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She can't see the way your eyes light up when you smile
She'll never notice how you stop and stare whenever she walks by
And you can't see me wanting you the way you want her
But you are everything to me

"Mayama! Are you even listening to me? Mayama!" Yamada finally kicked his foot. He was out of it again. The reason? None other than their art teacher, Rika Harada.

"Staring at her again? When will it ever end huh, Mayama?" Yamada said to the boy who's saliva almost dripped from his mouth. He kept on smiling as he continued to stare at her.

"Seriously, you look like a hungry loan shark than a high school student..." She continued to say, but he wasn't paying any attention to her. He continued to look at their art teacher.

They were in the cafeteria. Only ten minutes left until the bell would ring for class again. About six tables away from them was the teacher's lounge. Their art teacher was sitting alone in the table next to their homeroom teacher and the other teachers. Rika Harada was always aloof. She wasn't social like any other female teacher in their school.

"Just go their and propose to her already tiger." Yamada sarcastically said. She was getting tired of all these. Her best friend, Mayama Takumi is so hopeless. He never does anything towards their art teacher. It would be okay if he courted her since they were only a month away from graduating. Still, Mayama didn't talk. He continued to look at their art teacher who was silently enjoying her meal while reading a book.

"Oh Mayama… We're leaving high school in a month. Can't you just go to her already and tell her what you feel?" Yamada said, although deep inside she was already hurting. He was her best friend. They've been friends for years already. And during their freshman year in high school, she found herself falling in love with her best friend. She didn't have the guts to confess to him, afraid that he might reject her. She also didn't want to lose her friendship with him if ever it ended like that.

"I just can't…" Mayama whispered. Sometimes, Yamada pitied on him. She could see herself well in him, and it hurts her. Of all the boys she could possibly fall in love with, why did it have to be her best friend? Why did it have to be the person whom she knew well couldn't reciprocate her love?

"Of course you can you idiot. Be a man for God's sake. I bet you ten thousand yen that you can tell her what you feel before graduation." She tried to joke, yet she just received a sigh from him. "Easy for you to say. Lots of boys are courting you, yet you dump every single one of them. Careful with that Yamada, you might end up being a spinster." He managed to chuckle a little as the bell finally rang. Yamada gathered her books and put on her sling bag. Mayama threw the candy wrappers that were on their table. He was on his way to the garbage bin when he bumped into someone. It was Rika. Grumbling, Mayama looked to see who it was and was surprised to see her. His eyes fluttered and he felt butterflies in his stomach. She dropped the book that she was carrying and Mayama instantly crouched down to get it.

"Here. I'm sorry. I wasn't looking at where I was going." He apologized to her. She smiled briefly as she got her book.

"It's okay Mayama." She smiled again as she left. Yamada was behind him.

"What was that about?" She asked him.

"I bumped into her! Could you believe that?"

"Yeah Mayama. I bump into numerous people each day and it's pretty normal to me." She finished sipping her juice and threw it on the garbage bin.

"Come on mister lucky pants. We're going to be late for class if we don't move our butts!" She said as she pushed him. Mayama walked ahead of her since he saw that Rika wasn't far from where they were. Yamada was a little behind. She was just looking at him intently. Small teardrops falling from her blue eyes.

You don't know how much I want to be with you, Mayama…


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