Dakara Watashi Ha, Kyo Mo Neko Wo Kaburu (STARTS PUBLISHING Bunko) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] Even though I was in pain, I forced myself to smile. Until you called out to me. After her mother died and her father remarried, Nanami Hanae, a junior in high school, began to play the "good girl" role. At home, at school, and with her friends, Nanami pretended to be a cat and forced herself to smile. One day, Nanami could not take it anymore and vented her daily worries on a social networking service. Suddenly, she received a comment from an account called "Ao-sensei. He said, "Don't force yourself to act like a good girl in front of me. His words save Nanami and she begins to move forward little by little. Nanami is saved by his words and gradually begins to move forward. This is a coming-of-age love story that will bring tears to your eyes as she confronts herself. Winner of the Novel Award Special Prize!

苦しくても無理して笑ってた。君が声をかけてくれるまでは―。母が亡くなり、父が再婚したことがきっかけで“いい子”を演じるようになった高2の花枝七海。七海は家でも学校でも友達といるときも猫をかぶり、無理して笑って過ごしていた。そんなある日、七海は耐え切れず日々の悩みをSNSに吐き出す。すると突然“あお先輩”というアカウントからコメントが...。『俺の前ではいい子を演じようと無理しないで。ありのままでいて』そんな彼の言葉に救われ、七海は少しずつ前へと進みだす―。自分と向き合う姿に涙する青春恋愛物語。小説大賞特別賞!