I Fell in Love with Someone I Shouldn't Have Fallen in Love with

What The Future Holds

Before I knew it, my part-time job and summer break has ended and the second semester begins.

Souji-kun still seems busy, and we don’t spend much time hanging around together. However, we continue to exchange messages once a day, Souji-kun’s replies are also becoming longer. I’m living my days calmly, no longer feel anxious and restless.

Aside from exchanging messages, there are also times when we talk to each other after school, and we even had meals together on our days off. However, I remind myself not to get carried away like before. I’m concerned if I might be seen as a bother or if Souji-kun might hate me because of it.

Will Souji-kun think of me as annoying? Will Souji-kun hate me if I act like that? I think I’m quite timid and cautious whenever I’m talking to him.

It might be a somewhat similar feeling to how I was feeling when I met Souji-kun.

When I was scared that he might hate me after I told him not to tell anyone about us living together.

I also started thinking about what to do after graduating from high school.

Once I graduate, I’d like to pursue higher education.

I don’t have a specific field or study in mind that I want to focus on right now, but I do want to continue studying.

Thanks to studying with Souji-kun, I’m able to improve in the subjects that I used to struggle with and see tangible results, which made me think positively about pursuing higher education.

Also, I want to set some goals for myself.

Since Souji-kun will be moving out of our house soon and I’m not involved in any club activities, I don’t really have specific goals or things to do.

Watching Souji-kun, I’ve come to admire him who has set his goals and is working hard towards them. I don’t have any particular skills or talents to be proud of, and I can’t think of anything I really want to do.

Ah well, the truth is, I want to do many things for Souji-kun. Like cooking his meals or cleaning his ears.

But if Souji-kun doesn’t need me to do those things, then there’s not much I can do.

At the very least, I can send him a message once a day to show my support and encouragement.

As a high school student with not much else to offer, besides thinking about Souji-kun, the only thing that comes to mind is to focus on my studies.

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And so, Souji-kun’s move is finally decided.

After the end of December’s final exams, he will be moving out of our house.

The place he chose is an apartment close to the public high school he attends. It seems to be an older building, but the rent cost is relatively low.

It takes about 20 minutes to go there from my home by bicycle.

When I heard that, the first thing that came to my mind is the image of myself becoming his wife.

Wearing an apron in the apartment’s kitchen, cooking while waiting for Souji-kun to come home from work.

Not just cooking, I also want to help with his cleaning and laundry…

It would be so much fun to live such happy life.

I might be too happy to do anything!

However, knowing Souji-kun he might hesitate and decline it…

I wonder if it’s okay to visit him once in a while…

I talk to Emi about my imaginations and concerns.

“If you are careful enough to not show your lovesick aura like you do now, I think Souji-senpai won’t mind you going there once in a while.”

“As I thought so! Just because we no longer live together doesn’t mean we won’t see each other anymore, right? It’s okay to visit him once in a while, right?”

“Yeah, I think Souji-senpai will be happy if you go there and cook for him once in a while. I’d love to go with you to Souji-senpai’s apartment during the winter break.”

“Yeah! That’s right! Should I ask him now if the two of us can go to his place for Christmas?”

“Onee-chan…you’re showing your bad habits again. Pull yourself together.”

“Ah…yeah, that’s right…”

Just like that, my little sister has become my great love consultant and excellent advisor.

Even though I’m still terribly worried about Souji-kun living alone, I’m able to come terms with it now.