♡ may 5th 2021 ♡

[[today was the day]]
today i was going to confess my love for makoto
i was downright terrified he was going to reject my feelings, but i knew in my heart he'd be kind about his answer no matter what
i mustered up the courage to hand him a note at lunchtime today
it read "meet me under the willow tree after school"
confessions at my school aren't typically done under the willow tree but i wanted to make it special
i waited there after class
i waited
and waited
and waited
makoto never came
i waited until the sun was setting
i waited until the dusk settled in
i waited until the moon came out to play with the stars
and he never came
so i walked away to head home in a fit of tears
of course
why would he come?
i'm just in idiot in love after all
however, i started to hear a muffled shout come from out schools old well
i ran to it and witnessed makoto himself tied up to it, crying and screaming
i rushed to untie him
he explained that the bully from a couple months ago saw him walking to the tree and tied him up after last period, he'd been here sobbing ever since
i hugged the shaking boy tight and whispered my condolences
he then asked what i needed to tell him
so i kissed him
i kissed him with all the passion and strength he has given me
the lucky boy had started to cry again
but this time it wasn't out of pain
[[this time, it was because he loved me too]]

- kyoko kirigiri

[[ The end ]]