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“……”
After returning home, I changed into plainclothes and was lying on my bed in my room.
The room, which is brand new and has not finished all unpacking yet, is also a bit bleak. The ceiling is pure white with no stain. It hasn’t been that long since I moved from the house I grew up in to this apartment, but I still don’t feel like this is my room.
But the only feeling in me is that I have gone somewhere far away. I can’t hear my parents fighting, shouting and screaming, it’s my only place.
“I’m tired, huh….”
My eyelids felt strangely heavy. My body feels sluggish and I feel somewhat tired.
It wasn’t like I was consuming any physical energy, but I felt like I could fall asleep right away if I wanted to.
However, Alice should be making dinner at the dining room by now, so I can not sleep now. When I stopped at the supermarket on the way home, I carried my luggage, but it wasn’t enough to feel tired.
I was simply mentally exhausted. There were various things from this morning, so there might be things that piled up without even realizing it.
“Tomorrow, I wonder if I will meet with Amane.”
Maybe I will.
It would be fine if you just left in shock at me, but I’m sure Amane won’t abandon me.
Because she was a gentle, affectionate child from the old days. When we were dating, I was very grateful for that, and her presence was a source of emotional support, but even after we broke up, she still didn’t forget about me, which is definitely not a good thing.
(I wish she could find someone else.)
It won’t be that easy…….what’s good about me?
The reason why I laugh at myself involuntarily is because there was another girl floating in my head while thinking about Amane.
It goes without saying who it is. Alice. My sister. She wouldn’t let go of my hand the whole way home, and I remember that my other hand hurt from holding the shopping bag.
We made our way back to the apartment, keeping a distance so that our uniforms almost touched each other.
I was lucky that I didn’t see anyone on the way, but if this distance continues, the residents may see it.
What would other people think of us?
will they think that we are a brother and sister? A man and a woman wearing the same school uniform, no matter how we look, we don’t look alike.
What on earth do the people around us think about us living alone with no parents in sight—
“Let’s stop.”
I can’t think of anything like this. This is our home now. No matter what you think, we have no choice but to live here. At least until graduation.
I turned over once. Although the feeling of fatigue that enveloped my body had not disappeared, my head had become strangely clearer.
“Haa, I guess I’ll go to the dining room.”
I get up slowly from the bed, sighing.
It doesn’t seem like much good will come of it if I keep lazing around like this. In that case, it would be much better to go to the dining room and help Alice.
Thinking about that, I reached out to the door and heard the knock.
Twice knocking. Then there is a voice that speaks modestly
“Nii san, dinner is ready.”
“Eh, already? It’s quite early.”
When I opened the door and answered, Alice in an apron was in front of me.
She was wearing a pink floral-patterned apron over her shirt, leaving her skirt underneath. Her hair is also tied up and is currently in a ponytail. she started cooking as soon as we got home because she thought it was more efficient.
For me, I’m grateful just for someone to cook for me, so I have no complaints no matter how she dresses, but I’m still not used to seeing Alice in an apron, so it’s refreshing.
Even when I live with her, I can imagine what the boys at school would think if they saw Alice now. I’m sure they’ll be jealous.
I’m not going to brag about it at all, so I’ll just keep it in my mind.
“Yeah. Because today I tried a new recipe. This should also increase efficiency than before.”
“Oh. It’s great that you seem to have an ambition to improve.
“Ehe.”
Alice proudly flaunts her chest. Then, the outline of something on the other side of the apron emerges.
“……”
When I saw it, I hurriedly looked away.
It was because I was about to become conscious. That the girl in front of me is a girl, not a sister.
I think my judgment at this time was surely correct. Just a few seconds. For a few seconds, I kept Alice out of sight. I try not to look at Alice and secretly calm myself down.
I felt as if Alice’s hand had moved slightly in the corner of my sight, but that quickly became out of my consciousness.
“Nii san?”
“Ah, no, it’s nothing. Yeah, Alice is amazing.”
After I calmed down, I reached out to touch my sister’s hair.
No, it was actually to deceive her, but Alice didn’t avoid my hand.
My outstretched hand touched Alice’s silver hair as it was.
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