Chapter 28 I Lent Her My Gym Clothes

I Lent Her My Gym Clothes

“Me too. I was bullied.”

Her eyes were shaking.

“Yes?”

“I think it was the worst in junior high school… By the way, what’s your name?”

“… Shinomiya Saya. You are … Hiiragi-senpai, right?”

“Yes, but how do you know me?”

“Hiiragi-senpai … because of rumors.”

Rumors? I thought for a moment, but then I remembered that there were rumors that I kidnapped Aoi-senpai or something like that.

At that time, Aoi-senpai covered for me, and things didn’t get any worse, but if things had stayed the same, I’m sure I would’ve been soaked in high school, just like Shinomiya-san is now. …

“Why did you come to this place, Senpai?”

“I was helping Sensei, but I heard someone crying in the back.”

“Ah.”

She looked away, bowed her head, and began to speak in a low voice, blurting out,

“Senpai already knows. So, I won’t hide it. I’ve been bullied for a long time.”

“I see.”

“You said you were bullied in junior high school. I’ve been bullied since junior high school, too.”

She adds that and then falls silent again.

Like before, I don’t know what to say and what not to say in these situations.

So…

“It’s cold, isn’t it? Did you bring gym clothes?”

When I asked her this, she looked at me curiously and laughed a little. I just thought it would be a bad idea to get wet.

“I had brought some, but they were wet, too. But it’s still strange, isn’t it, Hiiragi-senpai?”

“…? Sorry?”

“No, it’s not that. In a situation like this, other people might think it would be better to tell the teacher or something. …”

It seems that was the right thing to say. I’m a stupid person… I thought I was a little better because I had a little friendship with Aoi-senpai, but it seems that wasn’t the case.

“I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s okay. But instead…”

“…?”

I didn’t understand what she meant, but if she said it was okay, then it was okay.

I wasn’t sure, but I decided to go ahead because there would be no answer if I thought about it any further.

“If you can’t use your gym clothes, I’ll lend you mine if you don’t mind.”

“… Thank you.”

And then, I lent her my gym clothes and went home.