Oneshot 6 After Risking My Life to Save My Childhood Friends
After Risking My Life to Save My Childhood Friends
Author: 私です (Watashidesu)
My name is Akito.
I have three childhood friends.
One is Haruno, the school’s idol, who is talented in both academics and sports.
The other is Yuki, who comes from a prominent family and is the current president of the student council.
And Maika, who has been taking care of me since my parents died.
Once again, these childhood friends are too good for me. …
“Akito, come quickly!”
“What are you doing? You’re our slave…”
“That’s right~ if a dirty pig doesn’t use the only thing left, his feet, there’s nothing left~”
Lately, these girls have been demanding me like this.
I’m worthless, but now that I can help everyone, I finally feel worthwhile.
“Hey, what are you doing?”
“Slaves should be like slaves and think only of us, their masters.”
“You will skip dinner today as punishment for thinking about something other than us…”
That’s okay, in fact, I’m very grateful because they’ve been giving me food so far.
It was when the four of us went home as usual.
“Huh, I’m tired today too…”
“Yes~ it was hard work, especially taking care of the piggy~”
“You’re right.”
I got the girls in trouble again, I’m sorry.
“Hmm, well, why don’t we go to a new crepe shop today?”
“Hmmm, doesn’t that sound interesting?”
“Yuki is also a little interested~”
“Okay, it’s decided. It’s right next to here, so let’s go for a quick run to refresh our stomachs.”
It looks like we’re going to a crepe shop today, but why do women our age crave sweets so much? Well, I don’t know.
“Well, let’s all have a race to get there, and whoever gets there the slowest gets to buy the drinks.”
“Okay~”
“Got it.”
My money from the part-time job will disappear again. If I were serious, I’d go first, but the last time I was first, I got a lot of anger from the girls. I don’t think it’s right to ask them to go easy on me when I’m trying to compete with them now, but… well, I guess it’s not my place to think about that.
“What’s wrong? Come on, pig!”
“That’s right~ come quickly and don’t be mushy~”
“If you’re that slow, you’ll be buying the drinks…”
It seemed like they were calling me, so I thought I had to hurry, but at that moment, I saw a car speeding towards them, looking through the window of the car, the driver was asleep.
The car came very close to them and they were still chatting happily, seemingly unaware of it. It seemed only a matter of time before the car hit them and I quickly pushed them off their backs.
I don’t remember what happened after that, I barely remember my body being thrown off and the blood splattering on the road, but I do remember the girls coming towards me as I was thrown away.
I’m sure that their tear-stained and worried faces were just an illusion.
(…a ceiling I don’t know.)
When I woke up, I saw a strange ceiling.
“Ah! Akito has woken up!”
When I turned in the direction of the voice, I found Maika.
“What’s wrong? Why do you look like you’re going to cry?”
When I asked her, she replied with a voice that sounded like she was about to burst into tears.
“Of course, it’s because you were safe! Wait, I’ll bring Yuki and Haruno right away!”
Maika went to call them, almost tripping over herself several times, but I’m not interested in that now, what did Maika just say? “Because you were safe?” While I was diving into a sea of thoughts, those two had come to me.
“Akito! Are you okay? Does anything hurt?”
“Akito! Thank God, I’m so glad…”
They also talk to me with concern, it seems like they are not acting.
“Hey, why do you look so worried?”
“Of course, it’s because you were hit by a car!”
“We were afraid you might die!”
“That’s right! Why are you asking me that?”
No, wait, that’s not right.
“Why do you look so worried if I’ve been run over? You said I was worthless, that I was such a dirty pig that I shouldn’t live?”
“…!”
When I seriously asked such a question, the three of them bit their lips and became silent, looking like they were about to cry.
“Why do you look like you’re about to cry? Are you emotionally unstable?”
“Well, I’m really sorry. I know it’s not a matter of apologizing, but I’m really sorry.”
“Why are you apologizing? I’m less than garbage in existence, you wouldn’t think anything of it if I died, would you?”
“Ah… That’s…! Because you saved us when we were about to be hit by a car… Why did you save us?”
I wondered why she was asking such a simple question, but I answered,
“It’s just that worthy people like you are more important to society than worthless people like me, right? You always say that I’m ‘worthless’ so why do you ask such a simple question?”
When I answered, the girls turned pale.
“Is that all you have to say? If you don’t mind, I’d like to know what date it is today?”
“It’s the 28th…”
“Ah, it’s already been 4 days. I have to go to my part-time job and apologize to the manager. …”
“You’re going to work with such a body? That’s absurd!”
“It’s true, but I have to be independent soon, I have to earn money.”
“What do you mean, independent? Tell me!”
“Ah. I forgot I haven’t said it yet. I’m going to leave Maika’s house in a year and move somewhere else so that I don’t cause any more trouble…”
“Hey! I never thought of you as a nuisance…”
Hmm, it’s only 12:00. I think I’ll make it to my part-time job somehow…
“Wait, wait, please don’t go!”
I shook off the voice, closed the door of the hospital room, and went to my part-time job.
Believing that the sobs coming from the hospital room were just my hallucination.