After a Heartbreak, My Bitter Childhood Friend is now Sweet Like Sugar - Chapter 1p12
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Chapter 01 part 12
TN: Devxtt
ED: Shish
In a six-mat Japanese-style room slathered in dust, I sipped my cup of green tea while talking to Senpai’s mother.
I glanced at a picture of her in the corner of the room, a cheerful smile plastered on her face. I longed to see her smile again. She was always cheerful..
“But Sawatari-kun, I’m glad that you’re doing well.”
Senpai’s mother looked exactly like her, and spoke in a sweet voice. She’s a beautiful woman who appears to be in her 20s despite being around 40.
“Yeah. I’m sorry but a few days ago I was having a rough time…I couldn’t accept her death. I was shocked and even considered suicide at one point.”
Back then, Senpai used to tell me that it’s fine to share your worries saying,
“Don’t act tough as if nothing happened.”
This is her house.
Even though she passed away, I never knew if she was watching me.
“But that’s because you loved her, isn’t it? Thank you. I’m sure she would be happy to hear that you’re fine now.”
“I don’t know. If I tell her I want to die, she would get angry and make fun of me saying, What a waste of time when you can just enjoy being alive.”
“Fufu~. You’ve been paying close attention to her, haven’t you? Yes, that’s exactly what she would say. It’s a waste of time to grieve for too long.”
I fell in love with her due to her optimism, with how she was cheerful even during the worst of times.
At first, I admired her. I longed to think like her, knowing that my life would be happier if I could.
She was like a shining sunflower, since I wasn’t really good at looking at the brighter side of things.
It didn’t take long for that admiration to turn into love.
“But it’s human to be sad. Don’t feel worried about it, you aren’t guilty of anything. Remember when you want to remember, and forget when you want to forget. I’m sure she would’ve told you the same.”
She, who was so caring, even though she was still depressed over it, is undoubtedly Senpai’s mother.
“I’ll do that. I came to this house today to talk to you about it.”
It would take me some more time to recover completely, but if I stay sad forever, I wouldn’t be able to do anything for her(Senpai).
I want to assure that I’m doing my best, so she(Senpai) wouldn’t worry anymore.
“No, no. I can’t date you. You’ve been so good to me. It’s not that I didn’t think about it before, but…”
“And, what do you think of me?”
“No, I mean I like you. Ah, it’s embarrassing to say it.”
“Really! You like me? Can you please say that again?
“No, I can’t say such an embarrassing thing over and over again. Besides, I don’t wanna say it now, I’ll leave that for later.”
“Oh, so you mean you’ll say it again? I’ll keep your promise in my heart.”
“I won’t! For now, I can go out with you, but I’m worried. I’m worried about what’ll happen if we separate.”
“Wait a minute. Why are you worrying about what will happen after our break up?”
“No, because you’re so kind, but you’re tough. It feels like I’ll be a bother to you. I don’t know how long we’ll like each other, and even if we don’t break up, if something happens to me. Will you be alright?”
“Senpai, you’re weird in your own way.”
“I’m just refusing in advance to live each day to the fullest. Oh, and don’t tell me that it’ll be okay if we break up. It’ll be hard for me as well.”
“Ugh, I was about to say that… I didn’t expect to be denied even before trying.”
“Is that so? I’ll turn your colours to mine if you choose to be with me.”
“I’ll do my best to be like you.”
“I think you already are.”
***
It’s probably because I went to Senpai’s house yesterday, I had a nostalgic dream that I wanted to see again, but I couldn’t.
When I woke up, I found tears welling up in my eyes and realized that I was crying in my sleep.
My feelings overwhelmed me, even in my sleep.
But again…
I rubbed my eyes and asked the smart speaker about the weather.
EN:Alexa n stuff
It’s a habit of mine, a routine I always do when I wake up.
“It’ll be cloudy with the Sun coming out in some parts today.”
When I jumped out of bed and opened the curtains, the sky was covered with clouds.
If I hadn’t heard the forecast, I might have thought that it would rain today.
…*Pikon*
A mail?
My phone vibrated, and I picked it up before checking the screen, which showed a text from Kokoa.
|| “What time should I be there?”
I promised to learn to cook from her.
|| “I just woke up now, so come whenever you want.”
|| “Okay, I’m coming.”
|| “Wait wait wait wait. I told you I just woke up, didn’t I? I haven’t washed my face yet, and I’m still in my pajamas.”
“You said anytime, didn’t you? Well then I’ll be there in about 20 minutes. And while I’m at it, I’ll make you some breakfast.”
|| “Haha, Kokoa-sama. Thank you very much.”
The exchange ended.
“So, let’s get dressed.”
I slapped my cheeks and took off my pajamas, quickly changing into my day clothes and looked at the sky through the window (again).
“It’s sunny, even with the clouds there… hub, what a weird world.”
Despite that, it felt more natural than if it had been sunny all day.
It was a gentle feeling.
Chapter 01 End.
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