After Being Betrayed by My Girlfriend, I Kiss Her Little Sister - Chapter 7

Saying Goodbye (1)

The alarm goes off at 9AM.

When I reach out to grab my phone, the alarm suddenly stops ringing.

When I open my eyes…I see Hina clinging onto me, holding my phone tightly. Just like that, I wake up with Hina still hugging me. When I see outside, heavy snow continues to fall.

“Ughh…”

Watching the snow pile up outside the window makes me feel even colder for some reason.

It’s no surprise that Hina is clinging onto me— it’s freezing after all. But still…isn’t she hugging me a little too tightly? She has been hugging this close to me all night as well, and even now, she is still fast asleep.

Am I the only one bothered by this?

“G-Good morning…Kanata…”

“Morning…Hina.”

There is still no reply from Umi.

As I thought, my girlfriend has dumped me. Right now, she is probably in the same bed as that guy, making out. Just last week, she was still responding to my messages properly—so why? Do you really like him that much, Umi…?

I stare at our chat history, repeating the same words in my mind over and over before finally typing them out.

It takes a tremendous amount of courage—

‘Can you come to AB Café by 11 AM today? I have something important to talk about.’

It’s fine. Today…I’m going to break up with Umi.

Forget the past, it’s something I can never go back to anyway…

“Kanata, you’ve got a scary look on your face…”

“Ah, sorry. By the way, Hina, were you cold last night?”

“Hmm…No. Kanata kept me warm, and it felt really nice…!”

“Just to be sure, I didn’t do anything weird to you, right?”

“Nope. You didn’t do anything. Why?”

“I-I see…got it.”

Hina is still spacey from her sleep. When Hina wakes up, she needs a little time to process everything. That’s just a habit of Hina.

Then, without warning, she hugs me. That is not a habit of Hina.

It’s not a good idea to hug someone so suddenly, Hina.

“Hina…?”

“Yeah…”

“We’re…not in that kind of relationship, you know? Yesterday…thanks for comforting me. If you hadn’t been there, I probably wouldn’t have been able to even send that message to Umi. Thank you very much…but can you stop doing things like this? We’re high schoolers now, after all.”

Even if I break up with Umi, I won’t be in that kind of relationship with Hina.

That’s why I need to keep the right distance between us.

“…it’s just because it’s cold.”

“I see. Well, I’m going to make breakfast, so take your time and relax in bed.”

“Okay…”

When I step out of my room, I finally receive a reply from Umi.

‘Sure.’

I have been waiting for her reply for ages…but when I saw it, I immediately drop my phone.

All she sent was a simple ‘Sure’. Just that one simple word.

After ignoring every other message I’ve sent, she replied me just with a simple ‘sure’.

I don’t even need to ask what it means—it’s obvious. And that realization hurts.

“……”

Damn it.

I want to make breakfast for Hina, but I can’t control my emotions.

Suddenly, I feel Hina wrapping her arms around me from behind.

“It’s okay, Kanata…”

“Hina…”

“If anything happens…I’ll be here for you! I came all the way to the city, after all. I’ll do my best so you won’t be alone…”

“Hina—”

When I turn to look at Hina, I’m meet with an unexpected sight…she isn’t wearing any pants.

Is she really clinging onto me like this…? She’s being way too defenceless. What’s with that embarrassing outfit…you idiot!

But…I guess it’s barely acceptable since the shirt I lent her is oversized.

“…what’s wrong?”

“Hina, where are your pants?”

“I took them off when I went to sleep…sorry. Don’t be mad…”

“I-I’m not mad or anything…but more importantly, if you don’t put them on, your underwear will be visible.”

“I-I know that! But Kanata, your clothes are way too big…It kind of feels like I’m stuck inside a garbage bag…”

Have you ever been in a garbage bag before?

“Okay, okay…sorry, Hina.”

“You don’t understand anything…dummy Kanata.”

……

For breakfast, I decided to cook omurice and instant miso soup, which are easy to make at home.

In this cold, snowy weather, a warm meal is definitely the way to go. My body and heart…they both feel unbearably cold right now.

I’ll have breakfast with Hina for the first time in a while, calm myself down, and finally settle things with Umi.

“It’s so warm~!”

“Hina, I might not be able to walk you to the station today. You’ll be okay on your own, right?”

“Yeah, I’ll be fine!”

“Thanks for everything. We…can still be good friends, right? Hina?”

“Yeah…”

Even though I haven’t forgotten what happened between us, I casually called us good friends…

I really am an idiot.

But that’s all in the past. There’s no need to bring up that up now. I’m fine with the way things are now.

“……”

I gently wipe the ketchup off Hina’s lips.

“Thanks for coming here. And…thanks for comforting me, Hina. I’m going to settle things with Umi today. Get home safely, okay?”

“Yeah…ah, let me give you my contact information!”

“Yeah.”

After seeing Hina off, I go to my room and get ready to meet Umi.

Then, I leave the house.

It’s still 10AM. The café isn’t too far from our high school, it’s about a 30-minute walk. Normally, I’d just take the bus or train, but today, for some reason, I feel like walking all the way there.

“……”

‘If you ever feel lonely…please contact me right away, Kanata.’

Hina sends me a message saying so.

But before I even have the chance to reply Hina’s message…I meet Umi right in front of the café.

She is wearing the same outfit I saw her in that family restaurant yesterday.

Right now, Umi is standing right in front of me.

“Kanata-kun~ Sorry, I’ve been so busy these past two days! Ehehe~”

“…let’s go inside first, Umi.”

“Okay!”

Right now…I feel like I’m going to die inside. The pain is almost unbearable.

However, why is Umi so excited? I don’t get it.

All I can do is just look at Umi who is smiling innocently.

Umi has the same expression as always.

“……”

“Fufufu.”