Happiness For You (Chapter Two)

(Nozomi’s POV)

I banged my head on the table, making everyone stare at me. I couldn’t believe who I was looking at. Oh my God! It just can’t be real. It can’t. I’m doomed. I’m..

“Hi, Nozomi!”

I slowly lifted my head to look in front. But immediately I slammed my head back on the table. Everyone turned to look at me again. I couldn’t see but I was sure my face was burning red. I just couldn’t bear to face the person I disliked the most (I’d use the word hate, but that would seem too harsh). I felt a hand on my shoulder.

“Nozomi, don’t you recognize me? I’m sure I’ve change a little but don’t tell me I’m unrecognizable. I mean I didn’t change that much.”

Oh, sure... his right. He didn’t change that much. In fact, he didn’t change at all. And he could actually say he’d changed a little? Not in a million years. Kojimi was still as I had seen him three years ago. Round, fat, annoying, think himself so great, think he’s so friendly, boring, talkative, full of nonsense, loud voiced.....

Arrggghhhh.. There’s no end of bad things that I could think of him. He just had to be in the same class with me on my senior year. How dare he!

“Nozomi? Don’t tell me you really can’t recognize me? Nozomi? Say something.”

“What... do... you... want?”

“Nozomi, why do you sound so upset? Did someone upset you? Tell me who it was, I’ll kill that jerk.”

‘Like you could,’ I whispered to myself.

“”What? Who?”

“No one. Just go do what you’re suppose to. Move!”

“Ok ok. Calm down. I’ll talk to you later.”

Kojimi walked back to the front and took a deep breath. The teacher gestured him to introduce himself, which he did, in a most embarrassing way.

“Hi class! My name is Takahashi Kojimi, Nozomi’s cousin and lover. We’ve been together for a long time although she hasn’t accepted me yet. But she will one day. Till then, I will express my love for her. I...”

“Mr. Takahashi? You’re supposed to introduce yourself not your love,” the teacher said, looking at my direction.

I could have just died of embarrassment. Not only was the teacher staring at me, which was bad enough, the whole class including Kanda were staring at me too. And that annoying Kojimi was smiling at me with a sickening smile that was so frustrating. I wanted to scream at him but I couldn’t. I have already lost my face in this class and it was not even ten minutes. I couldn’t screamed, it would make me have no face at all to face anyone. I felt like killing Kojimi.

“Mr. Takahashi, you may sit now. Why don’t you sit beside Lenalee over there? She’ll help you in class if you need anything.”

Kojimi smiled that frustrating smile again and I felt like dying. He walked heavily with his tummy swaying here to there again and again until he reached a seat where a pretty girl sat. he asked if she was Lenalee and got a ‘Yes’ as an answer. Then he practically squeezed into his seat which seemed too small for him.

The lesson went on and ended. Then another lesson started and ended. And it was recess. Apparently, no one from this class goes for recess. If they brought any food, it will have to be shared with the whole class, no matter how little it was.

Luckily for me, I didn’t bring any food that day because I was trying to lose weight. And since I didn’t have anything to do during recess, I just let my head drop on the desk and tried to nap.

But it just HAD to be ruined.

“Nozomi-san, are you hungry? I have a little food here. Have some, my beloved,” Kojimi said in a voice he thought was romantic.

“No I’m not hungry AND I’m not your beloved. So move it!”

“Come on. You must be starving. Have a little at least.”

He tried shoving the food into my mouth that I just lost my temper, stood up and shouted at him.

“Can you just GET LOST! You’re NOT wanted at all. Why do you have to join this class on my final year! I wanted to have peace on my senior year but you’re NOT letting me. Its better if you don’t exist in my life! How wonderful THAT would be!”

I sat down again, not looking at him. Suddenly, a hand touched me on the shoulder from the back.

-brenda-