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(*Mikan viewpoint)
Well, I would be lying if I said I had no faint hopes …….
That’s because it’s true that somewhere in the back of my mind I was hoping that they would “make up” and cancel the divorce at an event like this.
But really, I just wanted to show off
That they may not have gotten along, but I had found such a wonderful person.
We’re not dating, and I don’t know if we’ll get together or not, but I have two super-powerful rivals…..
Still, I wanted to say to them…Suck it up.
I wanted to give a little back to the two people who pushed me around.
I’m not the nice girl everyone thinks I am.
I have lots of good friends and I haven’t really rebelled against my mom and dad, but I’m aware that I’m not the good girl that everyone …… thinks I am.
(I wanted to show them how great he is, which is why I made him compete so much).
He stands out whether he wants to or not.
I believed that he would be the center of attention. In fact, he stood out a lot even in the morning.
mother and father would have recognized him if they had come to watch.
—After all the competitions were over, I would introduce him to them.
I’ve always said things like, “He cooks for me,” “There’s this great guy who’s always in first place,” and “He’s so sweet,” so I’m sure they know
I was sure they would be amazed.
If they knew that the person who stood out so much was the person I was always talking about …… my wonderful person.
I will worship his face.
And then…
(I was wondering if that would make me feel a little better…)
Before the last competition of the morning session, we went on a lunch break.
I got a call from mom and dad, so I went to the parents’ section near the warehouse.
There, I was told by them
“Oh, I see……… you are going home.”
father said apologetically.
“I-I’m sorry,……but it seems that a client has suddenly called me to do some work, and I have to go to work suddenly.”
“I’m sorry,……, but I got called away by the manager too.”
They apparently had to work suddenly.
I know that they are busy from the start.
I know it’s money to support me, so I’ve never complained.
But just for today.
I forced them to give me the day off, just for today, to “be selfish for the last time.”
“I-I’ll make it up to you next time! Until then, I’ll definitely not proceed with that conversation, and what Mikan wants…!”
The apologetic father hurried to follow up.
Then…
“…… don’t yell too loud. You’re bothering people around you.”
“No, I had to give up Mikan’s request……”
“mikan is not that unreasonable. I’m I feel sorry about it, to though……”
mother coldly replies to the father’s words.
The usual sight. I’m already used to seeing the distortion in their relationship.
I wanted to say, “You don’t have to do it in a place like this…”
However, saying that wouldn’t do anything, so I racked my brain desperately.
(What am I going to do ……? Should I go call Ikkun now?)
But the next event will start soon.
If I bring him now, he will be late for his event, and it will definitely cause trouble for him.
Besides, I don’t know how long mom and dad will be here.
(I’d like them to stay just a little longer! Next is lunch break, so I wonder if he’ll come as well? But he might want to take a break for a while…I mean, I don’t know if they’ll be there until then, really. There’s a possibility that he’ll be in trouble if he doesn’t go back────)
That’s what I was thinking.
(Ah?)
Suddenly, I felt something strange.
(Why am I so desperate for ……?)
If I just want to introduce them, I can ask Ikkun to do it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow when they’re both around.
I don’t have to stick to today, I can get it done before mom and dad get divorced.
─ ─ Suck it up, huh?
I told them that the guy who played an active role in the gymnastics festival is Ikkun, and he’s my wonderful guy.
Thinking about it calmly, it’s always a good idea to get back at them…
“But we’re breaking up now,……, and I think Mikan asked me to do it because she wants memories of the three of us,…….”
…………ah
(I-I see,……)
Hearing the words muttered so casually, my heart tightens violently in my chest.
It’s like I don’t want to admit it, it feels right, and for some reason it makes me want to cry.
I am reminded of a very simple reason that I don’t want to admit.
Maybe.
I just…
(At the end of the day, I just wanted …… memories of the three of us. ……?)
Maybe, though. I don’t know
I don’t want them to suck it up
I’m just obsessed with this day because it’s the last event that I can easily remember.
Somewhere in the back of my head, I’m thinking
“I-If you understand, ……”
—Stay until the end.
I never said those words.
I knew that would annoy them both.
─ ─ I know I’m not a good girl.
I didn’t give it up because I was nice, I just didn’t have the …… courage to do so.
I just have a weak heart that can’t be a bad girl.
“I-if it’s work, …… there’s nothing I can do.”
Just then, I heard an announcement calling for Ikkun.
I went back under my class tent and cheered for Ikkun as hard as I could,…… to distract myself.
In the end, I couldn’t even utter a small wish before I had lunch with Ikkun and others
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