Third person

Komi-san sat in her seat, alone. There was no one to help her. And she always gets left out of things.

" It's just... I wish I could speak." she muttered quietly."No matter what I do, I just... can't speak." "I wish there was someone to help me." She started crying, wiping her tears with her sleeve.

There was no one to help her. She would be friendless for the rest of her life... She started feeling like she was falling, down, down, down. She slowly closed her eyes... And a voice startled her so much she woke up.

"Hiya, Komi!" it said. She turned to see a girl with weird purple hair waving happily at her. "Are you free after school today?" A brunette shoved her with her elbow. "

"No! Komi gets to hang out with me!" she looked aggressively at Komi. "You, want to hang out with me, right?" The purple hair girl suddenly started making eye contact with Komi and trembling.

...

First person

I vaguely remember meeting someone before. What was his name? Tomdando? Then I passed out...

I had a dream that I met someone named Tadano Hitohito and he helped me make 100 friends! It all felt so familiar... Then it all faded away...

"Wake up, Komi or I'll slap you with this fan!" Gorimi said

I jolted awake.

When I got home, I suddenly started feeling dizzy and fainted. It turns out I had a fever, and had to stay home for 5 days.

When I arrived at school a few days later, I had to wear a mask. Suddenly, Yamai appeared.

"Hi, Komi! Want some apple sauce? It's good for beating sicknesses!"

I shook my head.

"No? Okay, then. Say 'Ahh!'"

I opened my mouth wide enough for Yamai to feed me a spoonful of apple sauce.

"Tastes good, doesn't it?"

I nodded.

...

I remember now.

Hitohito Tadano.

He was my first friend, and he helped me make a lot more. Always by my side, no matter what.

I wonder what happened to him...

Oh, I remember!

He mysteriously disappeared without any warning.

Where is he now?

"I'm right here, Komi."

I looked up to see Tadano.

"W-what happened to you? L-like where were you?" I spoke, shyly.

"Oh that does not matter. What happened today?" Tadano said

"A-a bunch of s-stuff. I'll fill you in..."

I talked with Tadano, and I knew that we would never part.

...

It all felt like a dream.

Like, when I woke up, I would see Tadano standing next to me, smiling his happy smile.

But it was all reality.

"Oh, your name is Tadano? It sounds vaguely familiar…" I heard Najimi say.

"Maybe I'm just imagining it…"

"No, you're not. Remember me? Hitohito Tadano?"

Suddenly, Najimi's memories come flooding back.

Those times from junior high. When they all hung out together.

When they talked during school.

Every single memory….

"Oh. Yeah." Najimi says.

An aggressive Yamai apperers!

"Hey, Komi! Come eat lunch with me!" she says.

"Who's this?" She said, gesturing to Tadano.

"Hitohito Tadano. Remember when you kidnapped me?" he said, bringing up memories.

"Kid… nap…?" she said, memories swarming back.

"Yeah. And those times when we hung out, went swimming, went shopping…" Tadano says.

"Oh! Oh yeah! I-I remember!" "It just suddenly came back to me. I don't know why!''

"But I remember now. Those times when we all hung out…"

"Te he!"

…

"Agari. Remember me?" Tadano asked a little bit later.

"Who… are you?" she asks, with hesitation.

"Hitohito Tadano. Remember all those times when you hung out with us as Komi's dog?"

"Hito… Komi.. dog.." she said, processing the information, and trying to remember.

Suddenly, she remembered!

"O-Oh! R-right!"

"I-I remember n-now!"

"Good." says Tadano.

"Now who do we talk to?"

…

Chapter 4

"What about me? Let's eat lunch together!" Yamai says.

"Uhh…" Tadano says, unsure.

Tadano pauses for one more second before saying…

"Sure! Can I invite Najimi and Agari?"

"No, and not you either, scumbag!"

"Only me and Komi, forever…"

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