『S.TENDOU』IT STARTED WITH A WHISPER

0.7

Maybe sometimes we got it wrong,
but it's alright
The more things seem to change,
the more they stay the same
Don't you hesitate"

I hold up my pen as a microphone as the chorus comes on:

"Girl, put your records on
Tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans
I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow"

I happily sing the rest of the song, it reminding me of how happily in love I am with a man whose name is Tendou Satori.

- t e n d o u -

I look over at Ushijima, "they're singing again! They seem so happy! They must be doing homework or something because she's been singing for the past hour," I smile dreamily, not being able to wait until I meet them.

He gives me a look, "Tendou, you have Su." He says sternly, obviously upset with me. I frown, "I know, I know... I just want to meet my soulmate, you know?"

He shakes his head, "don't break their heart. I can tell how much they have fallen in love with you. You can't just break their heart like that. Got it? You may be my best friend, but I won't be happy if you leave them in the blink of an eye."

I nod softly, knowing I probably can't bring up my soulmate around anyone anymore. After all, I do have Su. And it's not like everyone finds their soulmates... my parents are a painful reminder of that. But that's why I want to find mine... I don't want to end up as they did.

I don't know why they are still together. They're constantly screaming, arguing, sometimes even physically fighting. Can't they tell they would be better off leaving? It's not like I'm a child anymore, they can get a divorce...

I sigh softly, laying on my back as I listen to them singing. I grab my phone, typing out a goodnight message, but I accidentally fall asleep before I finish. My phone sits in my hand as I sleep.

- u s h i j i m a -

Once I'm done with my homework, I see that Tendou has fallen asleep with his phone in his hand. I sigh softly and I look at what he was doing, seeing he was in the middle of typing Su. I press enter a few times and type

'Hey, this is Ushijima. Tendou fell asleep in the middle of texting you, so I decided I would send what he did have typed out. Anyways, have a good night.'

- a m a t e r a s u -

I suddenly get a text from Tendou, looking at it. I laugh softly when I see what Ushijima sent.

'Goodnight darling, I hope you sleep well. You too Ushijima :)'

He obviously doesn't respond after that, but it makes me smile. I actually find it cute that he sends me a Goodnight text every night. I think this is the first night where he technically wasn't the one who sent it.

This gives me an idea for a new envelope. 'Open when you are tired...'

I write a sweet message inside, telling him to have sweet dreams, etc. I also make it so that he could look at it multiple times if he wanted to.

I stay up later than I realize, actually finishing all of the envelopes. I see that it's 4 in the morning and I sigh. I turn off the lamp, laying in bed. I close my eyes, luckily falling asleep relatively quickly.

———

Friday quickly approaches. The final bell rings and I rush back to the dorms, grabbing all the gifts for the people here at school and quickly meeting them on the roof where we all decided. I'm the first to arrive, which I don't mind. I sit on the edge, watching people walking back to the dorms or to the bus stop, getting ready to go home for the holidays.