The Happiness That The Shinigami Gave Me - V2 Chapter 12

Volume 2 Chapter 12

As the sports festival ended, the rainy season started. The sky was engulfed by dark clouds.

Just to be safe, I took it easy on Sunday and managed to recover completely by Monday. Under the blessing of the light rain, I went to the park to meet Suzuno as usual. When she saw me, she hurriedly stood up. Her body looked tense.

After hearing my greetings, tension seemed to leave her body as she sat back down on the bench.

“Good morning. Thank goodness that you’re okay. I almost got a heart attack when I saw you being carried on a stretcher a few days ago…”

“Sorry, I didn’t think that they’d make such a big deal out of it. Well, I’m fine now at least.”

I sat down across from her, but she didn’t make eye contact with me.

“And I was so worried about you…”

“Were you really?~”

In a teasing tone, I asked her that, but her expression didn’t change.

“Yeah. Rather than worried, I was actually scared that something would happen to you. I know I shouldn’t be that anxious, but…”

“Thank you for worrying about me. Hearing it makes me happy.”

She shook her head. Her eyelashes shook as she did.

“I hate the feeling, though. It feels miserable.”

“Hm?”

Worrying about me made her feel miserable? Was it because of how pathetic I was?

“It makes me feel like I’m dependent on you. I don’t like it. I want to be equal with you.”

“Stop talking nonsense. Did you forget? We’re friends, Suzuno.”

In truth, we weren’t equal at all. She was my fated girl. Meanwhile, in her eyes, I wasn’t much different than a classmate.

For a moment, she stopped talking. I could hear the sound of the rain, quietly hitting the roof above my head.

“…Sorry. My mood is worse than usual everytime June arrives.”

Suzuno let out a sigh.

“I always feel depressed during this month. Maybe it’s because of the rain? Or maybe I’m just tired of my own situation. Nothing changed, not my parents, not the people around me. I should be used to this by now, but I just…I don’t know…I wish I could throw everything away…”

“June is just a bad month for me…” Her voice was a tone heavier than usual.

It was easy to forget about it when you saw her normally act, but Suzuno was a victim of parental neglect. 

The rain’s intensity increased. Some of the droplets bounced off the ground and hit Suzuno’s back. The sky became darker. It was as if the sky was determined to crush her with its weight.

“Is there anything I can do to help you?”

She shook her head before turning her gaze downward.

“It’s fine. Like I said, I don’t want to be dependent on you.”

It was clear that she was trying to draw a line between us. What was the cause of her change? Was it because of my miserable display during the sports festival?

We didn’t have a lively conversation after that and ended up parting on an awkward note.

TL: Iyo

ED: samheart564

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