

"Idiot."

"E-ehh, how cold"

She is always like this dropping by our house to attend school together. She is very cheerful and always smiling at everyone but it does not change the fact that she is an airhead. While we are walking in the hallway, one of the juniors of her club approaches her to greet us; He's Kou. Since they were talking to each other I leave her behind and go to the room because the class will start soon.

"Yo. Good morning Sei! Oh, it's unusual to see you without Eve. What happened?"

"Nothing. She was with one of her junior in her club, she's just tagging along with me"

"Oh, Eve is popular, especially to boys. She is pretty and cheerful, her smile was war---

"still she's an airhead"

This man is my friend, Mikoto. From the beginning I know he had a crush on Eve, Eve is indeed really popular on our campus, especially in her club. She was respected but still, she's an airhead. Eve is popular and some of the boys wanted to date her but since she's an airhead she did not notice any of it. She was always tagging along and dropping by our house to have a chitchat with my mother. Since Eve was always tagging along sometimes I was being asked if Eve was my girlfriend and I respond directly with a "no" I don't have any interest in Eve not until I heard that Eve was interested in someone. I was shocked when I heard that Eve was interested in someone, I thought she was not interested in love but I was wrong.

"Airhead, come on let's go home"

"Uhh...Sei I'm not tagging along right now. I'll be tagging along with Miki. we're going to her place"

"Do what you want. I'm going home"

This is unusual that Eve is not tagging along with me but it is great that I'll be going home quietly.

"Then, what is your problem, Eve?"

"I don't know where should I start but I feel different. It's a strange feeling"

"Strange?"

"Yeah, I feel that every time I see Sei, my heart was beating so fast and I was nervous by talking to him"

"Do you want to see him every day?"

"Yes. Do you think it is strange?"

"Congratulations! You're in love with Sei"

"huh?"

This is the only thing that I say. This strange feeling is called love. it did not cross my mind because Sei is my childhood friend. I did not notice that I had a crush on him for this time. My friend, Miki advised to confess me to Sei that I know that I can't. I'm still thinking about what Miki said and someone caught my attention it was Sei.

"Woi, are you listening?"

"Ah, uh. Yes, I'm listening to you"

"I'm not an idiot, I know you're not listening. You're strange these days, are you alright? I heard you are interested in someone"

I was in panic mode when he heard this stuff and I was nervous because he might notice that I liked him but he suddenly, give an offer that I can practice to confess to him until I become ready to confess to the person that I liked. I just smile at him and grab the offer because I think it is an opportunity to make him hear that I have feelings for him. "I like you. Please go out with me" this is the daily routine before we go home. I tell this line to him whenever I see him. For him, it is just a practice but for me, it is not. We're in the hallway then suddenly Kou greets me.