Delivery Boy and Masked Girl - A delivery boy discovers the secret of a beautiful gal at his delivery destination. - Chapter 39: Excuses and Reasons.
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Excuses and Reasons.
That day was my first food delivery to Shizuki in a little while.
I parked my bicycle in the parking lot and rang the intercom at the entrance.
After which Shizuki’s voice followed, ‘Yes!’ and the auto-lock was unlocked.
The elevator door opened with an electronic sound.
But once I was on the floor, I stopped dead in my tracks.
“Huuuuu….”
I took a deep breath to quell my heartbeat, which was beating very fast.
This is the first time I have talked to Shizuki since then.
To be honest, it is still quite awkward for me to see her.
Or rather, I really don’t know what kind of face I should make.
I thought to myself ‘I have to face this sooner or later anyway,’ I’m glad I received the delivery, but …yeah.
“Huhhhhh…”
Nevertheless, there is no turning back now.
As long as this donut is in the box on my back, there is no way out.
With heavy steps that even I find disconcerting, I arrived in front of Shizuki’s flat.
After swallowing a spit, I pressed the doorbell.
“…….”
I could hear faint footsteps, and then the door knob slowly moved with a click.
Shizuki appeared, dressed in her school uniform but in her usual sober mode.
“T-Thank you for your hard work…”
“…Yeah.”
….
What’s with this atmosphere?
“…Here, What you ordered…”
“Ye-yes… TT-hank you…”
It would have been easier if Shizuki didn’t seem to care about anything.
If only I could think that it was all in my imagination and that such an incident was no big deal to Shizuki.
“….”
“….”
But when I glanced at Shizuki’s face, it was red to the ears.
I couldn’t help but be concerned.
After all, the events of that day were not limited to me, but for Shizuki as well….
“…It’s awkward right?”
“What…?”
“…Well. it’s embarrassing, you could say. As expected.”
I found myself saying that.
I wanted to get rid of such obvious uncomfortableness before the end of the day.
If I could just put it into words, it would make me feel better.
Shizuki huffed and let her shoulders drop.
“Ehehe~… Yes, it is.”
“…Do you feel good now?”
“…Yes.”
Shizuki’s voice was a little shaky.
The tension that once seemed to have eased was now back on her face.
Seeing this seemed to make my whole body tense too.
“…Um, Hasumi-kun.”
“Y-Yes…?”
“That… day… uhmm…”
“……”
“…I’m sorry for hugging you.”
“…It’s fine.”
“I lost my cool. …Besides, when you helped me before, I also hugged you in front of the station too… I….”
In front of the station, that must be when I ran into Shizuki after her party.
I thought I had forgotten about it, but all at once my memory became vivid.
“You didn’t like it right… Plus, I embarrassed you….”
“…If you say that, I also… Well, what do I put it? I’ve gotten way too involved in your problems too…”
“That’s…!”
“……”
“…I really appreciate that too. …Hasumi-kun, you have always helped me a lot.”
“Nope… I didn’t do anything serious.”
“…That’s not true. Hasumi-kun, you have always been there… you know how much you have been there for me….”
Shizuki said with a mysterious look on her face.
I am sure it was my own opinion that I was overreacting.
Only Shizuki, the person concerned, can understand the true gravity of the matter.
“Um ….Hasumi-kun.”
“….Hmm?”
“Why are you always helping me… Hasumi-kun?”
Shizuki said this, and for the first time at that time, she looked straight at me.
Her fists were clenched and her eyes were shaking.
“Is it because you are kind…? Is it because I’m your friend…?”
“…That’s…”
I couldn’t answer right away.
It wasn’t like I was being scolded.
It was just my bad habit of meddling in spite of my own pace.
I felt like I shouldn’t answer that way.
No, I felt that conclusion was wrong in the first place.
Though….
“Also…”
“……”
“Is there any other reason…?”
“……”
Reason.
The real reason why I can’t leave Shizuki alone.
I don’t know.
I have never thought about it, so it is natural that I don’t know.
But once I think about it, I’m sure I’ll figure it out right away.
I’m not that complicated of a person.
“…Hasumi-kun?”
“….”
I just had a high idea that I would not have the opportunity or the need to clarify.
So, I was just too frightened to say anything because of Shizuki’s attempts to make it clear.
And that much was an insurmountably big problem for us now, or at least for me.
“……”
“…I–“
*Notification*
Then, unexpectedly, the phone’s notification ring in my pocket rang.
This notification sound… It’s the Eats and Eats order notification.
“….Sorry, Shizuki. I have to go.”
“…Yes. Please be careful on your way back.”
“Yeah. Thanks.”
I said so and turned my back on Shizuki.
Now I have an excuse.
I was still not prepared to do anything about it.
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