I tried to confess my feelings to the girl I like, but I got too excited and ended up proposing. Was her response OK?! ~ - Chapter 38
Episode 38
I was lonely.
I wanted to see the two of them. But I can’t see them anymore.
They are already *****.
When I woke up, I was enveloped by Sora-kun.
His body is warm.
It seems I got tired and fell asleep without realizing it.
Looking at Sora-kun’s face, he seems so happy sleeping.
Then I realized.
I feel like I forgot something important.
Something very, very important.
! I felt a sharp pain in my head as I tried to remember.
Come to think of it, I had this sensation before.
I was definitely at the hospital… Why was I at the hospital?
No, it’s because I collapsed.
Then why did I collapse?
…… Huh?
What have I…?
My body feels very cold, and my breathing becomes shallow.
I… I!
“Huh? Mana?”
I hear Sora-kun’s warm voice.
“Mana? Mana!”
My consciousness fades.
Sora’s Perspective.
Mana collapsed.
Her face was pale, and her breathing was shallow.
Could it be that she remembered her parents because of yesterday’s conversation?
Anyway, let’s wait for the doctor’s diagnosis.
I immediately called an ambulance when Mana collapsed, and now I’m in the hospital.
The time is 5 a.m. It seems like I’ll have to skip school today, and I need to contact Ryota and the teacher.
“Sora! How’s Mana?”
It was Eriko-san who approached me in the waiting room.
She must have received a call from the hospital as Mana’s guardian.
“Eriko-san. We still don’t know yet. But I think it’s probably related to her parents. She talked about them last night, about what she feels about the two of them.”
“I see… She trusts you.”
“Huh? Aren’t you angry?”
“Why would I be?”
“Because I made Mana talk about her parents. Maybe that’s why…!”
“That can’t be helped. Besides, you didn’t force her to spill it out, right? She’s the type to firmly refuse things she doesn’t want to talk about. It must have been her own decision.”
Tears welled up in my eyes.
“It’s okay. I knew it would come to this eventually. So don’t burden yourself too much. Instead of regretting it, you should just stay by Mana’s side forever, right?”
Tears wouldn’t stop.
Eriko-san quietly waited next to me until I stopped crying.
After that, I continued to wait for about two hours.
Eriko-san said she have work and left.
It’s 7 a.m., and it’s already bright outside.
“Tenshin-san, your wife has woken up. Let me take you to her room.”
A nurse walked over from the back and informed me.
“Oh, yes.”
I immediately stood up from the chair and followed the nurse.
The hospital room is on the third floor, and there was silence as we moved.
“Here it is.”
Saying so, the nurse opened the door to the room.
With a little fear, I entered the room.
As I entered, I felt a gentle breeze, perhaps because the window was open.
Mana was sitting up, looking outside.
I couldn’t see her expression from here.
“Mana.”
I called out, but Mana didn’t respond to my call.
“Tenshin-san. May I have a word?”
Called from behind, I turned around to see a doctor in a white coat.
I obediently entered the adjacent room following the doctor’s instruction.
It seems he was Mana’s attending physician five years ago.
“Perhaps, Mana might have remembered everything. She’s very confused right now, so please try not to stimulate her too much. Let’s observe her for today and decide whether she can be discharged or not.”
“I understand…”
“Then, if you’ll excuse me.”
He quietly left the room. I returned to Mana’s hospital room.
Mana was still looking outside. Or rather, maybe she was looking at the sky.
Oh, I need to contact the school… No, it’s a hassle. I’ll have my mom do it.
I contacted my mother and also informed Ryota just in case.
Then I turned off my phone and put it in my pocket.
I sat on the chair next to Mana and gently held her hand.
Mana didn’t move at all.
What words should I say? What should I do? What can I do?
Looking at Mana’s face, there was no expression, and her eyes seemed lifeless.
Ah, why am I so powerless?
Is there nothing I can do?
Then, I remembered Eriko-san’s words.
That’s right. I’ll just wait. By Mana’s side, slowly, forever.