...Um
My eyes lock with one of the boys.
(By the time I register what's happened, he's looking away again.)
(Nao...?)
The one who'd met my eyes was Nao from the basketball team.
Nao : "..."
Nao stares fixedly ahead. He hasn't moved since he looked away from me.
It's hard to teel in profile, but he seems kind of... nervous?
Maki : Hey, wasn't that Nao just a second ago?
Leah : Huh?
Maki : Wasn't he looking at you?
Leah : N-no...
In the face of Maki's sharp observation, I find myself trying to brush it off as if it's nothing.
It may have only been for an instant, but our eyes definitely met.
(It was probably just a coincidence...)
But even as I'm thinking it, my heart seems to flutter in my chest.
Saori : He was definitely looking...
Leah : Wha?
Saori's cool voice leaves no room for argument.
Saori : And I think there was definitely something there.
Saori's lips curve into a knowing smile.
For some reason her expression makes my heart take another little ieap.
Principal :...And remember to make the best of the next year at school!