He flinched when he heard her say that word.
"You're still scared."
He blinked at Hashimoto Rie.
There was a lump in his throat.
He could feel himself shaking.
His heart seemed to beat uncertainly.
"... How do I do that?" he asked in a low mutter.
"How... can I be able to change?"
She grinned.
"For now... why don't you take it slow?" she suggested. "Start talking to people instead of ignoring them."
He shifted uncomfortably in his seat.
"That is..."
He paused, seeing the look on Rie's face.
A look of resolve. A look of determination.
A look that made him want to turn away.
Slowly, he shut his mouth and whispered.
"... I'll... try."
In that moment, the afternoon bell rang.
He stood up abruptly and turned around to leave.
"Ah, wait, Ao-kun," she called.
He froze.
Hesitantly, he looked back at her.
"May I... walk with you home this time as well?" Hashimoto Rie asked.
Their eyes gazed into each other's.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three.
He turned away.
"... Do what you want."
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re:Happiness | Cell Phone Novel
General Fiction「 Can you teach me how to be happy? 」 Fujiwara Ao has been living the past nineteen years of his life in ease. Born with the ideal background and blessed with enough talent, that's what most of the people presume. In their eyes, he was sim...
