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Eita: [Sorry, I’m a little sick, I’ll take the rest of the day off, so you don’t have to pick me up.]
When I received such a line from Eita san, I thought about the reason why he caught a cold before worrying about his health.
I didn’t think that Eita san was in the river looking for the ring…….
I had told Eita san not to go into the river to look for the ring because it was dangerous and he might catch a cold.
So I thought he wouldn’t go…..
In the six months since Eita san saved me from being almost hit by a car, I have never heard of Eita san catching a cold.
It is hard to believe that Eita san would catch a cold at this point in his life, since he has a strong body that could only break his leg even if he was hit by a car.
At any rate, I was worried about Eita san’s health, so I hurried to call him.
However, Eita san never answered the phone, nor did he return my call.
Utako san was working, and if she left for work, Eita san would surely be left alone at home.
Then I left the house and got into the car that Yuna san was driving.
“Yuna san, please drop me off at Eita san’s house today.”
Yuna san nodded her head and started to drive away.
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“……Eh, Kohime?”
When the front door opened, Eita san was looking at me with wide eyes.
The heavy breathing indicated that he was feeling quite ill.
“I was worried.”
“Kohime……”
“Eh, wait, Eita san !?”
Eita san suddenly leaned over me and I hugged him.
“A-are you okay !?”
“Yeah……. I was a little thirsty and came to get some tea…..”
“I’ll go make you some tea, so please stay in bed, Eita san.”
“Thanks. But what about your school Kohime?”
“I had to take an early leave.”
“….I’m sorry. I’m causing you trouble after all.”
“It’s fine. I’ve given you a lot of trouble too. Come on, let’s get going.”
I was relieved to see that he was still conscious and able to hold a conversation, so I put Eita san to bed and then decided to go get some tea.
Eita san’s house, I have been to the entrance when I came to apologize, but this is the first time I’ve been inside.
This is Eita san’s house…….
……Not good !
I came to Eita san’s house to take care of Eita san, so this is not the time to be gawking inside the house !
At first I was surprised to see what was going on, but it seems that Eita san is in such bad shape that he can’t stand by himself.
Telling myself so, I went to the kitchen, said, [Excuse me] and then opened the refrigerator.
Then I poured a cup of tea from the PET bottle in the refrigerator and brought it to Eita san.
“Eita san, I brought you some tea.”
“Thank you.”
Eita san, who is more dazed than usual, is a little cute, like a child.
From my point of view, Eita san is a lifesaver, and I have the image of him as a dependable boy who helped improve the situation where I was being bullied, so Eita san, who is like a child, seemed cute.
No, no, I need to think about nursing properly.
I put a cup to Eita san’s mouth and gave him a cup of tea.
“Thanks. I was thirsty, so it tasted good.”
“……Eita san, this may not be the best time to ask this, but did you happen to go into the river to look for the ring?”
“….I knew you would find out.”
As I had predicted, Eita san had gone into the river to look for the engagement ring that had been thrown away by Sumika san.
“Geez ! I told you not to look for it !”
“……Sorry.”
“……I did say so, but I’m glad you were looking for the ring. Thank you.”
Since he was doing this action for me, it would be wrong for me to just be angry.
Thinking this, I thanked Eita san for his help.
“No, I’m really sorry. I was looking for a ring for Kohime, but if I ended up bothering you, it would be too much of a turnaround.”
“No, that’s not true. If I were to say that, Eita san got hit by the car instead of me because I was dazed, so I’m causing Eita san more trouble.”
“Maybe that’s true, but I’m really sorry. I couldn’t find the ring after all…”
“Of course. You don’t often find small rings in such a big river. Thank you very much.”
As I was conversing with him, Eita san’s breathing became a little rougher.
I decided to end the conversation because I thought it would be too much to miss the point if I came to take care of a sick person and then lectured him, thereby making the patient’s condition worse.
“I’m sorry for talking for so long. Anyway, please sleep for now. You have to recover quickly and go to school.”
“I’m really sorry. If I hadn’t taken the ring, this wouldn’t have happened……”
E”ita san is not to blame. If you trace it back to the beginning, it was my fault for giving the ring to Eita san.”
“That’s not true… I was serious at that time……”
After saying that, Eita san became speechless.
“Eh, Eita san……?”
I looked at Eita san, who had fallen silent, and saw that Eita san was sleeping with his eyes closed.
“Eh, what is it, Eita san, Eita san !?”
In the end, Eita san fell asleep as it was, and since I couldn’t wake up a sick person, I couldn’t ask Eita san the real reason why he was holding the ring at that time.
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