My Classmate Whom I Helped Seems to Be Mentally Sick, So I've Been Trying My Best to Hide My True Identity, But It Seems Like I've Been Found Out - Chapter 48

Sururi

Frozen in place, I kept my hand on Sumire’s shoulder.

Where exactly am I allowed to touch?

Her neck or her head?

Or… does she mean something else entirely?

But if I misunderstand, I’d just end up looking like a pervert.

No, that can’t be right.

If I touch her now, there’s no turning back.

It would become an undeniable fact.

I shouldn’t do it.

Don’t ruin your life on a whim…

“Come on, like this, okay?”

“Huh? Oh.”

She took my hand and pulled it, guiding it towards her chest.

Before I realized it, my hand was resting on the curve of her chest.

“See? Girls are soft, right?”

“Uh, I mean… this is…”

“Are you nervous? I am too. Can you feel my heart racing?”

She pressed my hand to her chest to let me feel her heartbeat.

And then, overwhelmed by the soft sensation filling my palm, I found myself embracing her tightly from behind.

“What’s gotten into you, Takizawa?”

“…I don’t know…I think I wanted to hold you like this.”

“I see. But it’s getting late. Shall we go to bed?”

“…Okay.”

With the sensation of her chest fresh in my grasp, I let her lead me to the bed.

As I lay down, Sumire Murasaki dims the room’s light.

“I can’t sleep in complete darkness. Is a night light okay?”

“Y-Yeah, that’s fine.”

“Then, let’s sleep.”

Sliding under the same blanket with her, an even sweeter scent fills the air.

I feel the warmth of her body. Her breathing too.

Even in this dimness, the presence of Sumire feels magnified, and we find ourselves looking at each other.

If I pulled her closer now, kissed her, and embraced her, what would become of me?

Would I be imprisoned again?

Or would I be under surveillance for the rest of my life?

But in that moment, such thoughts seemed pointless.

Sliding out of her pajamas and moving closer to me, the sight of my cute classmate made all my rational thoughts fly away.

The next thing I knew——

——I had already embraced her.

With a naked and smiling Sumire beside me, my consciousness slowly drifted away.

♡

Goodnight, Takizawa-kun.

We finally became one.

I love you so much ever since that day.

So I’m happy that we can overlap our bodies like this and confirm each other’s presence.

Even when you’re tired and sleeping, you look cute.

But, I wonder, when you wake up, it’ll be like waking from a dream.

I don’t want that.

I really don’t.

I wish you’d stay in this dream forever.

If only you’d sleep like this forever… No, wait, I’d still want to chat with you a bit more.

Goodnight, Takizawa-kun.

From tomorrow, you mustn’t even make eye contact with other girls.

If that happens——

“I’ll keep you in this room forever.”

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TN: The word “するり” (Sururi)  in Japanese is an onomatopoeic word that describes a smooth or slippery texture or movement.