Chapter 6: Koumorigasa to Yume to (An Umbrella and a Dream)

                                    

                                          
Chapter 6: Koumorigasa to Yume to (An Umbrella and a Dream)
                          

                          
"There will be rain showers during the late afternoon up to night. Everyone is advised to bring umbrellas --", said by the weather man on Mom's favourite TV Channel.
                          

                          
"Don't forget your umbrella, Yuumi.", Mom reminded me while packing my bento.
                          

                          
"Got it Mom.", I responded.
                          

                          
I fixed my hair for the last time and tugged my uniform to remove the small wrinkles. Put on my shoes and said, “I’ll be going Mom!".
                          

                          
I opened the door and left.
                          

                          
It was 16:20. I'm looking at the window. Outside, I can see the dark clouds become thicker then, DROP; a rain drop fell touched the window. Another came and another until raindrops became uncountable.
                          

                          
No doubt it’s raining. I found myself looking at the washed window, when Aiju-sensei said we will be dismissed.
                          

                          
Good thing I brought an umbrella. I thought. I browse my bag but it’s nowhere to be found.
                          

                          
Shimatta! I forgot my umbrella. Idiot. Idiot me! I thought.
                          

                          
"What's wrong, Yuumi-chan?", Mari-chan asked.
                          

                          
"A-ah, nothing.", I just laughed nervously at her.
                          

                          
I stood up and hurriedly walk to the shoe locker and changed my shoes.
                          

                          
"I can still make it.", I whispered to myself.
                          

                          
My plan is to run as fast as I can up to the nearby convi-shop and borrow an umbrella there. But when I was about to run, with my bag at my head, sudden downpour occurring.
                          

                          
Mou! Are you kidding me? Now I'm stuck here.
                          

                          
I sat at the side of shoe lockers. It’s depressing. Why would I forget that? I asked myself again.
                          

                          
I think I'm sitting there for almost an hour already and I can sense that most of the students got home now. Still, the rain is pouring hard.
                          

                          
What should I do now?
                          

                          
I rose up and decided to walk home, I don't care if I'll be soaked to wet. I'll just take a bath at home anyway. Yes, its pure idiocy. I even laughed at the thought.
                          

                          
"Man! What a downpour.", a heard a voiced from the left wing of the shoe locker. The noise became noises and louder now.
                          

                          
Students! I thought I'll be the only one left here. Yokatta. I'll ask them to let me join on the umbrella even though its embarrassing.
                          

                          
I stand near the door, stiffly. Minutes had passed but I can't even approach a single person. I'm such an idiot.
                          

                          
The moment I thought that no one will be leaving, I opened the door when I heard someone talked from my back.
                          

                          
"Use your umbrella, it’s raining.", a monotonous tone said but for mw it was field with sweet concern.
                          

                          
I looked back and saw Midorima-kun standing a few inches away from me. "I don't have one now.", I shyly said.
                          

                          
"Here.", he reached out to give me a folded umbrella. It was a mint-coloured umbrella. Cute. I thought.
                          

                          
"A-ah! N-no, if I took this, you'll be the one who'll end up soaked.", I'm gesturing my hands for refusal.
                          

                          
"No need. I'll just join Takao on his umbrella.", and he looked back at Takao-kun's direction.
                          

                          
Takao-kun looked at us and waved a hand.
                          

                          
"T-thank you very much. I'll bring this back to you immediately.", I form my two hands into somewhat like a basin and received the umbrella.
                          

                          
"Takao! Move faster!", he shouted.
                          

                          
"A-ah. I'll be going, thank you very much for letting me borrow your umbrella, Midorima-kun.", I bowed at him, he just smiled and left school.
                          

                          
I still went to a convi-store to borrow an umbrella. I don't want to break Midorima-kun's umbrella. I also need some snacks.
                          

                          
"Iras'shaimasen.", I heard the saleslady.
                          

                          
When I looked up, I saw Takao-kun on the counter and Midorima-kun on the outside, waiting.
                          

                          
Ah! I'll give this back to him now. I hurriedly grab the things I'll buy and went to the counter. After that, I went outside of the convi-store, looked sideways but they are nowhere to be found.
                          

                          
I went home feeling disappointed not because of the umbrella but to the fact that I did not see Midorima-kun for the second time during the day.
                          

                          
I took a hot bath. That felt good and let myself shrink on the fluffy sheets of my bed.
                          

                          
I took my eyes on the nicely folded mint-coloured umbrella on my study desk and after that I felt my eyelid become heavy and my world went black.
                          

                          
"Let's be friends!", What? What's happening here? Where I am?
                          

                          
I searched for any clue to the place. It’s the school's rooftop. Ah? Is that, me?
                          

                          
"Let's be friends, just friends, is that alright?", a tall man said reaching out his hand.
                          

                          
"Y-yes! Being a friend is good too, right?", I can see myself glow with happiness from afar.
                          

                          
"Alright.", we shake hands and everything when bright.
                          

                          
I slowly opened my eyes. A dream? I asked myself. Probably, but who is that person? And friends? Why?
                          

                          
I saw the umbrella on my desk and smiled. "Good Morning, Minterella-san". I stretched out my arms and legs and yawned.
                          

                          
"Yuumi! Breakfast!", Mom told me.
                          

                          

                          
"I'll be there!", I said and when downstairs.