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“Sendai kun. The picture has arrived.”
As my life with him has been going on for a while, there have been changes.
Because the other day, I took him to see our parents.
My parents don’t really care about me, so when I told them I would bring my boyfriend, they just said, [Oh, yeah.]
I told them I wanted to make things right.
We met and had him talk to them.
But my parents, who were indifferent throughout, said only one word, [Take care of my daughter.]
With those words, I felt lighter.
I felt that I could stay with Sendai kun as is.
He also said emphatically, [Leave it to me] and I cried a little on the spot.
He laughed and said it was like a wedding greeting, and he was so dependable, reliable, and wonderful.
I still love everything about him.
In this way, my impatience and anxiety were gradually eased.
And then summer came.
This is the season when many tourists visit Akaitohama.
“There are a lot of people in front of the station, aren’t there?”
“Yeah. But it’s strange. I don’t mind it at all.”
“You said you don’t like crowds, by the way.”
“Yeah. Before, everyone on the street seemed to be my enemy. But now, nothing bothers me. It’s strange.”
“Not all people are bad. Besides, Kaneko and the others…..ah, speak of the devil.”
“Hey, Sendai. Also, Senpai, hello.”
Today I’m meeting up with Sendai kun’s friend in front of the station.
He said he wanted to introduce me to someone named Kaneko kun because he wanted to be friends with him forever.
At first I didn’t even want to meet him because I didn’t like his friends.
But after talking with him slowly, I agreed that it was not the right thing to do from now on.
But I don’t want to see him alone.
I don’t think he would cheat on me with a guy, but it’s just that I miss him.
He accepted my selfishness.
I knew that it might be a bit uncomfortable for a guy to hang out with his friends accompanied by his girlfriend, but I still decided to go with him today.
“Sendai, you have grown up to be accompanied by a girlfriend.”
“Don’t say that. I was wondering if things were going well with you and Takaya san.”
“WHmm, well. But it seems like there’s a lot of socializing between women over there. I also wanted to talk with Senpai at least once.”
Kaneko kun looked at me and smiled.
“Why?”
“No, I just thought Senpai was a mysterious person. I thought she was very pretty, and I thought she should be more confident about herself. Well, that’s why I thought she was interesting.”
“Interesting……yeah, Kaneko kun, right? Nice to meet you.”
“Yes, it’s nice to meet you too.”
He held out his hand for me to shake, but I couldn’t do it.
I don’t like to touch any man other than Sendai kun.
When I withdrew my hand, “Ah, that’s right. Ahaha.]
I can tell that he is probably a nice guy.
He must be a good man because he is a friend that Sendai kun values.
But this is all I can do right now.
I think it’s a miracle that I can even talk to strangers in this way.
“Let’s go, Sendai. There’s a coffee shop there.”
“Alright. You’ve become quite familiar with Akaitohama, haven’t you?”
“I guess so. I’m thinking of going to college here. It’s a nice place.”
“Me too. Then we’re even.”
“Yeah. Senpai too?”
“That’s the plan, right, Shion?”
“Yeah. But I want to be with Sendai kun all the time, so don’t invite him to a circle or something.”
“Ahaha, that’s harsh. Well, I understand that. Then, let’s go.”
After that, the three of us went to a coffee shop for an hour to talk.
But I was only listening to Sendai kun and Kaneko kun’s conversation next to each other.
Sendai kun was holding my hand the whole time.
I thought that if I could get used to this kind of thing, the uneasy feeling inside me would gradually disappear.
I began to think so, just a little bit.
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“Shion, I’m sorry you went to all this trouble. Kaneko wasn’t a bad guy either, was he?”
I was taking a breather when Sendai kun came home.
He brought me a cup of tea as I sat on the sofa in the living room.
“Ah, why don’t you just let me do it?”
“It’s fine. Besides, my mother and father are coming back here next week. She invited us to a yakiniku.”
“Yeah, I heard that. But can I come too?”
“What are you talking about? I’m saying that I’m going for Shion’s sake. Besides, we’re like a family now.”
“Family…Yeah, that’s right. We’re family.”
When Sendai kun says that, my body becomes hot.
But that heat naturally melts the doubt in me.
I think I somehow understand why I used to hate people.
I was probably afraid of being betrayed.
When I was in elementary school, a girl I was close to suddenly ignored me.
I found out the reason later, but it was something like they all kind of talked about ignoring me.
It was a common thing to do when I was little, but I was terribly hurt.
In junior high school, I had a friend who was very kind to me, but when she called me to go hang out with her, she took me to a place where there were a lot of bad guys.
I immediately turned around and ran away.
In the end, I learned that she only liked me because I was worth using.
Even though I tried to forgive them, they always betrayed my expectations.
They trample on my good intentions.
It was a series of such things, even small things, that made me doubtful and suspicious.
I hated people.
But that’s why.
I was attracted to him who wanted nothing in return.
I was fascinated by the fact that he continued to believe in a woman like me without doubting me.
He would never betray me.
I came to believe that with all my heart.
“Shion, let’s sleep well today. Tomorrow is a day off, but it will be noisy when my mother and father come back.”
“Yeah. It’s a family gathering, isn’t it?”
“Yeah. We’ll always be together.”
I can hear everything he says now.
Are you sure? Can you promise me that? Are you lying?
I have thrown all of those words out of my mind.
I have someone here I can trust.
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