After Being Betrayed by My Girlfriend, I Kiss Her Little Sister - Chapter 6

Night and Melancholy

“Wait, Hina.”

“Hmm?”

“You have snow on your head.”

“Ah, thanks…hehe.”

I’m trying my best to forget about Umi.

I’m also trying my best to forget everything that happened at the family restaurant.

However, every time I see Hina’s cute smile…I can’t help but remember Umi. I remember Umi’s smile, the usual gentle smile she shows me.

That’s what torments me the most.

Twins are indeed…dangerous.

“Hey, umm…I-I want to take a bath…so can you lend me some clothes?”

“Sure. But I don’t think my any of clothes will fit you…I’ll get something for you, so go ahead and take a bath first.”

“T-Thanks…”

Finally…I’m alone.

I still haven’t gotten any replies from Umi. I knew it…she’s probably at a hotel with him right now—no enough.

If she’s not replying me, that means she has already dumped me. Whatever she’s doing and wherever she is has nothing to do with me anymore. She can do whatever she wants…! I don’t care if my whole year has been wasted. I’m done with her.

I’m breaking up with Umi because she is going to a hotel with another man.

That’s all.

I’ve made up my mind.

……

“Ahh…the bath feels really nice. But uwaa, it’s cold…”

“You should hurry get under the covers…why are you holding onto your pants, Hina?”

“T-They’re too big for me…if I don’t hold them up, they’ll fall down…”

“Ah, sorry about that…”

My pants might be too big for Hina who is just 154 cm tall.

More importantly, this is the first time a girl has ever stayed over at my place…and for some reason, I feel nervous.

We are childhood friends, do I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal to let her stay over. However, right now, seeing Hina fresh out of the bath, I’m suddenly overwhelmed with embarrassment. For a brief moment, I thought…maybe I made the wrong choice.

This is bad.

“Kanata’s bed…!”

Unlike back then, we are both high school students now, so I guess it’s only natural.

Also…Hina has that moe-sleeve again. Holding onto the oversized pants with both hands, she looks oddly vulnerable, and I can’t help but feel a strange sense of guilt. Also…she has gotten even cuter since middle school. Her face is as adorable as always, the word ‘perfect’ suits her so well.

Ever since we were kids…Hina has always been the one to save me.

“Kanata, hurry up and come to the bed…! The floor is cold, right?”

“Y-You’re joking… right?”

“Hmm…? About what?”

“My bed isn’t that big. No, more importantly…there’s no way I can sleep next to a girl, right?”

“You can’t…? Could it be that Kanata…you get excited when you look at me?”

“Of course not…! There is no way something like that would happen. E-Enough already…! Sleep alone tonight!”

“Hmphh…but we used to cuddle all the time when we were kids…”

“Even if you say that, I’m not sleeping on the bed! I’ll sleep on the floor!”

“Ehhh…”

……

Even though I’m not sleeping next to Hina, I still can’t seem to sleep. I can’t stop thinking about Umi.

I’m such an idiot.

“…hah.”

Tomorrow…I’ll contact Umi and break up with her.

I keep repeating that to myself.

But why…why am I remembering the time I spent with Umi now? Why am I recalling such meaningless memories now? I already decided to break up with her, didn’t I? Remember what she said behind my back! Remember her conversation with that guy at the family restaurant! Those beautiful memories are just in the past now.

They’re just…in the past.

Before I knew it, tears start to stream down my face. Is it because I’ve been holding them back in front of Hina all this time…? But honestly, after hearing those harsh words from someone I love so much, I don’t think many people can endure it.

So I’m…boring to her.

Umi is my first girlfriend, so I tried my best in my own way. But in the end, do I have to become a guy like him…?

A rich, good-looking, outgoing guy.

It seems like Umi loves that kind of guy.

“That’s why I told you we should sleep together…dummy. Why are you crying alone?”

“…! H-Hina?!”

When…did she get behind me? I didn’t notice at all.

Also…why is she hugging me from behind? What’s going on…? What kind of situation is this? I’ve never experienced something like this before, and I’m so flustered that I can’t even speak. Even if we are childhood friends…isn’t this kind of distance way too close? I’m…being hugged by a girl right now…is this okay?

What should I do? I have no idea.

“Don’t cry…Kanata.”

“Hina…why are you still awake…?”

“Even though you’re weak, you always act tough, and I always see right through you, right? I’ve gotten used to this pattern by now. Did you really think I wouldn’t notice how much you’ve been holding back…?”

“Ah…no…”

“It’s okay. You really loved…Umi, Kanata. So I won’t say I don’t understand your feelings. But for now…just stay like this.”

I can smell Hina’s scent from behind.

She’s been hugging me tightly this whole time…

“……”

I don’t want to cry either, but Hina’s warmth makes my tears flow again.

Remembering how kind Hina has always been to me all this time we’ve spent together, I have no idea what to do in this situation. Why is Hina being so kind to someone she rejected? No matter how much I thought about it, I can’t understand.

“Get up…Kanata.”

“E-Eh?”

“Let’s go to the bed. The floor…is cold.”

Hina says so as she squeezes my hand tightly.

“…alright.”

Hina gently pulls my hand…maybe it’s okay if it’s just for a little while?

She’s the one who suggested it first, so…it should be fine, right?

I don’t want to think about anything anymore.

“I’ll…comfort you, so don’t make that face, Kanata.”

“Hina…Hina…”

“Yeah, Kanata.”

“Thank you…Thank you…”

“Can I hug you again?”

“J-Just for today…Hina.”

“Yeah…but you know, I’m always okay with it, so if you ever feel like hugging me, you can do it anytime, okay?”

“Why do you say things like that…Hina…”

“Because…I’ll always be on your side, Kanata.”

“Yeah…thank you. Good night, Hina.”

“Good night…Kanata.”

The two of us said so as we cuddle in bed.

Of course…even though Hina is by my side and hugging me, I can’t fall asleep right away. However, her warmth…just a little, just for a moment…I feel like I’m dreaming of the time I spent with Hina. The days when everything we did was fun…we were laughing together all the time.

There’s nothing to worry about.

“Kanata…Kanata…”

It’s 2.30 in the morning. Hina is hugging onto me tightly, softly whispering my name.