Chapter 4
Chapter 4
The Infirmary
“Cough… Cough…”
Huh? That’s strange, I felt fine this morning…
I felt chills and my head was dizzy. My vision was blurry, and it was hard to read the letters…
…Should I go to the infirmary…? But it’s not that bad yet… And we have fewer classes than usual today…
“Asano-kun.”
“…Eh?”
I turned around at the sound of my name and saw Morihara-sensei standing there.
“Are you alright?”
As she said that, she peered into my face with a look of concern. Perhaps it was just my dizziness, but her expression seemed different than usual.
As I looked at her face in a daze, something cool touched both my cheeks.
And I soon realized it was sensei’s hands.
Normally, I would blush with embarrassment, but now I was too dizzy to care.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
“Huh? …!”
Sensei brought her face closer… and pressed her forehead against mine. Even I couldn’t help but feel nervous about this.
As I fidgeted, unable to take my eyes off her face in front of me, our foreheads eventually parted, and her worried eyes peered into mine once again.
“You do have a fever… Let’s go to the infirmary. Can you stand?”
“Ah, yes…”
With sensei’s support, I somehow made my way to the infirmary.
***
“…Alright!”
I pumped myself up for no particular reason and left the classroom with a burst of energy.
My name is Okuno Aimi. I’m a high school girl with decent athletic ability.
Anyway, that aside, today is the day I’m going to talk to Asano-kun…!
It all started with a phone call last night…
“Hey, you…”
“W-what?”
“When are you going to confess to Asano-kun?”
“Gah!?”
“…What kind of reaction is that for a young maiden?”
“That’s your fault… Oh, you scared me!”
“Seems like I hit a nerve. So, when are you going to confess?”
“H-hold on, c-confess…? I-I’ve never even had a conversation with Asano-kun!”
“More importantly, why do you even like that guy…?”
“No, well… It’s not that I like him, it’s just… Yeah! I’m curious about him! I’m just curious, that’s all!”
“Curious… huh.”
Putting aside the reason why I became curious about him for now, I had to talk to him. He seemed kind of down today…
I was sure this was the direction Asano-kun went… Huh?
Turning the corner of the hallway, I saw something shocking.
Asano-kun… and Morihara-sensei… were kissing.
…Eh!? Why!?
Why were Asano-kun, that plain guy, and Morihara-sensei, the most popular teacher in school, kissing!?
And why in a place where so many people pass by!?
As I floundered, unable to process the situation, the two of them stood up and went down the stairs.
As they were leaving, I felt like Morihara-sensei looked at me for a moment.
***
When I entered the infirmary, the school nurse seemed to be absent, and I was laid down on a bed.
Sensei stood beside the bed, her gaze gentle behind her glasses.
“She’ll probably be back soon.”
“Yes…”
“…You shouldn’t push yourself too hard.”
“…I’m sorry.”
“You don’t have to apologize. You know… I’m your homeroom teacher. Tell me if you’re having a hard time, okay?”
“…Okay.”
Sensei’s white hand gently rested on my forehead. The cool, soft touch seemed to soothe my feverish head, and I felt healed from the core of my being.
“…Good night.”
Watched over by those warm words and the excessively gentle smile I saw in my blurred vision, I slowly drifted off to sleep.
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