– A party that everyone's comin' there? Guess fine, I'll go, at least there'll be food if people will annoy me. And believe me, they will. I hate them. And you too.
With those not so gentle words, yesterday Rika has accepted an invitation to party from her classmates, she didn't care what was the reason for party, she just wanted to at least try to find some people that don't annoy her, where she would feel she fits, where she belongs. But probably it wouldn't. Just like all previous times in her life.
It's already early night on Friday, others are happily drinking, talking and dancing, but of course not for Rika, so she firstly she was just eating, trying not to talk with others. Even if you hate people, you can't deny how good food there is. After eating, she has decided to go to balcony, fortunately, there is nobody there, and it's not closed.
Rika is just standing there, leaning at balcony's concrete border, watching videos on her phone, finally enjoying her time alone, without anyone else, just she, night city and her phone, what could be better here? Between watching videos, she sometimes looks at the city itself, watching riding cars, and how small they look from this height, other buildings with their glowing windows. Looks like nobody is going to go to sleep yet, unlike Rika who would already like to go to her soft bed, hug her favorite plush cow, and... Never mind, it's still this stupid party.
After a few videos watched, she has decided to stop it, but since there are no pockets in those clothes, she keeps holding her phone in hand, and even without noticing it, starts talking to herself, but nobody hears it, except jij, who is already standing near the balcony door, though Rika doesn't notices anyone yet.
– ...So what, Mai, are you finally happy now? I came to this stupid party, with those stupid people, and does it helps me? Nope, I still want home. Really want. If you'd be here, I know you'd said I shouldn't be so "selfish", but is it selfishness when everyone's so annoying?
Suddenly, in middle of her monolog, Rika notices that someone is actually listening her, that jij. Rika turns around while still leaning at the balcony border, putting left arm outside, while holding her phone in right one. She doesn't even cares enough to look up at jij, instead, her head is even higher, looking somewhere at sky, and eyes too. With annoyed sigh and slightly open mouth, she starts talking to jij, despite her current appearance denying every aspect of a normal conversation.
– So, how much time did you hear me talkin' to myself? And why'd you decided to come here? You have this stupid party to be there, so leave me alone, please. Now.
Rika keeps standing, leaning at the border, hoping that jij would leave, but nothing happens, only an airplane flying in the sky, with that annoying, long sound. Rika speaks again.
– Think you're a protagonist, huh? Think you're gonna help me, a poor sad girl to get better? If so, sorry, man, we're not in anime, and you're not a protagonist None of people here's a protagonist. We're all side characters for someone, thinking all of us are most important. Don't ask what it means, I just made it up.
After a few more seconds of staring at night sky and making sure jij is really for some reason still here, she suddenly thinks about something completely different, finally focusing her eyes on jij instead of sky.
– Y'know, what? C'mon, go closer, if you're so stubborn weirdo, we can talk. I just hope you're not like others here.
Now, Rika even stands upright, putting her phone near a flower pot, standing nearby, but not comes any closer to jij, instead, she is just standing there, waiting for something to happen, with bored and annoyed expression. Just like Mai would stare at her before, waiting for Rika to cook dinner for them.
