Education at Corners! chapter II

Chapter II

‘I have to work hard and carve out a future for myself. I have to study…’ was all what I blabbered about during the day trying to study while sighing and revising some lines. I didn’t get a wink of sleep till it was late at night. Suddenly, with one blink, I heard sweet chirping of the birds. When I opened my eyes, it was early morning, ‘I haven’t finished my revising.’ I said to myself…

Daisuke tome: “You haven’t slept last night?”

I went to university while studying all the way till I reached my classroom. Having slept at midnight and woke up early at morning, enough fatigue was overwhelming me. I placed my right cheek on the desk when suddenly I saw daisuke tome’s face pitying my pathetic state asking…

I agreed with a nod and said: “Yeah, I was trying to study for the exam. Talk about programming…it didn’t work.”

“You’ve tried it?”

“I wrote on each and every paper my eyes locked on, ‘Imma gonna study hard and get high marks!’, but seems like there’s no magic in the lines, ah the effort I used and the energy it sucked…” I said while putting my face on the desk sighing.

“I’m worried about you. You’ve been wobbling. Will you be ok? Should I go buy for you something to eat?”

“The services had opened! You’re doing all these for me?- uh I mean for nothing?”

“I’ll take it back!”
“No, please.”

“What shall I get you?”

“Anything eatable!”

“Go wash your face. All the sleepy impressions are stamped on it.”

“Whatever my lady wishes~ I’ll take a little shower if possible to kick off this sluggishness before it begins taking over me.”

We left the classroom since it suffocated us and sat near a big window which viewed the nice garden crowded with many trees, richly green grass and blossomed flowers. She helped me with the revision and stressed on very important information.

It took us a whole hour before the Doctor finished her printing and came with the exam papers that terrified us with its thickness and small writing. Any ounce of hope of surviving was wiped off.

The session has started. Everyone stood up for the arrival of the judge and papers were passed over. The moment our eyes met the paper, the judgment will be fallen. I was sentenced to death…

The session was over, we dismissed. I ran to the back garden where the tomato tree was planting and took my time gazing at the great ambience. I held my breath for I knew that any moment a call will come, and it did…

Daisuke tome called me just after a short time when the exam ended. I was physically and mentally prepared for the possibility that I’ll hear a severe scold from her.

“Some, where are you?”

“You need not to know.”

“I already knew!” a voice came from behind…

I looked to my left to see her standing just 3 steps away from my back, holding both of her hands on her thighs.

“H-hello~” I said hesitantly.

“Don’t ‘Hello’ me. Why are you sitting here? What happened to the exam?

Wait, let me guess, you haven’t done well?”

“Wow, it’s too good for a guess!”

“Ehhh? Why? Haven’t we revised well?”

I looked back at a tiny flower that grew in front of me, which sounded like I was trying to skip the eye contact with her and exclaimed: “Look here, my memory technique is neither new nor the newest. You heard of ‘The Worst Memories in the World!’ well what do you know, I have it!

I don’t intend to program myself negatively, and I hate to admit, but I suffer from this memory of mine…”

She didn’t reply. Only dead silent filled the place. My eyes were darting from left to right and I kept blinking in hope to get an answer from her.

A couple of minutes had passed, yet nothing changed in the scene. I suspected that she could’ve left after hearing the silly complaints, but I was astonished to see her standing right behind me and offered me a hand. I hesitated a little by her sudden reaction then took her by hand as she said, “Nothing remains the same. I’ll change you!”

“Heh, I wonder how…”

She reassured me that I’ll pass this year without failing! Relief swept over me knowing that she acknowledges me as an excellent student. I intensely wished to form my feelings of gratitude into words and utter them, but I couldn’t for I the matter of conveying was so difficult even if they were written words. I held her hand tightly and prayed not to lose it ever…till death.

Days passed and together we both studied and tried out best for the exam. Along with it, we strengthened our bond.

“How was the exam?”

It was on Tuesday, in the second lecture, when we finished the exam, she was starving to ask, but couldn’t due to the teacher speaking. We were sitting on the second row, on the right side of the classroom. She sat beside me on the right and I was listening attentively to the teacher as she stood on the left corner teaching where most of the excellent students resided. I recognized her gentle care for me with her high curiosity to talk and ask, and so from time to time, I took a quick glance at her and let a small smile loose.

With no chances to talk to me, she decided to change her plans. Her hand holding a pencil came near my desk, opened my notebook and wrote, “How was the exam?”

I took a pen so that the memories inside the notebook have no chance of erasing themselves and replied, “まま…”

Since we were specialized in languages, I thought of changing my tongue into a new one.

“ままて…おまい-“ she replied.

“御免なさい”

She sighed a bit and then wrote, “How many wrong answers?”

“Seven…” in hope to change the topic I jotted down, “You know something, let’s change our names. I’ll start calling you as Hikari, ひかり , if you don’t mind.”

She said softly, “Fine. As for you…let’s see…How about Tome, とめ?”

“Eh, you just changed only one letter-…” I said with a little loud tone.

“Shh. Stop talking you two!” the teacher interrupted.

Both of us gave her a smile from ear to ear.