Keeping up the act gets really tiring, as well. Sometimes, I’d much rather be relaxing somewhere with a good book by myself than being around others, she complained.
“Oh, Kasumi!” a voice called out to Kasumi while she was walking down the hallway toward the entrance. It was an acquaintance of hers.
“Hey, Mitsuki. What’s up?” Kasumi replied. Mitsuki was a girl she was classmates with in the previous year. She was in a different friend group than Kasumi, which meant they didn’t hang out much. They both still got along well, though.
“Are you doing anything today?” Mitsuki asked.
“Umm... I was actually planning on going home and reading a book,” Kasumi answered.
“Nice! Sounds like you’re free, then. Wanna go do some Karaoke?”
“...”
“I ended up getting invited to go with some girls in m
