I stared at Nishimoto with widened eyes as my mind tried to process what was going on, and when I finally got back on my senses, I reflexively move my head back to avoid his hand. My reaction surprised him, but he quickly regained his composure.
“I’m sorry,” he mumbled.
“…N-no, it’s fine. I was just startled.” I said while averting my eyes. What did the hell happen? I screamed inwardly. It surprised me that I suddenly felt more awkward around him, and it was worsened by the silence between us.
There were other students around us, but I felt like we were the only ones there, and I could not hear the others except us. Calm down, Annika. Don’t overreact, I reminded myself. I guess there’s also something wrong with me – for me to act like that and get annoyed over a trivial thing w
