On the day of the school trip, we ended up sharing a bus with the neighboring school.

I was seated next to Silent Salt, the most popular and handsome guy from that school.

I kept my eyes on my phone, trying to act uninterested.

The bus window was open, letting in a breeze that blew my hair all over the place.

Since Silent Salt was in the window seat and I was in the aisle seat, it was awkward for me to reach over and close it. Being timid, I couldn't say anything and just sat there.

'Should I just tie my hair up...?' As I was thinking that, our eyes met, and I hurriedly looked away. 'W-what was that...?' Just as I was wondering,

Thud. The sound of the bus window closing made me look back.

A boy from the other school shouted from behind, "Hey, why'd you close the window? I'm freaking hot!" But he just turned his gaze back outside and muttered,

"...It got cold."

However, the tips of his ears were slightly flushed. My face turned red as well.