Then, so faint I almost missed it: "Nowhere. And that’s exactly why you shouldn’t come."
But I heard the lie underneath. The same lie I was living.
I stayed behind after class again. It was becoming a habit. A dangerous one. boku to misaki sensei cap 2
She pulled her hand back like she’d been burned. Her professional mask clicked into place, but her cheeks were flushed.
"Sometimes," she said quietly, "the empty classroom is the only place I feel like I can breathe." Then, so faint I almost missed it: "Nowhere
Instead, I gathered my courage—the kind that only exists at seventeen, reckless and sweet—and stood up. My chair scraped the floor. She flinched slightly, but didn't step back as I approached.
For a moment, neither of us moved. The only sounds were the distant chirp of cicadas and the thrum of my own heartbeat. I stayed behind after class again
"Go home, Takumi-kun. And don’t stay after tomorrow."