Chapter 12

My parents didn’t try to force me to go to school, and they told me that I didn’t have to force myself to talk about what happened, including what happened that day. And if I didn’t want to go to my current school anymore, they would transfer me to another one.

I felt terrified. Of course, I was afraid of being pinned down by adults, but more than anything, I was afraid that my words would cause something irreparable to happen again.

And most of all, I was afraid of the way everyone was looking at me. For me, the very existence of school was nothing but a source of fear.

At first, I was reluctant to go when I heard about the transfer, but my parents convinced me to give it a try.

And it was at this new school that I met Shuhei.

He introduced himself and asked me to shake his hand, while our classmates made fun of me for looking like a girl. “If you need anything, just let me know,” was what he said while smiling broadly. Even though we were the same age, the hand I was holding was much larger than mine, and it was extremely warm.

I had always had a complex about my appearance, which was inherited from my Omega mother. Compared to my classmates, my body was smaller and weaker, and I hated everything about myself.

That’s why I admired Shuhei, who was manly and full of righteousness.

Shuhei was always there to protect me. Whenever he saw me in danger, whether it was getting tangled up with an upperclassman or almost falling off the jungle gym, he immediately rushed to my aid. Whenever I was in trouble, he was the first one to help me. Shuhei was my hero.

This sense of security, the knowledge that Shuhei would protect me, gradually drowned out my trauma. Perhaps it was close to a kind of dependence. I always wished to be with Shuhei. (Though, of course, I’d never put it into words.) That’s why it irritated me whenever I saw Shuhei being as kind to others as he was to me. I felt like crying when I realized that Shuhei wasn’t only my hero.

When I told my parents about it, my mother laughed softly and said,

“Yuki- kun , you really love Shuhei- kun , don’t you?”

When I heard those words, it finally became clear to me. I see, so I was in love with Shuhei. I love him so much that I don’t want to give him to anyone else.

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