190 – City Maid
It was raining.
As the raindrops rolled down from the window, I could see the roses in the flower bed swaying in the strong rain and wind.
I turned around when I heard a knock.
“Who is it?
“This is Elena.”
When I opened the door, I saw Elena standing in front of it, holding a small suitcase.
“Ah… “It was like that.”
Come to think of it, I looked up at her when I realized that Elena was also scheduled to go on her father’s overseas trip.
“When will you be back?”
“Master, he is planning to stay for about a month, but I would like to return as soon as possible.”
“…… “I will miss you.”
She lowered her head and spoke calmly.
“We won’t be away for too long, so don’t be too upset.”
“Is that so?”
She smiled slightly and stretched out her arms.
I have spent a long time with Elena since she was young, but it was probably this year that we became closer and our relationship deepened.
She was such a blunt person, she was just a maid who never directly showed her kindness or warmth like her mother.
Nevertheless, she is the person who has been watching the changes that have occurred in me, my new relationships, and my feelings.
I hugged her, dispelling her illusions.
“Still. “I cherish you dearly.”
Elena had no answer to those words.
After leaving her quietly, I looked up at her and said,
“I understand. “You can go now.”
“…… Miss.”
I thought that was the end of the greeting, but Elena opened her mouth as if she had more to say.
“Have you not told the boy yet?”
“……… ….”
I turned around in confusion at those words and was unable to reply for a while.
“Well, it’s my problem. “It is a question that I will answer on my own and then reveal to everyone.”
“But aren’t you still worried?”
Elena was obviously talking about her father’s proposal.
“I thought she confessed to the boy that day when we went to the library together.”
“……… ….”
Confession.
Is it because of my feelings that her words sound double?
“If I had been honest about my undecided feelings, perhaps a better answer might have come out.”
“It’s my problem!”
Without realizing it, I shouted loudly and blocked her from speaking.
“This is a matter between my father and me, and it is an important matter for Akira Shiraishi, who will inherit the Shiraishi family in the future!”
“……… ….”
“Friends, school, the guy you like, etc. Are just secondary things! Is it so… In front of my dreams… !”
She rubbed her forehead and took a deep breath.
Elena, who had been silent for a while, finally opened her mouth.
“Lady.”
The rain continued to fall without stopping.
“Are you sincere?”
My heart is pounding.
Yes.
As I watched Eri Takase, I felt great confusion about what I should do.
While I think I envy her, I wonder what I would do if I were in that situation.
I was even convinced that I wouldn’t be able to choose.
So, for my friends… I couldn’t even say anything to that person.
After leaving only a fleeting kiss, he ran away.
So I….
“I’ll just go now.”
After leaving me with a huge wave of confusion and emotion, Elena quietly closed the door.
I fell down on the bed, hugging the pillow and bending over like a shrimp.
In such a foolish way.
I hugged the pillow like a child and thought of him again.
***
I was waiting blankly with an umbrella.
What the hell is going on? At a time like this.
Feeling her doubts, she looked around her, guessing that since it was her request, it must be something very important.
It would be scary if I ran into a tall maid on this dark night.
I was waiting for Elena on an early winter night when the rain was pouring down, imagining that.
The sound of a clank sounded behind me and I tried to step behind her, apologizing.
“…… Ah.”
The driver of the stopped black sedan was Elena.
Is it a ride?
Even though I hesitated, I folded my umbrella and opened the back door.
…… No.
This is a personal meeting between Elena and I. She closed the door, opened the passenger seat and sat down next to her.
“Hello.”
“Good night. Boy.”
Since Elena and she had not met each other very often, I looked away, feeling strangely that she was in the car she was driving at a time like this.
It was not a limousine like usual.
“This is my car.”
“Oh, I see.”
“Thank you for your time on a night like this.”
“No….”
If she called, I could run out even at dawn.
Because I received a lot of help from Elena.
Of course, the problem was that she thought the opposite.
“Because my 24 hours are dependent on the Shiraishi family. “It’s difficult to find personal time like this.”
“I see….”
I understand that.
Why did you call me at such a time?
“I will leave for now.”
“Oh, yes.”
I glanced at Elena, who came out dressed in scantily clad clothes after studying at home.
Surprisingly, she was not wearing a maid uniform.
She looked fresh wearing black slacks and a white sleeveless blouse.
Should I say that she looks like a city girl who is not ordinary?
A tall blonde woman with outstretched arms and legs, with a cold and sharp look.
Furthermore, he is driving an expensive-looking car.
Would you say she looks like a woman with a lot of money?
I glanced at her appearance, which seemed different from usual, although not as much as Shiraishi, and I scratched her cheek and turned her head.
That would be rude. Looking at you like this.
“…… “You can look further.”
“Yes?”
“Aren’t you mesmerized by how different I am from usual?”
Elena, who was driving silently while looking ahead, said.
“You can look around as much as you want. “Like the inner skin of this forearm or the exposed ankles at the bottom of the pants.”
“…… “I don’t have that kind of taste.”
“Is that so?”
She answered calmly and drove her car.
I see. You were completely aware of my gaze.
I became embarrassed and grunted and looked out the window.
“Because my impression is different from usual. “It was just something that was fascinating.”
“Do you like this better?”
“No, both of them are Elena.”
“Are you saying both are good?”
“No, that’s not it….”
Why does the story keep taking a strange direction?
I shook off my embarrassment and looked back at Elena.
She was smiling.
“…… Excuse.”
When I saw that, I forgot what I wanted to say.
“Because the atmosphere was different from usual.”
Is Elena feeling the same way as me?
“I think I might be a little excited too.”
Looking at Elena’s rarely seen smile, I rested my chin on her chin and tried to suppress my pounding heart.
The source is unknown… No, to be honest, I just looked out the window, suppressing the strange excitement that I could clearly see.
“Meals… I guess you already did it. “It’s late.”
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“Yes. I ate it.”
“I didn’t do it.”
“Are you eating out?”
I wonder if there is a place open. While I was looking around the dark downtown area, I was thinking about such good things.
“No. “I’m going home.”
“Yes?”
Elena made a statement that could not be ignored.
“Elena’s house?”
“Then which house were you thinking of?”
“……… ….”
That may be true.
I went to Elena’s house unexpectedly and saw her in a dazed mood.
“Don’t worry. “I won’t eat you.”
“……… ….”
“It’s a joke.”
As I was dealing with her, who spoke more than usual, I pressed her throbbing chest.
“It would be difficult if you don’t smile.”
“Aha… under….”
Yes, if you don’t laugh it off, the atmosphere gets weird.
After shaking my head to shake off distracting thoughts, I decided to change the topic.
“But what did you call me for?”
Late at night, you are invited to a woman’s house.
Generally, only one situation comes to mind, but that is absolutely impossible.
No way, I’m not the kind of person who would do something like this by suddenly calling me out.
Perhaps so.
I asked Elena with confidence.
“I have something urgent to tell you.
“That’s….”
“But first, let’s go inside and talk.”
I swallowed my saliva.
The car came to a smooth stop as it entered the parking lot of an incredibly tall apartment building.
Elena lives in a place like this.
“I usually stay at the Shiraishi residence, so I rarely stop by the house.”
She took out her card key, opened the door, and went inside.
I followed behind her, feeling as if I had entered the lobby of a five-star hotel.
“…… Boy?”
“Ah, ah… yes.”
It seemed like I was very nervous without even realizing it.
I entered the elevator at her call and saw buttons for endless floors.
I followed Elena, who lives on the top floor, and got out.
I walked down the red carpeted hallway and stood in front of the door.
“…… “Please come in.”
“Four, yes…” .”
“For your information, this is my first time inviting guests to this house.”
“Is that so?”
I ignored her words, which I had no idea how to take, and entered the house.
“Oh… what.”
But there was only darkness inside the house.
I can’t see anything.
“Eh, Elena… “Huh!”
The moment she tried to take a step back and look back, she lost her footing.
And my body floated upward.
“…… Be careful. Boy.”
Before I knew it, I was being lifted up in Elena’s arms.
At the same time, all the lights in the house turned on, and Elena’s face was visible right in front.
A blonde beauty who is completely different from the image of the family maid.
When our eyes met, she stared at me without saying a word.