You had just woken up and walked downstairs to have breakfast, you hadn't said anything yet but when you came downstairs you said: ''Ohayou!'' to greet your mother, your father had already left for work.
Oww, you noticed that your throat hurt a lot when you talked, it was so painful. Maybe it'd be better if you wouldn't talk anymore for the rest of the day, so that the pain might go away.
''Ohayou [F/n], have you slept well?''
You nodded and said to your mother: ''My throat hurts a lot.''
That was the last thing you would say today, unless destiny would play some cruel trick on you.
''Maybe it's best if you don't talk anymore for the rest of the day.''
You rolled your eyes, like you hadn't thought of that yourself.
''Try communicating with your phone if it's necessary.''
That was one thing you hadn't thought of yet and now you didn't have to think of it anymore, because your mother had thought of it for you.
You sat down and started to prepare a bowl of cereal for your breakfast. After preparing you started eating, you loved the taste of the sugared cereal and the milk together, it made the milk very sweet.
After you finished your breakfast, you took your bag and headed out of the door without saying a word to your mother. As soon as you had walked out of your front garden and reached the street, you heard someone call out to you.
''Ohayou [F/n]-chan!''
You knew who it was, Amemiya Taiyou, the boy who always accompanied you to school and your best friend. You liked Taiyou a lot because of the nice, warm aura he radiated, whenever you were down he always managed to cheer you up.
You turned your head to see him running up to you, his was face a mixture of worry and anger and you were pretty sure you knew the reason for that expression.
Every morning you would greet Taiyou back, after he called out to you, but today you didn't. It must've made him think you were mad at him.
''Aren't you going to say anything back to me?''
You simply shook your head at this, you couldn't explain. Taiyou wouldn't settle for you just shaking your head, so you took out your phone and started to type.
''Have I done something wrong?'' Taiyou asked. You shook your head again while typing.
''Then what is it?''
You were done typing and showed Taiyou your phone.
My throat hurts, talking hurts, you've done nothing wrong Taiyou-kun.
''Phew, sore throat, you can't talk, huh?'' You nodded.
''And you're going to communicate with your phone all day?''
You started typing again.
Well, that was the idea, unless you have some different genius idea.
''As a matter of fact, I do. How about letting me talk for you?''
I'm not sure if that's such a good idea.
''Aw, c'mon, we're best friends right? Who would know better what's going on inside your head than me?'' You knew you couldn't argue with his logic, why was he always right?!
I guess you're right, and it wouldn't hurt to try, right? You typed.
''That's the spirit'' Taiyou said with a big smile, ''now shall we go to school?''
You nodded, you couldn't be too late.
And so you and Taiyou started walking, but in silence. It had never been so quiet with the two of you together, it almost started to feel awkward.
You soon had reached Arakumo Gakuen and you and Taiyou went inside, only to be greeted there by Norishige Bando, the most popular boy in Arakumo.
''Ohayou [F/n]-chan!''
You couldn't believe Norishige was actually talking to you, he was very cool and popular and you were pretty average, not special, but a real sweetheart. Although he talked directly to you, it kind of annoyed you that he completely ignored the person who was standing right next to you, your best friend Taiyou. Despite this you produced a big smile.
''Ehm… [F/n], there's something I've been wanting to tell you for a long time.'' Norishige seemed more nervous than you had ever seen him, but you wouldn't really know, because you never actually saw him nervous.
But did you hear this right? It almost sounded like he was going to confess to you, but that was impossible right? You were just regular and he was very popular, there was no way he saw something in someone like you.
You cocked your head to the side, apparently this encouraged Norishige to go on.
''I like you, a lot, but I didn't have to courage to say it to you before. [F/n], will you go out with me?''
You couldn't believe what you just heard, were your ears playing some sort of trick on you? Did Norishige really ask you out? You, of all the girls in the school, he chose you. You were flattered, really, and as you looked in Norishige's eyes a dream formed in your head. A dream of you becoming his girlfriend. But that dream was easily shattered by one word.
''No''
You heard the sound of someone saying no, was that you? Did you really say no to Norishige? You realized it wasn't your voice you heard, your throat hurt, so you couldn't talk. You realized this as Taiyou suddenly stood protective in front of you.
''I didn't ask you something orange-head!'' Norishige snarled at Taiyou, ''I was talking to the lovely lady who is standing behind your back, I'm sure she can answer for herself.''
''And I'm sure she can't, she has lost her voice you know.'' You froze at Taiyou's words, because his response was pretty accurate, you couldn't talk so you couldn't answer Norishige's question.
Norishige seemed surprised by this, but didn't back down, he tried to get past Taiyou, but it didn't work, everywhere he tried to get past, Taiyou was there.