She is Reading My Thoughts Again Today - Chapter 85
Long Scarf
The number of dates we’ve been can no longer be counted by fingers.
But even so, I’m late. I’m so pathetic.
I see her at the meeting place and regret my actions. I run up to her while reminding myself that I’m late because I was trying to put on some wax, something I’m not used to doing.
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
“No, it’s fine. …I just waited for a bit.”
She brings the two fingers close enough not to touch each other, emphasizing she didn’t wait that long.
But her breath has turned white.
I take Kisaragi’s hands.
As expected, they’re really cold.
“You’ve been waiting for quite a while, haven’t you? Please be honest with me, I’m really sorry to make you wait this long.”
At these words, she puffs out her cheeks.
“If you were at my shoes, you would’ve said the same thing, right?”
“It’s because it wouldn’t feel that long because I would think of Kisaragi while waiting.”
“It’s the same for me. While I was waiting for Hokuto-san, all I think about is you, and before I knew it, Hokuto-san is already here.
She squeezes my hand tightly. She is insisting that those words aren’t a lie.
“…really?”
“I don’t like you doubting me.”
“Okay then.”
Unable to deny her straight eyes any longer, I squeeze her hand gently to warm it up.
“However, thank you for waiting. It was really cold, wasn’t it?”
“Yeah, it was really cold.”
“Do you want to get some hot drinks? Or would you prefer some hot snacks like buns?”
“Rather than that, can I touch Hokuto-san’s scarf?”
“Eh? Yeah, sure…”
When I was putting them on, I thought that she would like to touch this long scarf, but I’ve forgotten about it because I feel bad for making her wait that long.
“It’s really fluffy.”
“I wrapped it around my neck many times because it’s really long…”
“It’s new, isn’t it? I haven’t seen it before.”
“Yeah, I was looking online and saw this one. I immediately bought it because it’s my favourite pattern and it’s pretty long…”
“Certainly, this pattern is really cool. It is surely a pattern that Hokuto-san would like.”
“Eh? What?”
As she says so, her hand leaves mine and reaches for the scarf, unwrapping it from my neck.
The length of the scarf from her hand to my neck is just enough for another person. In other words, it can be used for two people…?
“It feels really warm, perhaps because Hokuto-san was wearing it.”
As expected, she wrapped my scarf around her neck. It seems that this scarf is long enough for two people. It is even too long for two people, her side of the scarf is hanging longer than mine.
“…I see. I’m glad you’re warm.”
Her cheeks are blushing, I swallowed my words that is on my mind because we’re in a public place right now.
This is what makes her so irresistibly lovely.
“By the way, I prefer the bean paste one.”
“Ah, sure.”
I didn’t expect her to talk about buns at this time. However, is it too much to think that part of her is also really adorable? So, I take her hand and say,
“Let’s go buy some then.”
“Yeah.”
No, I take back what I said before.
I can’t hold it any longer, I need to tell her what’s on my mind. Her smiling face is so close to me. It is not too much to say that she is the loveliest person in the world.
“…cute.”
“Eh?”
“Kisaragi is really cute.”
“Please don’t say that in public!”
~ THE END ~