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Key 15 - Aversion

Soma hated to admit it but he knew to himself that he had been unconsciously observing Estella since the day that he met her. In doing so, he figured out most of her personality. The forced visit from Estella's room also helped because he now fully understood what kind of person she was.

Estella was a "Secret Idol"- a person who doesn't appear popular on the surface, but once one digs deeper, he will discover how many friends this person really has. She's reliable; people depended on her and saw her as a friend, if not a respected peer. She had her fair amount of enemies, but she was focused more on her friends than on them. That's not to say that there was never any conflict in her life, but people would assume she would take the higher ground and be mature, if not so much as respectful.

But that kind of personality left her open for a tougher, harsher kind of scrutiny. Was she kind to everyone because she wanted to be? Or were there some imperfections or past indiscretions that she was trying to make up to? If that was so, was she only being a friend out of pity? Did she found him pitiful? Was she just helping him stay on his own two feet before moving on to her next "project"?

"And here I am hoping that you acknowledged me..."

"Just so you know, I'm doing this because I want to, capiche?"

"...Because I want to?"

"I genuinely like you, Soma. I want you to know more of me in the same logic that I want to know more of you."

Soma replayed the little moments when she was so persistent to make him notice her in his mind, all which he coldly repulsed. What else do you expect? No one had been like that to him before. There may be some namely, Lindow and Sakuya, You could add Kota to the bunch too but none of them was as persistent as her. He didn't really know how to make of it.

Soma thought about it. In Estella's bright red orbs, he had never seen any sign of dishonesty in them. Soma contemplated his options; He could either keep going or stop right now. He could pretend that she only treated him like a charity case or believe the truth in her eyes.

-TBC-