040 – I'm so small…
The worst part of adolescence, Hikari is sure, is that the male side of it differs very greatly from the female side of it. More specifically, the growth rates are different. Whilst boys are emotionally slower, physically, they shoot right up. This probably doesn't concern most people, but it definitely impacts her, seeing as most of the important people in her life are male.
She hasn't told anyone her thoughts on the matter, people will think she's being petty, but it really isn't as silly as people think. You see, it just happened so quickly. She just came to school after the holidays, and unexpectedly, Takeru and Daisuke towered over her, huge and tall and proud.
Suddenly she had to look up at them, well, not that she'd ever really looked down on them, it was just…different.
They got along better too, Takeru and Daisuke that is, swapped fleeting smiles over her head, gentle looks, cherry-red flushes. She was smaller, out of the line of fire. The boys, her boys, were so friendly, too friendly…they didn't need her anymore.
By the time they were 17, Hikari's shoulder was level with Takeru's lean chest, a number of inches below Daisuke's strong shoulders.
She was so small now, and they were just so big. They towered over her, a million miles ahead, with their private jokes, their private looks…all that stuff restricted to couples, to duos, to pairs, and suddenly, she felt so left behind.
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