First class with Raito. Haruki was still happy that the music teacher was able to convince Sakamaki to study with her. Haru was sitting in her office waiting for the young man to come.
I didn't have to wait long. Raito only came a few minutes later than the girl, so she hadn't gotten bored yet.
- So you're Murakami Haruki? - At first I was a little shocked that one of the students had decided to learn how to play the piano and asked me to be a mentor. But when I saw you, I realized that there was nothing to be surprised about. I noticed how much you liked my game in that class, - he recalled when Haruka first met him.
Still, the girl was right, so Sakamaki looked at her. The mere thought of it makes her face blush with betrayal.
- Well, it's very nice to meet you, my student. I hope you learn to play well, - Raito said, reaching out to her to shake hands, "Maybe even better than I did, - he added, laughing a little.
- Thank you.
It was hard to hide her embarrassment, shivering all over her body, but Haruka did what she was so happy about.
***
- Rajto Sakamaki teaches you to play the piano? - A classmate staring at Haru confusedly asked.
- Yeah, - Murakami answered, preparing for her next lesson.
After classmate only smirked strangely.
- Have you already had... well, "this"? - She asked, burning Haru with a curious look.
At first Haruka didn't understand what her classmate meant, but then... the realization came suddenly, like thunder from a clear sky. Haru got excited about the edge of her skirt with her fingers and looked at her friend with an angry look.
- What was wrong? At school, everyone knows that this Wrighton. If you didn't have it in that class, it's unlikely he sees you as a girl," said a classmate.
- No... - Haru said briefly.
- I'm sorry, of course, but he doesn't feel anything for you at all. You look like an empty space to him. - Though the words of her friend sounded offended, Haruki understood that she didn't want to offend, but only tried to explain everything to avoid embarrassing situations. And Haru was very grateful to her for it.
However, Haruka knew Sakamaki wasn't interested in her anyway, as the flower grew up feeding on the feelings of unrequited love.
***
- Wrightosampai, are you worried about something? - Haruki said when he stumbled in the same place for the third time in this simple melody.
It was clear from Sakamaki's face that something was bothering him. He was a kind of thoughtful and at the same time scattered.
- No, Haruki, it's okay, - he said, plunging into his thoughts again.
Raito was about to start playing again, but suddenly he froze, and then took his hands off the piano and put his eyes down. Looking at him, Haru felt a new pain in her heart. Now the roots of the flower are fully fixed in the organ.
Haru tried not to show how much it hurt, so she straightened up to make the pain feel a little less and started playing the melody herself. She didn't read the notes, she just looked at her fingers and keys. Even though Raito had been explaining to her for the third time that it was wrong to do so, she still continued in her own way. It was easier for her to remember the movement of Raito's fingers in her mind than it was to learn that musical instrument.
Raito was surprised to see him raise his head and look at the girl closely. Murakami herself wondered how easy it was for her to play the game the first time.
- You're not playing the game right, - Raito said, but he smiled and just kept watching Haru.
As she approached the moment when Raito was stumbling, Haruki felt a kind of shiver. What if she did something wrong? Then they'll have to stop doing it at all... But, strange as it may seem, even this very fragment turned out well for the girl.
- Well done, - Raito praised her, noting that Haruki was a good student, and that she was quick to learn.
Sakamaki's smile and his kind look at the soul made him warm. Soft and gentle buds only tickled the lungs a little, bringing a pleasant feeling.
