You are my Endless Memory: episode 15 ""Jumi's new friend""

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A voice came out from behind the tree....

"You're right!!! This is none of our business. But don't you guys know that bullying others is forbidden in the school?"

Someone walked out which caused surprising of everyone. They exclaimed....

"JOON!!!!"

He smiled and said calmly....

"Maybe...... It wouldn't be your business if I went and informed the head office that I had seen a group of girls bullying one girl."

They seemed a little bit scared. The girl who looked like the leader of the group told her members to leave and glared at the bullied girl in a threatening way and walked quickly out of there. Jumi walked toward the bullied girl and held out her hand to lift the girl up. The girl stood up and bowed......

"Thank you so much, Jumi senpai, Joon senpai! (Julina: I'd like to apologize for using the word "senpai" which is a Japanese word used to call senior students. Since I don't know any English words to use in order to make it sounds polite as the word "senpai".)

Jumi responded...

"Ahhh... That's ok! You're from the 1st year, right? What's your name?"

"Yeah! I'm from 1st year class 3. My name is Misa."

Jumi smiled and replied...

"Misa! Be careful and take care, ok? We're heading back to class now. Good luck!"

She said and walked back to class along with Joon. Misa looked at them and smiled.....

"They are very kind. They really deserve the name as prince and princess."

At the same time, Joon looked at Jumi and asked....

"Jumi! Are you ok? Are you hurt anywhere?"

"No! No! I'm fine."

"Hmmm... You know it's dangerous to go alone like that. You should have informed the head officer."

"It was too sudden. Who know what would have happened to her if I was running to the head office?"

"And what would have happened to you if I wasn't there?"

She became quiet and was kind of feeling guilty. She spoke out....

"I thought I could have saved her by myself. Too bad I couldn't save her and even brought more trouble. I'm so useless."

Jumi said with a sad voice. Joon smiled and patted her head slightly...

"You're not useless at all. At least you were very brave to have gone there alone."..............

Jumi was flabbergasted as he patted her head. She felt like unable to move. Joon took a few steps before her and turned around....

"Jumi! What are you doing there? We're getting late."

"Ahh... Ahh... I'm coming!"..................

Kei had been looking at them from the distance with a mixed-up feeling. He realized he had arrived just a little too late.......................

A moment before that....

Kei walked into Jumi's classroom. The girls started screaming....

"Kei!!!!"

"Our prince is coming."

He walked straightly toward the teacher and said....

"Excuse me teacher! I'd like to inform that Jumi might be a little bit late today since she's got a personal business to handle for a moment.".......

5 minutes later.... 8 minutes later.... 10 minutes later..........

Kei couldn't concentrate on the lesson. He had been wondering if Jumi had been back to class or not yet. He couldn't help but asked teacher for permission and ran to Jumi's classroom. He found out that Jumi hadn't been back to her classroom yet. He hurried down the stairs and ran quickly in order to check out for Jumi. But what he saw was Jumi being with someone else.........

Recess hour..........

Joon were walking out of his class once Kei appeared out of nowhere and blocked his way......

"Let's have a talk!"

Under a big tree behind the building, two guys were standing without any expression. Kei started to talk...

"I saw what happened this morning."

"So???"

"Why you were with Jumi?"

"Do I have to tell you about that?"

Kei gritted his teeth a bit and continued....

"Are you interested in her?"

"If you called me out here just to keep plying me with these questions, then I'm going."

Joon was about to walk away but he had to stop as he had heard Kei saying...

"I've known Jumi since the 1st year of junior high school and I've liked her since then. I'm not gonna let her go to someone who just started to know her like you."

Turning his back at Kei, Joon responded....

"Jumi is not a stuff that you can just keep or let go as you want to. You like her is a thing and someone she likes is another thing. Looks like you haven't even realize what a real love is yet. You better find out more about it before telling me that you love her."

Joon said with calm voice and walked away. After his second step, he turned around and said...

"By the way you said you had known her since the 1st year of junior high school, right? I might have even known her before you. You never know!"

Joon said and left, leaving Kei who was standing gaping in disorder feeling.....................

The bell rang as a sign of lunch break. Some students were stretching, some were yawning and some were walking straight to the cafeteria. The aspect of the cafeteria was noisy as usual. Nothing different for Jumi who was sitting all alone at a table in the corner, by the window. She was writing something as she always does......

"Jumi senpai! Is it ok if I sit here?"

Jumi raised her head and exclaimed...

"Aw Misa! That's ok. Have a seat."

"I've always seen senpai being alone. You don't like being with your friends, do you?"

Jumi smiled faintly and responded...

"I'm a quiet person. Looks like it's a bit hard for me to make friend with people around."

"That's better for you senpai. Even you don't have any friends, people around you like you and admire you. Unlike me, I have no friends and everyone hates me."

Misa said with eyes full of depression.....

"Don't say like that, Misa! It's not like everyone here likes me. It's also not like everyone hates you."

"Since my parents got divorce, I've been living with my grandparents. We've moved house very often. I've always changed school. I couldn't make friend with anyone properly. Once people find out my family condition, they do nothing but look down on me and bully me."

"Misa! This is life. You have to carry on. One day, you will definitely find a friend who loves you, understands you and always be by your side. You have to stay strong."

"Senpai! Thanks for your encouraging words. Sometime I just wish I could find a friend who truly loves me."

She said and her tears started to drop. Jumi held Misa's hand and spoke up....

"Don't cry Misa! You can count me as your friend."

Jumi said and smiled....

"Jumi senpai!!!"

"Misa! You have a long way to go. Don't just feel depressed over this matter. You have to be strong."

Misa looked at Jumi and said...

"Thank you so much senpai. Thank you."

Jumi smiled.....

An evening, after class, Joon got ready to leave. He walked quickly out of his class. Accidentally, he bumped into someone.....

"AW!!!!"

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To be continued

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Next episode "The prince comes to the rescue again"