Side Story: 11th EGO

KAZUKI [Special POV]

“SHIMADA-SA~N! Ayaw na ni Izumi-sensei sa ‘kin! Uwaaah~!” bumubulahaw na iyak ni Hanamichi-kun sa harap ng couch namin habang nakaluhod ito.

“So… Why me?” I asked in confusion.

I was surprised myself when Hanamichi-kun showed up at our house earlier. I had no idea how he knew our address but what’s more surprising was that when he told me that Aki fired him.

Hanamichi-kun sniffed and tried to wipe off his tears, the pain and regret was written all over his face. “Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin, Shimada-san. Ikaw lang ang alam kong pwedeng lapitan,” he said and bawled like a child again.

“It’s ‘Okuda-san’ (my new surname), Hanamichi-kun. But you can call me ‘Kazuki-san’ if you want,” pagtatama ko sa kanya bago bumuntong-hininga. “Did he tell you his reasons?” I asked calmly. Hanamichi-kun shook his head sideways several times and then went on crying.

I knew Aki could be really childish sometimes but to actually fire his sole secretary an