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 50

The Room

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“Huh? The door won’t open?”

After finishing breakfast and trying to get my uniform by leaving the room, I realized that the front door wouldn’t budge at all.

“Hayate-kun, what’s wrong?”

“Well, the door…”

“Ah, that happens sometimes. It seems to be broken or something.”

“Really?”

Is it common for a door to break like that?

And why is she so calm about it?

Is it because it happens often?

No, if it was a usual occurrence, she should know how to fix it.

“What do you usually do in situations like this?”

“Umm, let’s see… It usually takes a while for it to open, so I guess we can’t really go to school.”

“In that case, we need to inform the teacher.”

“I’ll do it then. I’ll just tell them that both of us are taking a day off.”

“No, that’s not a good idea…”

“Why?”

“Huh?”

“Why? Are you worried about people finding out we’re together? Is there someone amongst the teachers that is targeting you? Is that it? If that’s the case, I’ll go to school and question all the teachers.”

“Wait, wait, wait! That’s not it! I just…”

“Don’t make excuses. I’m angry now.”

Sumire turned her face away in a huff and went back into the room.

I quickly followed her and as I did, she looked back and glared, saying, ‘You’re supposed to appease me in situations like this.’

“…I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it like that.”

“So, you don’t mind spending the day with me?”

“…Of course.”

“You want to be with me?”

“Umm… Y-yeah.”

“Really?”

“R-really.”

“Then it’s settled. What should we do since we have the day off? Play games again? Or…”

‘Go back to bed again?’ she said.

Then she pulled my hand, leading me towards the bed.

I couldn’t refuse her, fearing that I might upset her further.

And just like that, we went back to the bed again even though the sun was already high in the sky outside.