Episode 26 – Trust (*Arisa’s point of view)

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I wonder which one you are referring to. I can’t think at all. My body is shaking from the rain.

“Today. Someone came back to this house during the day. I knew Arisa wouldn’t be back until the evening, so I thought who might it be ……, and it turned out to be Shizuru san.”

My brother had come home. I have a bad feeling about this even though my parents’ house is here and it’s not a problem.

“Beside Shizuru-san, there was Kokoro with a happy face.”

“!”

“I didn’t know that. Shizuru san and Kokoro were dating, weren’t they? They really matched each other.”

“……”

“Did Arisa know?”

“I-I’m …….”

“You knew after all, didn’t you?. There’s no doubt that I loved Shizuru-san, but I thought it was a love that wouldn’t come true, and if it had been Kokoro, I think I would have been able to congratulate her. but”

Shizuku’s words gained weight, and I couldn’t say anything back.

“I don’t think it’s terrible that you hid it from me. Was I that untrustworthy? Did you think I would tear them apart?”

“No! I’m sorry I hid it from you. I was thinking of…. Shizuku and Kokoro.”

“If you were thinking of me, I wanted you to be honest with me.”

“……Ah”

“You didn’t believe me.”

In the pouring rain, Shizuku said just that and went back to her house.

I told Kokoro to keep quiet to Shizuku for fear that my brother and Kokoro’s relationship with each other would hurt the relationship between the three of us.

I just wanted to stay in the relationship we had.

But if I had told Shizuku right away …… like she said, this might not have happened.

I didn’t think she would have found out.

He said he couldn’t go on a date because he was busy with club activities at a boarding school over there.

Why are you two coming back to this house together? I didn’t hear about that …….

But I’m the one who put the problem off. It’s all my fault.

Drenched all over from the heavy rain, I went home and lay down on the couch in the unlit living room.

I had never had a fight with Shizuku.

I wondered if I would ever be able to go back to the childhood friendship that I had with Shizuku.

At that time, there was a strong sound of thunder.

“Hyaa!”

My body trembled and I held my head.

A strong flash of light and immediately followed by a roaring sound. I have been traumatized by thunder since my childhood experience.

So on thunderstorm days, I can’t stand it unless Shizuku is by my side.

“But!”

I can’t call Shizuku. I can’t call Shizuku because I’ve hurt her.

It rains all night. The thunder rumbles all the time.

Every time it glows outside, I hold my ears and scream as the roar rips my heart out of my chest.

I’m scared, scared, scared. But …… I have to keep enduring alone.

Everyone I hurt. Not only Shizuku, but also Kokoro and my brother. It’s all my fault. But I’m scared. Someone help me.

[Then …… will you be worried if I have a fever or something?]

[I would. It’s natural, isn’t it?]

[If there’s anything I can do, I’ll help you.]

I remember his carefree words. I take out my phone and press the call button on the line. Clutching at straws, I send an incoming call to Kogure-kun.

And it connected immediately.

“Yes, …… Asahina-san, what’s up?”

“I-I …… Kya!”

As soon as I started to say it, the sound of thunder rang out again.

The shock blasted my phone and sent it flying toward the window.

I reach for my phone, but a light wraps around the front and …… roars out.

I wanted to go for my phone, but I couldn’t move my body toward the window. Then the …… call went dead.

Yes, it was rude not to answer during a call. The incoming call could have been cut off.

I held both my ears and …… cowered all the way down. Every time the thunder rumbled, my voice would leak out and I would continue to cower in …… fear.

I don’t know how long ten, thirty minutes, an hour …… passed.

Then the chime of the house rang.

Who could it be with such heavy rain? Could it be Shizuku coming?　　　

It couldn’t be. We had a fight and Shizuku has a duplicate key.

I didn’t have the energy to answer the chime. But…

“Asahina san! Are you at home? This is Kogure! Please open the door if you are in trouble!”

I hear him knocking on the front door again and again.

It was the voice of the man I had spent all day with today. I get up and immediately run to the front door.

I unlocked the door and opened it roughly.

There he was, soaking wet, wearing a tarp but still soaking wet,…… I screamed and hugged him like I did in the morning.

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