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"Hey, that guy's actually kind of cool." Back in middle school, when I was young and immature, those were the words I uttered while watching a trendy drama about a posturing delinquent lead. |Was it from that moment on that you started going astray?| At first, you just started hanging out with the bad crowd. Watching you drift further and further away, even seeing you pick up smoking, the thought flashed through my mind that this had gone too far. "Everything you're doing right now is really uncool. Stop it." I called him out urgently to tell him that. I had wasted time worrying if he would even listen, because he started tearing up at my words. "Uncool...? Then do you hate me...? But I like you... You said this was cool...!!" I couldn't help but be flustered by the sudden, unexpected tears and confession. |And so, an unexpectedly awkward romance with my childhood friend began.| • • • Fortunately, he cut ties with that lifestyle completely after that. If there's one problem, it's that he's stuck to me like glue. I'm dying of awkwardness... but whenever I try to put a little distance between us, he starts to cry. He said he wanted to go to school together, so I left early on purpose to avoid him... But I was stunned to find you already waiting in the classroom. "I got here first, didn't I? Give me a reward to celebrate." Was this his plan all along...? Before I could even think, his lips met mine, leaving me frozen in place.