After Being Betrayed by My Girlfriend, I Kiss Her Little Sister

Midnight Kiss

I’m completely betrayed by my ex-girlfriend, Umi.

I don’t even have an idea what I did all day at school today…my classmates are secretly talking behind my back about me, Saito and the others are bullying me, and my childhood friend, Umi, is ignoring me as if I don’t exist.

I’m all alone, no one on my side.

I’ve endured the entire day in that classroom, completely by myself.

“Ah, Kikuchi-san, let me carry that for you.”

“Thank you as always! Miyauchi-san…!”

“No worries. If Kikuchi-san gets hurt…the manager might have a word with me, you know?”

“N-No way! My mom is really nice person, you know?”

“Haha, I’m just joking.”

At school, I feel like I can’t even breathe. At my part-time job, it’s a lot easier since I’ve been working with the same people for almost two years. It’s a small restaurant, not too far from my house, run by the manager and her two daughters. Back in my first year, when I was looking for a part time job, this was the only place that was hiring. I immediately applied for an interview, and they told me, ‘We’re actually short on staff right now. Can you start tomorrow?’

The work isn’t difficult, and Kikuchi-san kindly taught me everything I need to know.

I’m completely used to it now.

“Miyauchi-san? Did something happen today?”

“Huh? N-No, nothing happened…”

“It’s written all over your face. Fufu.”

“Ugh…!”

“If you want…you can leave early today.”

“Eh? W-Why?”

“Well…you’ve already carried all the heavy stuff for me and cleaned up, so I can handle the rest by myself. Besides—”

For some reason, Kikuchi-san keeps staring at the entrance.

“I think your girlfriend is waiting for you…ahaha.”

“I-I don’t have a girlfriend.”

“Eh? Really?”

“I’ll go check.”

“Alright~.”

There is no way a customer would come at this hour…

I had already flipped the sign to ‘Close’ earlier, so…who could it be?

“Sorry, but we’re closed for to—”

“Kanata, when does your shift end?”

“Huh?”

When I open the door, for some reason, Hina is standing there.

She hasn’t sent me any messages today, so I’m really surprised when I see her smiling face. I know she got my home address from my mom, but…I never expected her to know where I work too.

Wait, why did she even come here?

“H-Hina…”

“Ah, am I…disturbing your work?”

“W-Well…”

“Uwaa, so cute!!! Umm…are you Miyauchi-san’s girlfriend~!?”

“Eh? Umm…yeah! Something like that!”

Hey, Hina.

Why are you answering casually like that…!?

“Ahaha, Kanata seems nervous~”

“Hah…Hina, don’t say weird things in front of Kikuchi-san…”

“Miyauchi-san, you should leave early today. Girls doesn’t like guys who keeps them waiting, you know?”

“N-No…! Hina is just my childhood frie—”

Before I can even finish my sentence, Kikuchi-san slaps me on the back for some reason.

They both start chuckling at that…

“Alright then…but are you sure it’s okay? There’s still some work to be done…”

“Yes! Leave the cleanup to me! I’ll be done in no time.”

Kikuchi-san says so as she glances over at Hina.

Then, she smiles.

“Well then, I’ll head home early today. Thank you for the hard work, everyone.”

“Good work~!”

……

I end up finishing my shift 20 minutes earlier than usual.

Not that it really matters…I’d just be alone at home anyway, so I wouldn’t have minded working until 10.

However, I never expected Hina to show up at my part-time job.

“Y-You look like you’re in a good mood…Hina.”

“Is that so? Well, I just like walking home with you, Kanata.”

“I-I see…”

“Hey, can I stay over at your place tonight?”

“I don’t mind, but…why do you always stay over at my place~?”

“Fufufu.”

After we got home, we continue talking with each other in my room for a while.

“So, what brings you here today, Hina? Also…what’s with that bag?”

“Ah, this? Just some lotion…and a few other things I packed to stay at your place tonight!”

“Did you run away from home?”

“I’m living alone, so how could I run away, you dummy?”

“Ah, that’s true.”

Then, the conversation comes to a pause.

I want to talk about more things, but the thought of having to go back to school tomorrow makes me a little anxious. Having to step into that classroom again…I have no choice but to endure it until graduation. I feel sorry for myself.

But since Hina is here right now, I have to pretend that everything is fine. I don’t want her to worry—

“……”

But seriously, why is she casually sitting so close to me?

What’s more, she is looking at me…does she have something she wants to say?

Hina is really hard to figure out. I have no idea what she’s thinking, and I still have no idea why she came here today.

She just sits there beside me, hugging her knees.

“Kanata.”

“Hmm?”

“You look really lonely, Kanata.”

“Eh? T-That’s not true! I mean…I’m actually really excited right now that Hina came to see me!”

“You have a habit of biting your lower lip when you lie, Kanata. Do you know that?”

“…eh, r-really? I didn’t know…”

Now that she mentioned it, I think I might actually have that habit.

But even so…what’s the point of talking about what happened today?

I don’t want to burden Hina with my problems, I don’t want her to waste her time on me. There’s a saying, ‘tomorrow is a new day’, and right now, I should just be grateful that she’s here with me. She went out of her way to come all this way, after all.

“Kanata, look at me.”

“Hmm—!?”

When I look at Hina, she casually tugs on my tie.

It all happened in a blink of an eye.

Just like that—

“H-Hina—”

“……”

Hina…just kissed me.

I can see my own reflection in her large eyes.

This is not good…what are we even doing right now?

“…Kanata.”

After that short kiss…I realize that I’m holding Hina in my arms.