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˜"*°•.˜"*°• chapter 19 •°*"˜.•°*"˜

【ｄａｙ　４３】

y/n pov

It was another day. Waking up as usual. The sun rising through a dusty window. But today was different. When you woke up, you couldn't hear a thing. Usually when you first get up in the morning, thoughts of life, school, your father and everything else flood into your mind and give you headache. That didn't happen this morning. Why? An image of him pops in your mind and you smile. You've only known him for a little over a month and here you are daydreaming about him. Tsukishima Kei. Why is he so permanently stuck in your head? It was a mystery to you.

You pick up your phone to check the time. Perfect. Right on time. You get out of bed and get on your uniform. You go downstairs to finish getting ready and to see if you can find something for breakfast. Kei had told you to start eating more, even if you didn't feel hungry. It's been hard, and you never had enough money, but you've been feeling better. You didn't feel sick as much. It really felt like he cared for you and your health.

You walk into the bathroom to brush your hair and teeth and whatnot. Once you finished, you strolled out of the bathroom, stroking your hair with a smile still on your face.

"What are you smiling about?"

You freeze, realizing that all morning, you've been wandering around in a fantasy land. Now reality, the bitch that it is, came to knock some sense back into you. The grin on your face falters and your hands drop to your side. You had thought that the universe was finally giving you a break. Guess not.

The footsteps come closer and closer, growing louder every second. I have to get out of here.

You lift your eyes and see your bag and your shoes in front of you, right in front of the front door. Gotta make a run for it.

As fast as you can, you bolt for the door, snatching up your shoes and school bag. You throw the door open and slam it behind you, but it didn't sound right. It didn't sound like the door actually closed. Did I fail? You glance behind you and all of the blood drains from your face. Your eyes grow as you hear the inaudible, muffled screams.

You had slammed the door on his hand.

"Shit. Fuck. Oh god, oh god, oh god. What have I done? He's gonna fucking kill me. This is a disaster. I never should've ran. This is all my fault." You muttered to yourself.

You snap out of the drowning thoughts and sprint down the street, heading for the convenience store. You didn't get to have breakfast at your house, and you wanted to keep your promise to Kei. That moment flashes through your mind.

"I want you to get better. So can you make me a promise?"
"Alright. What do you want me to promise you?"
"I want you to promise me that you will eat every meal. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't ever want to see you hungry. Please promise that. Please."
"... Okay. I'll try."
"If you ever need food, you can go to the convenience store. I will be there every morning and if you don't have money, I'll pay for it. And no, you don't need to pay me back."

You felt bad that Kei would have to buy you food, but you wanted to see him regardless. After a while of running, you finally made it to the store. You burst through the door, breath heaving. Your hands were on your knees and your head hung down. After you finally caught your breath, you stood up straight and look around frantically, looking for a tall blonde. You searched through the aisles, when you finally came upon the person you were looking for. He was crouched down, looking through the sweets. He seemed so focused on what was in front of him that he didn't even notice you walking up right beside him.

"Hey."

"Huh?" He looked up at you. "Oh. Hey." He stood up, towering over you like he always does. His golden brown eyes looking at your (e/c) ones, the gentleness shining through causing your cheeks to heat up.

"Um... I didn't get to eat breakfast this morning..." You said quietly, embarrassed that you were asking Kei for his money just so you could have some food. But you had to keep your promise. There was something burning in you that kept you going, made you want to commit to your word when normally you would've given up from guilt. There was something driving you to be a better version of yourself, a healthier, happier version. Someone who could be worthy of being around someone as kind and gentle as Kei. Although there were times when he was sarcastic and smug, you could start to see through all of those thick layers that covered up the true Kei. The one who was pure, caring, and kind. The one who loves dino plushies and strawberry shortcake. He cared for you so much, but it always seemed like he was struggling too. Yet here he was, getting you food because he wanted you to work on your physical and mental health. You felt as though you didn't deserve to know, to care for him, to lo-

love him...?

Do I love Kei? I thought I couldn't do that...

"... hey! y/n! You okay?"

"Huh? Oh sorry. I guess I just spaced out." You said, your cheeks growing red.

"It's alright. Is something on your mind? Do you want to talk about it?"

"Oh no. It's nothing."

"Alright. Anyways... what do you want to eat?"

"Oh... um maybe a strawberry shortcake?"

He just smiled and nodded. How have I not noticed how beautiful he was before? You knew he had a great smile, but it's never made you feel like this before.

Kei bought the shortcake for you and you both walked to school together. You talked about random things, chatting and giggling about funny memories and such.

Kei is too good of person. I'm too broken for a solved puzzle like him.

*time skip*

Practice had finished early that day, so you wouldn't have to worry about your father.

"Hey. Um... do you mind if I walk you home?" You hear someone ask.

You look up and feel the butterflies flutter around in your stomach. Even just seeing his face causes your cheeks to blush like a tomato.

"Y-Yeah... sure." You replied shyly.

sorry for not posting for so long. i've had a lot of homework and i've been playing in volleyball tournaments out of state so i haven't had much time. but i'm on spring break now so i should be posting more. (hopefully)
ALSO HOW THE FUCK DO I HAVE OVER 1.5k READS???? THATS INSANE!!! NOT THAT MANY PEOPLE SHOULD BE READING MY BOOK! THERE ARE SUCH BETTER STORIES OUT THERE