[Black Basket] Never expected

In the long corridor, only my breathing and footsteps could be heard.The lamp above the head is dim and silver, and under the heavy shadow, the surrounding cold walls form a closed space with no gaps, making people's breathing even more depressing.

The passage is tortuous and accessible, and I have never been very sensitive to the sense of direction. The more anxious I was, the more confused I became.The overhead map posted in the middle of the corridor shows the location of the temporary lounges used by various colleges and universities, but I clearly walked in the direction indicated by the signs memorized in my mind. After two circles, I was completely lost direction.

If things go on like this, they would have already left before I found the Haichang lounge!

I have a cold physique, and my body, which rarely sweats even in summer, started to feel slightly hot after the tense atmosphere just now. Now, after running around in a huge building, I can feel the beads of sweat running down the back of my neck. Feeling sticky and uncomfortable.

—Hoo, hoo...

The consequences of usual neglect of exercise could not be more evident on this occasion.

Breathing heavily, I had to concentrate on the number plates on every door I passed.

——Turning around the intersection of the aisles in a hurry, a familiar figure came into his eyes.

gold……

No, it's Tonghuang's very powerful trump card.

There is no one around him.

I found out just before the game that even in the game, he scored crazy points with the amazing mode of fighting alone. This victory is not so much attributed to Tonghuang High School, but to the ace king alone. .It seems that the relationship with teammates is not particularly harmonious.

Probably the kind of player who is withdrawn but has amazing talent, this person.

My steps stopped.

He stood in front of the vending machine and stuffed a banknote, and it didn't take long before there was a muffled "boom" and the sound of coins falling down.He bent down and took out a can of Coke from the vending machine, grabbed the dropped change with a big hand and stuffed it into his pocket.

While doing the movement of opening the pull ring, when we turned our heads, the eyes of the two of us suddenly met.

--very scary!

The man who just won the game didn't have a happy expression on his face. Instead, it seemed that the gloomy emotions that had accumulated for a long time were expressed on his face undisguised, making his already dangerous face look even more terrifying.

He raised his eyebrows when he saw me, but said nothing. He raised his head and took a sip of Coke, and walked towards me with his other hand in his pocket.

I held my breath and didn't move. It wasn't until he was beside me that I vaguely heard his deep and hoarse voice saying in my ear, "You'd better not show up."

I was taken aback by such a thoughtless sentence, and subconsciously asked, "What?"

...the other party did not respond any more.

Yes, is it an auditory hallucination?

Keep me from showing up?Don't show up where?What is the intention?

My head was full of question marks, but I still didn't have the courage to go after him and grab his clothes to ask what happened; it was just that my doubts about this person became deeper.

Well, now is not the time for in-depth character analysis, I have more important things to do!

I rubbed my hair irritably, and continued to look for the location of the lounge according to the bird's-eye view in my mind.

I was very lucky this time, and within a few steps, the room with the sign "Specially for Haichang High School" appeared in front of my eyes.I don't know if it's my psychological effect, but when I approached the door cautiously with my breath held, it seemed that the air pressure around me suddenly dropped a lot.

I moved my ear close to the door to try to hear the voices inside, and there seemed to be no wailing as I expected; there were only a few words of dialogue that were difficult to discern from time to time, and the tone was very calm.

From this point of view, it seems that the situation is not as bad as I thought?

This recognition made my hanging heart relax a little bit.

I slowly raised my hand to knock on the door, but when my hand fell, suddenly——

The door was opened from the inside.

I looked up, and when I saw a pair of bloodshot eyes, something in my heart made a crisp cracking sound.

"Cool... Ryota?"

The air seemed to stagnate.

Only the sound waves of me calling his name diffused in the still air, then froze.

He lowered his eyes and looked at me, feeling as if he was trying to suppress some emotion.

Amber eyes were covered by the shadow of bangs, as if the clear clear sky was covered with a layer of haze; I also seemed to have been splashed with cold water, and my mood suddenly darkened.

It may be a bit thick-skinned to say this, but since I was an only child and was raised by my parents, I am really not very good at comforting others.Just now I ran over with enthusiasm, but it was only now that I realized that I didn't know what to say at all.

It's okay, you all worked hard already?

Or even if you lose this time, there are still countless chances to win in the future?

These high-sounding and obedient words, even if they are said, can they really make him feel better?

After all, I am not a member of the basketball team. Although I have tried to stand in their position, it is impossible to fully empathize with them.My insignificant sorrows may not be one ten-thousandth of his sorrows at all.

For the first time, I regret why I didn't get more involved in his life.

On the surface I seemed to know him very well, but I didn't know anything about the things he valued, whether it was modeling or basketball.

Whether as a "sister" or...

They must all fail.

Suppressing the bitterness in my heart, I grabbed his forearm. The gray autumn uniform jacket was very thick, and I couldn't feel the warmth from him at all.

Dry cloths and damp palms.

There is also the relative silence of silent embarrassment.

"Ryota, today's match—"

I rehearsed it many times in my mind, and finally got up the courage to speak, but in the middle of speaking, he suddenly moved away, and I lost his hand all of a sudden.

I couldn't react in a daze, and watched him walk past me sideways;

His arm brushed against my shoulder, causing my body to stagger and nearly fall.

His footsteps didn't stop at all, and he didn't look back. In a blink of an eye, his figure disappeared at the corner of the corridor.

This is……

what's the situation?

Have you been disliked for saying something you shouldn't have said?

I obviously haven't had time to say anything yet.

Or should I not be there at all?Even if you want to be comforted when you are sad, is it not me?

Ahhh, compared to the past tense of tactfully appearing next to him to show off his presence after ruthlessly rejecting him, it is obvious that anyone can hope to be comforted by the incumbent who is closer to him.

In the second half of the game, because he was too involved, he completely ignored the fact that the woman was here.

You better not show up.

By the way, that person from Tonghuang just said the same thing.Although I don't know how he knows this, but even unrelated people think I'm too ignorant...

I pinched my sore nose, it's too bad, this is the rhythm of tears.

Taking advantage of the fact that I can still control the switch in my body, I took a big breath and turned around to run.

"Ah, it's Hengshan!" A familiar voice sounded slightly surprised.

In this situation, I really don't want to turn back, but it would be too rude to run away like this.I secretly pinched the soft flesh on my arm, and the liquid that had reached the eye socket flowed back in a flash.

Reluctantly curling up the corners of my mouth, I turned around, and Kasamatsu, whose face was a little gray, closed the door of the lounge; we are now staring at each other... so... what's going on...

It's been said that I'm not good at comforting people at all.

"Are you here to see Kise?"

"Well……"

"He just went out, didn't you meet him?"

"Hey beans..." It seems that the relationship between Kasamatsu and I haven't been familiar enough to say the sad fact of "I've been rejected" without shame, so I can only utter ambiguous and hesitant syllables.

Fortunately, he changed the subject immediately: "Are you going back by tram?"

"Ah, that's right."

He scratched his head, "Then let's go together."

Therefore, we can never predict which direction things will develop in the next second.

After the game that night, I went home with Kasamatsu-kun.

In other words, the caring young man in charge sent me directly to the door of my house.Although the road was so embarrassing that there were almost no topics for further communication, the heart of the girl who had just been hit did get some healing during this period of silence.

After returning home, I took a hot bath and didn't come out of the bathroom until I was dizzy from the soak.

I didn't even dry my hair, so I lay on the bed in MYMELODY's rabbit pajamas. As soon as I closed my eyes, I heard my mother standing on the stairs and yelling upwards.

"Hina! Ryota is looking for you!"

I opened my eyes suddenly, feeling bad.

Is this coming to cut ties with me face to face?