...💔 You Broke Me First...
...The infirmary smelled too clean....
...Too quiet....
...Too… distant....
...Nobita sat on the edge of the bed, hands resting in his lap, fingers loosely intertwined. A thin white bandage wrapped around his forehead, just above his brow....
...It wasn’t a deep injury....
...Not something serious....
...But the way he sat—...
...Still....
...Unmoving....
...Empty....
...—it felt like something far worse had been hurt....
...—...
...Suneo stood near the window, pacing....
...Back and forth....
...Again....
...And again....
...His hands clenched so tightly his knuckles had turned pale....
...“I swear I’m going to break his face.”...
...His voice wasn’t loud....
...But it was shaking....
...With anger....
...With guilt....
...With helplessness....
...Nobita didn’t respond....
...Didn’t even look up....
...Suneo stopped....
...Turned toward him....
...“…Say something.”...
...Silence....
...“…Nobita.”...
...Still nothing....
...That scared him more than anything....
...Suneo walked closer, crouching slightly in front of him....
...“Hey… look at me.”...
...Slowly—...
...Very slowly—...
...Nobita lifted his head....
...And Suneo froze....
...Because his eyes…...
...They weren’t teary....
...They weren’t panicked....
...They weren’t even sad....
...They were just…...
...Quiet....
...Too quiet....
...“…Does it hurt?” Suneo asked, softer now....
...Nobita blinked....
...“…A little.”...
...“That’s it?”...
...A pause....
...“…Yeah.”...
...Suneo frowned....
...“That fall was bad, Nobita. You hit your head—”...
...“I’ve been hurt before.”...
...The words came out simple....
...Flat....
...Like a fact....
...Not a complaint....
...And that—...
...That made Suneo’s chest tighten....
...“…Not like this.”...
...Nobita looked down again....
...“…It’s the same.”...
...No....
...It wasn’t....
...And they both knew it....
...—...
...Silence filled the room....
...Heavy....
...Uncomfortable....
...Unavoidable....
...—...
...After a moment, Suneo spoke again....
...“…You’re not going back there.”...
...Nobita didn’t react....
...“I mean it,” Suneo continued. “I’ll talk to the principal, we’ll report them, we’ll—”...
...“No.”...
...The answer came immediately....
...Soft....
...But firm....
...Suneo stared at him....
...“…No?”...
...Nobita shook his head slightly....
...“It’ll just make things worse.”...
...“They already are worse!”...
...“It’ll get worse,” Nobita repeated quietly....
...Suneo ran a hand through his hair in frustration....
...“So what? You just let them keep doing this?”...
...Nobita didn’t answer....
...Because—...
...What was there to say?...
...That he was used to it?...
...That he expected it?...
...That somehow…...
...This felt deserved?...
...—...
...“…Is it because of him?”...
...Suneo’s voice dropped....
...Careful....
...Testing....
...Nobita’s fingers tightened slightly....
...Just slightly....
...But Suneo noticed....
...“…You’re still thinking about him.”...
...Silence....
...“That’s insane,” Suneo muttered. “After what just happened—after what he said—”...
...“He didn’t say anything.”...
...That made Suneo snap....
...“Exactly!”...
...The word echoed in the small room....
...“That’s the problem, Nobita! He didn’t say anything. He didn’t stop it. He just stood there and watched you get humiliated!”...
...Each word hit harder....
...Sharper....
...True....
...Nobita flinched slightly....
...But didn’t argue....
...Because he couldn’t....
...Because it was true....
...—...
...“…He told them to stop before,” Nobita whispered....
...“Not today.”...
...“…Maybe he just—”...
...“Stop making excuses for him!”...
...Silence crashed down again....
...Suneo breathed heavily, trying to calm himself....
...“…He’s not what you think he is.”...
...Nobita’s gaze dropped further....
...“…I know.”...
...“You don’t act like it.”...
...“…I know,” he repeated, softer this time....
...And that—...
...That was the problem....
...He knew....
...And still—...
...It didn’t change anything inside him....
...—...
...A soft knock came at the door....
...Both of them turned....
...The nurse stepped in briefly....
...“He’s fine. Just make sure he rests. No strain.”...
...Suneo nodded....
...“Got it.”...
...She left as quickly as she came....
...And the silence returned....
...—...
...“…Let’s go home,” Suneo said after a while....
...Nobita nodded faintly....
...“…Okay.”...
...—...
...Back at campus—...
...The classroom had long returned to normal....
...Laughter....
...Noise....
...Movement....
...As if nothing had happened....
...As if someone hadn’t just fallen apart in the middle of it....
...—...
...Dekisugi sat in his usual seat....
...Book open....
...Pen in hand....
...Everything… the same....
...But not really....
...Because for the third time—...
...He hadn’t turned the page....
...—...
...A faint memory replayed in his mind....
...A small moment....
...A simple one....
...Nobita’s voice—...
..."I’ll stay away… so just—"...
...And then—...
...The sound....
...The fall....
...The silence....
...—...
...His fingers tightened slightly around the pen....
...“…Careless.”...
...The word slipped out under his breath....
...But it didn’t feel right....
...Didn’t sit right....
...—...
...From behind, Gian’s voice broke through....
...“He should’ve watched where he was going.”...
...Dekisugi didn’t respond....
...Jaiko laughed lightly....
...“Honestly, he’s just asking for it at this point.”...
...Still nothing....
...—...
...Gian leaned back in his chair....
...“You’re the one who stopped us before. What happened today?”...
...A pause....
...Then—...
...“Nothing.”...
...The answer came calm....
...Neutral....
...Final....
...—...
...Gian smirked....
...“Yeah. That’s what I thought.”...
...—...
...But as the conversation moved on—...
...Dekisugi’s gaze drifted....
...Just slightly....
...To the back row....
...Empty seat....
...—...
...And for the first time—...
...It stayed there longer than it should have....
...—...
...Evening—...
...Nobita sat by his window....
...The sky had turned dark now....
...Soft wind brushing against the curtains....
...Everything felt… quiet....
...Too quiet....
...His fingers lightly touched the bandage on his forehead....
...It didn’t hurt much....
...Not really....
...But—...
...Something else did....
...Something deeper....
...Something he couldn’t quite explain....
...—...
...Slowly, he reached into his bag....
...Pulled out a small notebook....
...Worn....
...Edges slightly bent....
...He opened it....
...Flipped through the pages....
...And there—...
...Messy handwriting....
...Small notes....
...Little things....
...“He helped me today.”...
...“He looked at me.”...
...“Maybe he’s not that cold…”...
...Page after page....
...Hope after hope....
...—...
...Nobita stared at them....
...For a long time....
...Then—...
...Quietly—...
...He closed the notebook....
...And didn’t open it again....
...—...
...“…I think…”...
...His voice was barely above a whisper....
...“…I should stop now.”...
...No tears....
...No breakdown....
...No dramatic moment....
...Just—...
...A decision....
...Soft....
...Fragile....
...But real....
...—...
...And somewhere—...
...Deep inside him—...
...Something finally started to fade....
...—...
...Not love....
...Not yet....
...But hope....
...—...
...And that—...
...That was the beginning of the real end....
...—...
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