As I gobbled down my onigiri, I suddenly got a call from Sakura-chan.
“Sakura-chan? What’s the matter?”
“There’s a little something I’d like to ask. Hm? Are you eating something, Reika?”
“I just had fondant chocolate.”
“You’re going to get fat eating that at night, you know.”
“…I’ll be careful. Anyway, what was it you wanted?”
“Oh right! There was this girl who gave Takumi a Valentine’s Chocolate!”
Valentine’s? It’s been a pretty long time since.
“Why are you talking about it now? And who?”
“Becausee! I only just found out today. I heard it from Takumi’s oneesan. The girl is his track and field club kouhai. Do you know her?”
Uh, you didn’t even tell me her name, but no, I don’t know her.
“Isn’t it just obligatory chocolates?”
“Reika. You’re making light of Takumi.”
Ridiculous. It’s true that in primary school he had a cute face like a squirrel, but maybe because of the daily training, since entering middle school I think he’s gotten pretty sharp-looking, okay?
“Find out what kind of girl she is.”
“Mm~mm, if it’s just having a look, I don’t mind. But I’ve got a lot on my hands right now.”
“Exactly what problems do you have?”
I started grumbling to Sakura-chan about my troubles as a class rep.
“Reika, isn’t it because you’re so meek that they’re looking down on you? Go let them have it. And then maybe talk to Emperor too.”
“Eehhh~ I can’t do eiitherr of thosee~”
“Then give up.”
“Uu…”
They’re not causing too much harm right now, so I want to avoid directly confronting them.
“Reika, you have a bad habit of running away and binge eating as stress relief, so you really need to be careful. What about doing yoga? I’m doing yoga at home right now.”
“Yoga, huhh.”
I know the word yoga, but all that comes to mind is Indians in acrobatic poses.
“Yoga calms the heart, you know.”
Eh-, but your heart isn’t calm at all. But you’re scary, so I’m not going to say that.
Since Sakura-chan gave me some recommendations on yoga DVDs, I guess I’ll check them out later. I’ve gotten pretty sick of hula hooping, so it’s good timing I guess.
And maybe I’ll even open my third eye?