“There she is again… The girl with a mysterious personality. I hope I can get to know her better…”

“Hi! Is this seat taken?”
“No…”
“Can I seat here?”
“… Suit yourself…”
“Ano sa…”
“I’m going now…”

“That was a fast conversation… Why does she always go away when someone wanted to talk to her? I want to know her… Her enigmatic personality draws me to her.”

It was almost a year when that girl transferred to this school. She was in the same class as mine. We’re both in grade 5 that time. All throughout the year, some of our classmates have attempted to befriend her, but it seems, she doesn’t want to have any. She just sits alone in the corner of the room, beside the window, looking outside. I promise that this year, I will make her my friend. And besides, no one can resist my charms.


“You’re the cream section of this batch. Just keep up the good work and you will graduate in this school with flying colors…. Enjoy your last year of stay here in our school! Don’t forget about our assignment for tomorrow. Class dismissed.”

“Its lunch time now… She will sit again in that place. I must befriend her now!”

“Hi! Can I sit here?”

“…Suit yourself…”

“Hey, do you know how to do our assignment in Math?”
“She has a cute face when her eyebrows are arching like that!”

“Why are you looking at me like that? You don’t know how to solve it too?”

“I know. It’s just that it’s weird to hear that coming from our batch’s valedictorian.”

“Hey, I have my weaknesses too! And that is Math… I hate numbers…”

“You can ask the others how to solve that.”

“But I want to ask you. You’re grade in Math is much higher than mine… And besides… You’re the salutatorian of our batch!”

“Thanks for the remark… I’m going now…”

“Ehh? But you’ve just taken a sit here a while ago..”

“I’m already finished so I’ll go now…”

“There she goes again… I will not give up this time.”

“Matte!!! I’ll go straight to the point… I want to be friends with you.”

“There are other people to bother, but why me?”

“Well, you see. I’ve noticed that you don’t talk to anyone here in school. Likewise, you don’t seem to have any friend that’s why I decided to befriend you.”

“Thanks for the concern, but I want to be alone. Please don’t bother me. I have other things to do.”

“There’s a saying that 'no man’s an island’. It means that people cannot live alone. I may give up with you today but, this will not be the last time that you will see me. Remember this… I will make you my friend… Goto-san.”