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Yagi Saki’s mother
During this three-day weekend, I was absent from club activities where I work as an advisor.
So I looked at magazine,
I went shopping at a supermarket farther than usual.
Then, I saw a boy I had seen before picking out cabbages.
It was Kingo kun, the boyfriend of my daughter Saki, and the son of my best friend who had passed away.
“Kingo kun, it’s been a while !”
Until March, he used to come to our house often,
And he would always say how delicious my meals were, and would eat many second helpings of them,
I was so happy to have a son.
After he entered high school, he stopped coming and I was a little sad.
“Oh, Aunty, it’s been a while.”
Kingo kun’s expression clouded as he answered me.
He was always smiling and friendly to me and to my husband,
I wondered what was wrong.
Is it because it’s been a while?
“Let’s talk at the diner.”
I’ll treat you something !”
“……Thank you very much.”
Kingo kun responded with a distant politeness.
“Hey, how’s life in high school? Are you busy with clubs?
I wish you would come to eat my food again～.
My husband hope you learn new strategies in chess, too,
He’s so noisy that he wants to win against Kingo kun as soon as possible.”
Feeling uncomfortable, I spoke to him as usual.
“Um……didn’t Saki san tell you?”
Saki san !
He’s been calling her Saki ever since he was little !
Why are you talking to me in such a distant manner?
“…..About what?”
“We…broke up.”
“Eh ! It’s a lie, isn’t it?”
I don’t think Kingo kun is lying when he answers so bitterly,
I couldn’t believe it at all.
Because, Saki has been going to school in a good mood all the time.
Last year, she was in a bad mood even if she had a small quarrel with Kingo kun,
If they broke up, she would cry, get angry, and be in trouble !
“Hey, really? Why? When did this happen?”
I repeated the question to Kingo kun, who was silent.
“Why…because I’m not attractive enough, right?
We broke up on the day of the entrance ceremony.”
Kingo kun answered in a fading voice.
I was in such disbelief that I couldn’t choose the right words.
“That’s a lie. After all, when Saki came home on the day of the entrance ceremony, she looked so happy.
She said she was looking forward to high school life…”
Kingo kun glared at me.
“That’s why ! On the day of the entrance ceremony ! She met a guy ! She fell in love with him !
Love at first sight ! Fateful love !
The only time she seemed bitter was when she was saying goodbye to me !
After that ! With her new love r! All the time ! Anytime ! She seems to be enjoying herself !”
Kingo kun let out his accumulated venom with all his might.
”Oh no… I’m sorry.”
Saki did such a terrible thing !
I felt sorry for Kingo kun, but at the same time, I had to protect Saki.
I prepared myself in my heart.
However, Kingo kun seems to have been unpossessed.
His shoulders, which had suddenly widened over the past year, contracted.
“….I’m sorry. I yelled at you.
even though you helped me a lot after my mother passed away……”
“No ! I’m the one who asked your mother to help you…..”
I tried to string together words of apology,
Kingo kun stood up, looked straight at me, and bowed deeply.
“It’s my fault.
I lost touch with Saki, so
I should have gone to thank you for everything you have done for me,
I was so scared that I couldn’t go.
Thank you so much for everything.”
Her face was already clear.
“….Are you back on your feet already?”
“Yes, it’s been a month now.
It’s natural for a couple of high school students to break up, isn’t it?”
The expression on Kingo kun’s face as he was smiling bitterly,
I was relieved that there seemed to be no resentment toward Saki.
Even though he’s such a good kid…
“I see. But if you have any trouble, please talk to me.
I’ll do everything I can to help you.”
“Yes. If there’s ever a time, I’ll be in your care !”
We both thought that would never happen,
We forced smiles on each other’s faces and parted ways.
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