Buying a Weeping Girl Under the Wintry Sky, and Making Her Too Happy. - Chapter 57: Something Important.
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Something Important.
I am a powerless man. I came home to talk to my grandma, the most reliable person around me, but after hearing everything I had to say, her reaction was.
“Is that what you came home to talk about? You missed school.”
“That kind of talk is… I’m having a real hard time…”
“And you’re so worried that you’re going to turn to your grandmother for help?”
“I’m helpless, that’s why.”
“Huh… that’s bullshit.”
“What do you mean, That’s bullshit?!”
“You’re getting all upset with your grandma for not telling you what to do? What were you doing yesterday evening when she ran out on you, and what have you been doing all this time?”
“I was wondering what to do…”
“And you only called her a few minutes ago?”
“…..”
I said I was worried, but to be honest, I was optimistic. I thought that even if Miyu ran away from home, she would come back soon. Of course, I didn’t sleep at all today in case Miyu came back anytime, but she never came back.
“Huh… She ran away from home and didn’t even come back, but you went to school, right? Why don’t you tell me what in the world is bothering you? Honestly Kazuya, you are insane.”
“….”
I couldn’t say anything back… I was sure that Miyu had been taken care of at someone’s house, so I thought I could find out where she was when I went to school. However, I was suddenly overwhelmed with anxiety because she didn’t seem to be at Takemiya-san’s house, which was the most likely place for her to be.
I was too optimistic about the situation, and I was naive. No, it is not such a simple thing to be naive. This was my escape from reality. I ran away from thinking in this situation. I escaped from thinking by justifying myself with some convenient interpretation.
“Did you lie to me when you said you would make her happy?”
“No, I did not!”
“But what makes you so convincing now? You say you were worried, but really you were just running away?”
“!?”
“And if you wanted to make her happy, why didn’t you talk to Grandma and Grandpa about the money for the school trip?”
“That’s …I made a promise to them when I started living on my own…”
“Such a promise and your girlfriend. Is that what a girlfriend is to you?”
That’s not true! That’s what I wanted to tell my grandma right now. But I couldn’t voice it out…. I couldn’t say it out loud, because she was too right. It’s true that I didn’t intend to do that, but it’s also true that I actually prioritized my selfish promise over Miyu’s wish…
“To begin with. You don’t live alone now.”
“What?”
“At that point, there’s no such base for that promise.”
Grandma was right, I wasn’t living alone anymore. At that point, the promises were not lost, but the priority was lowered. I had made a mistake in prioritizing living alone with Miyu.
“And you know what? Grandma didn’t care about your promise from the beginning. She just wanted you to have that much determination. Children turn to their parents when they are in trouble. It is true that grandma and grandpa are not your father and mother. But we raised you as our own son and grandson. I have been waiting for the day when you would turn to your grandparents. I never thought you would ask me for advice like this.”
I had misinterpreted the promise I made to Grandma. It was something I would have understood immediately if I had thought about it. As a high school student, I could manage to pay for rent, food, and utilities, but it would be impossible for me to pay for school expenses on my own.
There was no way that my grandma was unaware of such an obvious fact. That’s why she waited for me. To make me realize that there is a limit to what I can do on my own, and that a person cannot survive without help from someone else.
“…I need to borrow money for a school trip.”
“Huh…. All this and you… Wasn’t it almost impossible for you to do it alone?”
“Please give me the money.”
“Why didn’t you say so from the beginning?”
“…Thank you very much.”
“So, what are you going to do?”
Yes, the money for the school trip is not important now. Miyu is more important right now. I’m not sure if I should talk to the police or not.
“I wonder if I should talk to the police…”
“Huh…”
*Slap*
“Ehh?”
Grandma stood up suddenly, and a dry sound echoed in the room that made me want to cover my ears. A little later, my left cheek began to heat up and ache at the same time. That’s when I finally realized that Grandma had slapped me.
“Grandma asked you what you want to do now! What do you want to do now?!”
“!?”
What I want now… What I want right now… What Grandma is asking is not what I should do in my current situation, but what I want to do. That’s a given.
“…I want to talk to Miyu.”
“And…”
“…mn… I want to meet her…. Apologize to her… mn… and…”
I was crying as I was talking to myself. It was okay to cry, since my selfishness is the cause of all this.
“If… If she’ll forgive me, I…”
But I’d still… What I really want to do now is…
“I want to live with Miyu again.”
It had been only one day. I was anxious and lonely at the same time, even though exactly one day had not passed. The person who is always by my side. The person I took for granted was always by my side, but just because she was not there for a few hours. Miyu has become such a big part of my life. I can’t believe that I realized such an important thing after Miyu was gone…
“That’s right.”
As if Grandma’s words were a signal, the door to the room opened and Miyu was standing there.