"I think today is your lucky day, Sarada," Chocho tells me when we walk home.
It's about earlier. I was paired up with Boruto in our experiment activity tomorrow.
Further, I saw him smiled at me. I know I look so stupid being so astounded in front of his face, but still, I was so happy.
"S-A-R-A-D-A!" Chocho calls out to me.
"Yes?!" I respond I'm so confused. Is she talking to me?
"Are you okay? I am talking to you. Did you hear me?" she asks.
"I'm sorry, I was preoccupied," I apologize.
"You are daydreaming about Boruto I guess," she teases me.
"Huh? What?!" I snap.
"Come on!" she tries to tease me more.
"No-" she did not let me finish.
"I know you are thinking about how he smiles at you earlier. He's so cool, right?" she continues.
"Chocho stop it already!" I yell at her. I think my whole face turns red.
"Now I wonder what will you do tomorrow during the activity. Don't fluster when he talks to you, okay?" she adds.
"You're crazy, Chocho, " I tell her still blushing.
"No, you're crazy over him," she retaliates.
"That's not true!" I yell.
"Whatever. See you tomorrow and good luck. It's much better if you will give him your love letter by the time the activity ends," she suggests.
"No, I haven't written anything yet," I tell her.
"Huh?" she gives me a weird look.
"What?" I snap.
"You're so oblivious when it comes to this kind of stuff," she remarks.
Okay I admit, I'm so dumb when it comes to this puppy love thing. I only got a crush on Boruto. He's the only responsible boy I know at school.
And I always have this fear in my heart that he will reject my feelings and that would feel terrible for me and I don't know if my heart could take it.
What will I say to him tomorrow? Can I speak to him without stuttering or flushing like tomatoes?
Oh my goodness, I'm being paranoid again. I need to make myself sleep or I will look like a mummy tomorrow.
Chocho and I are standing in front of the school gates.
"What's wrong, Sarada?" she asks.
Maybe she is confused as to why I suddenly stop walking.
"Chocho, I'm nervous," I confess.
"Huh?" she frowns.
"Do I look weird?" I ask.
"Indeed. Come on, let's go!" she drags me inside the campus.
I'm in front of my locker to change my shoes and when I turn to my right someone opens the locker next to mine and the locker's door hits my face.
"Ouch!" I shout.
Both my palms are on my face. It hurts!
When I'm about to scold someone, that jerk's face appears in front of my face.
"Are you blind or something?" I yell at him.
"I didn't notice your presence, " he excuses.
"Are you serious? You know you have neighboring lockers so you should at least check if someone is there before opening your locker!" I keep scowling at him but he seems not to care at all.
He closes his locker and walks off as if nothing happened.
"Hey, you jerk! Can't you say sorry at least?" I yell, but he doesn't turn back and keeps walking away from me.
That idiot! I hate him!
"Sarada, are you okay?" Chocho asks me. I frown when I enter the classroom and I haven't back to my normal expression.
"I am not okay!" I tell her.
"What happened?" she asks.
"That jerk! I hate that jerk!" I scowl.
"Who do you mean by that jerk?" Chocho asks in confusion. I gaze at him while pouting.
"Kawaki? What did he do?" she keeps asking me.
So, I tell her everything.
"It was an accident I guess," she defends him.
"No, he's the one responsible for it. He has grudges against me," I insist.
"Those accusations..." she murmurs.
"Are you defending him now, Chocho?" I ask her.
"No, that's not what I mean. I judge based on what you told me and I guess it can't be helped sometimes. I was accidentally hit by Yodo's locker before too," she explains.
"And worse than that he did not apologize to me. He did not apologize for making my desk dirty and he never apologizes for hitting me with the ball," I'm upset. That jerk, I want to punch him on his face right now.
Chocho did not respond to my ranting. She should not be the one I'm scowling at.
"I'm sorry, Chocho. I should have not said those things to you. I overreact, " I apologize to her.
"I understand. Don't worry, " she smiles at me.
"Thank you, " I smile back at her.
"Okay, we will do our experiment now. Pairs please fall in line," our Science teacher says gesturing to fall in line so we can get our needed tools for the experiment on the long table.
Wasabi and Iwabe are in the first row. In the second row are Chocho and Mitsuki. In the third row are Shikadai and Inojin. In the Fourth row are Tsubaki and Denki.
We are next.
"Let's fall in line Sarada," I hear Boruto say from behind, and again, I fluster.
I slowly turn to face him. My heart is beating fast and cold drops of sweat appear on my forehead.
"Y-Yeah," I respond to him.
Can you speak to him without stuttering, Sarada? I scold myself in my mind.
I must act naturally in front of him so he won't suspect me of anything weird.
We slowly step forward and when we get to the table, we touch the same tube simultaneously and I immediately remove my hand.
It feels like an electric current flows in my veins when his skin slightly touches mine.
He looks confused as to why I acted that way.
"Are you okay, Sarada?" he furrows.
"H-Huh? O-Of course," I stutter again.
"Oh?" he utters and I smile awkwardly at him.
"Let's get all of these," he points at the tubes we will be using in the activity. I just nod and carefully grasp the tubes. I'm afraid I will drop them out of my nervousness.
We proceed to the table intended for us two. We are in the laboratory room.
"Okay, is everyone ready?" our teacher asks.
"Yes, teacher!" we respond all at once.
"Okay, wear your goggles and gloves," she commands.
We immediately put on the needed accessories to protect ourselves. We are wearing our laboratory uniforms. Our uniforms are cool. We look like little scientists with this.
"Let's do our best here, Sarada," Boruto tells me and I nod in agreement.
I don't feel very nervous this time. I think I get used to his presence somehow.
We start pouring chemicals inside the tube.
I watch as Boruto pours a blue-like liquid inside the tube as our teacher instructs us to do.
"It's my turn," I tell him and he just nods.
I pour a red-like liquid inside the tube.
"Then you exchange liquids with your partners and pour it in the tube remember the same amount as the former," she instructs again.
"I'm afraid I will make mistakes here," he says while pouring the red liquid into his tube.
"What do you mean?" I ask him and pour the blue liquid inside my tube.
"I may ruin your high grades in this subject," he says and I think my cheeks flush.
My irises enlarge. I didn't see it coming. Boruto is concerned about my grades. He is afraid I'm failing them.
"Hey dork!" someone talks beside me and I turn to face whoever it is.
It's the jerk. I didn't know he is right beside me and he is paired with Yodo. And wait, did he just call me a dork?
"What?" I frown at him.
"What are you doing?" he asks.
"Hey, Sarada!" Boruto calls out to me when I turn to face him, a big smoke appears in front of me. Boruto and I cough badly.
Damn! I pour too much liquid into my tube.
What did you do Sarada? You ruin everything!
I need to apologize to Boruto for what I have done at the laboratory earlier. You're such an idiot, Sarada. You ruin both of your grades. I scold myself again. I am sitting in the classroom feeling all so down.
I stand up and wait for him outside the room and when I see him approaching my direction, I take a deep breath and calm myself. I need to apologize.
"B-Boruto..." I say.
"Huh? What's wrong, Sarada?" he asks while his brows furrow.
"I-I would like to apologize for what happened in the laboratory earlier, " I am so ashamed. I think I'm going to melt in front of him.
He chuckles and speaks to me.
"It's nothing. I know accidents happen. You don't have to worry about it," he assures me with a smile.
His smiles make my heart warm. He's too kind and nice. Who would not admire such a guy?
"Are you sure?" I confirm.
He nods.
"Let's make up with it next time," he tells me and gives me a thumb up.
"Thank you..." I utter.
We wave goodbye at each other and he completely disappears from my eyes.
"You look calm now," Chocho comments.
"Yeah, l have talked to Boruto and apologized to him," I tell her.
"So, did he accept your apology? Was he mad at you?" she asks.
I shake my head and smile.
"He's a nice guy, Chocho. I wasn't wrong admiring such a kind and nice person," I say while smiling.
"I think your feelings for him get deeper and deeper day by day," she remarks.
"Is that so?" I ask her.
"Well, based on your reaction, yes. Well, if you have told him about it earlier he might have been reciprocated your feelings by now," Chocho is saying words vaguely.
"How can you easily say that? I mean we aren't even sure he will though," I pout. I don't know why Chocho is saying these things to me.
"How would you know if you won't try it? Of course, you will begin at confessing to him," she explains.
But how will I do that? I still don't dare to do it. I think it isn't the right time for my feelings to be confessed to him. I need more preparations for it I guess.
"I think I'll wait for the perfect timing," I tell her and she just shrugs.
I wave goodbye at her and walk to our house.
"I'm home," I greet.
"Welcome home, Sarada," my mom's already home. She's wearing her apron maybe she's cooking for our dinner.
"How's school?" she asks.
"A lot of things happened and I'm very tired," I tell her.
"My poor daughter. Five minutes more and the food is ready. But for now, you can change your clothes, " she tells me.
"Yes," I tell her and head straight to my room.
I grab plain paper and a pen. I have decided to start writing him a letter.
Dear Boruto,