calm that is beyond that of our age but perhaps this is

whether she really acte

words being fake is high but in the end, I don't

tty.

ooked at her, the more this

n't feel jealous because this life isn't for me... not the life its

aces, so of course I'm dazzled. So as I stared at her, just

*

n's

e? Why is she lookin

hat it feels embarrassin

something on my

ce, then smiled brightly and replied

No, nothing. It's just.

What

e? How could she find me pretty in this situatio

d." She muttered under her breath, "They say beautiful people never realize how pretty the

such a strange girl. I had braced myself in case she would start harassing me, at least some

thought, a sudden sh

h!

soup spilled acro

Will she accuse me of spillin

ved, and seemed to conclude the spill was Aira's own doing. Turn

used to using a spoon for soup. I tried drinking st

ally using one a few seconds ago!

y clothes. Please

, Mi

disdain. She looked down on Aira, ridiculi

A

ed through the dining room. Not the sou

, it was Ai

oes she keep getti

p me stand up and take me back to my room? M

ed sideways, half-hoping she meant someone

eet hurt. I can

like lightning. She looked like

Reluctantly, I walked

pretty, but kind too. Heh

I've just stepped

*

a's

ght

ly, some alone time without t

, I kept thinking abou

I still hadn't figured out how to st

ght, behind-no on

you, but... could you pleas

... you

plea

Somehow, Arin seems weak against me when I do t

d up, dropping the act because in the f

s widened in surprise.