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Chapter 15 - Lies wrapped in comfort

Nobitas pov:

When the school ended, I knew he will go to teachers office to summit assignment and hence I came out quickly when I was walking back home, the tears weren't stopping nor the pain. Suddenly I heard a sweet voice, "Nobita, I want to explain everything." I turned back hoping it would be Dekisugi but it was just shizuka, when she say my tears she quickly hugged me , "shh, it's alright, I didn't kiss him, he kissed me, I would never betray you" I looked at her, her eyes convincing. She continued, "Nobita,trust me..i would never cheat on you,my friend" Shizuka spoke softly, almost trembling, "I was surprised too, Nobita. I—I didn't know what to do. He just… leaned in and kissed me. I froze."

She sniffled, letting her voice crack just enough to sound fragile. "You know I'd never do that to you, Nobita. You're one of my closest friends."

I stared at her, confusion clouding my mind like a storm. My heart wanted to scream that it wasn't true — that Dekisugi would never — but the memory of that moment, him pinned to the wall, her lips on his, echoed too loudly in my head.

"He said he was confused lately," Shizuka added quietly. "Maybe he thought kissing me would clear things. But Nobita… I think he's been lying to you."

I blinked, stunned. "Lying…?"

She nodded slowly. "I saw how he looked at you. Maybe he was experimenting. But now, he's hurting you…

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