69 – The young lady’s first experience – 3
I see a familiar sight.
From school to home.
It was a fun time, almost like a picnic.
My first time riding a bus and unfamiliar scenery. Unlike the days when I couldn’t get close to stray cats because they said they would spread germs, I reached out and stroked a cheese-colored cat, a green wall, and an unknown flower blooming on the street. I arrived in front of the house with him.
“…… Welcome. Miss.”
“Oh my. Aiden.”
The head deacon who was waiting in front of the gate came out and bowed his head.
Have you been waiting here the whole time?
“My friend over here too. Thank you for your hard work in coming this far.”
“Ah… yes.”
When I turned my head, Minsu looked a little embarrassed. Same thing you asked me on the bus earlier.
Is Aiden uncomfortable?
“Thank you for taking me with you, young lady.”
“No… Because I did it on my own….”
Minsu smiled awkwardly and took a step back, as if he didn’t know how to deal with Aiden who bowed his head politely.
“Well, then, that’s enough…” .”
“Lady.”
The moment Minsu opened his mouth, Aiden turned to me and asked.
“My friend came all the way here. “How about coming in and offering me a cup of tea?”
“Oh my. Great.”
That’s a good idea.
Minsu spent so much time for me. It is also against etiquette to just send it back like this.
“Mr. Minsu! “Would you like to come in?”
“Ah… I’m fine….”
“Stop saying that. “It was very difficult to get here, right?”
“Yes. So, I’m going to quickly go home and rest….”
Minsu takes a step back. For some reason, I felt sad. I thought he was being kind enough to take me here.
“…… The bus time is unclear…. “I think I should go back now.”
Minsu said while scratching his cheek.
“Don’t worry about that.”
Then, just when I thought there was nothing we could do, Mr. Aiden came forward and opened his mouth.
“I will take you home. So, why don’t you come in and rest for a while?”
“Ah… Yes! Minsu, don’t worry about the way back!”
I look at him like Mr. Aiden and persuade him. Minsu thought for a while with his lips closed,
“…… Huh. “Then wait a minute.”
“Come in!”
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He readily agreed.
Inviting friends to your home is always fun.
Is it because I have never had anyone to call a friend?
That’s why I was happy to lead the person who approached me first, Yuuki, and the person who promised to connect me.
When I entered the entrance, I handed Aiden his bag and looked back at him.
“Then Minsu. “Could you please wait in the parlor?”
“Huh? Alone?”
“Yes. “I’m going to change my clothes and come out.”
“Yes… “Then go.”
It’s not the first time I’ve been in this house.
Is it because of my mood that I look more nervous than last time?
“Well, please come as soon as possible.”
“hehehe… Don’t be in a hurry. “There is plenty of time.”
“That’s right… Ahahahaha….”
After parting ways with Minsu, who was guided to the reception room by the employee, I moved to my room. Open the door, go inside, and press the lock.
I looked into a spacious room with sunlight shining through a large window.
I recently found out that this room is ‘spacious.’
Looking at the room of Yuuki, who I recently visited, and walking around the residential area with them. That such a scene is the standard of ‘normality’ that Mr. Minsu speaks of.
In that room that felt rather narrow to me. Their days are about gathering together with friends, spending time together, and building friendships.
So, I realized that there were many differences between those people and me.
I look at the bed with the canopy rolled up and a white blanket covered. Soft carpet and spacious dressing table. Even a large closet.
Everything I could see was spacious and comfortable, but my heart sank even more.
While I was opening the closet and hanging up my outerwear, my pocket vibrated. I took out my phone and stared at the glowing screen.
…… You can’t ignore it.
“…… Yes.”
“Akira. “Are you here now?”
I closed my eyes tightly at the sound of my father’s voice.
“That’s right. “What’s going on?”
“What’s going on?” If this means don’t call unless you have business… “This dad is really sad.”
“……… ….”
I changed my clothes and calmly waited for a reply.
Anyway, I know why you called.
My father also spoke out as if he couldn’t bear it any longer.
“Akira. Slowly… “I hope you come back.”
“I will hang up.”
“Now, wait a minute!”
I stopped my hand from pressing the end button as the voice continued in a hurry. After wearing a dark purple dress, I straightened my appearance in front of the mirror and glanced at the increasing call time.
“I already know that the man rejected your confession. “Then it’s already over!”
“Father.”
“School life there must be difficult even for you, who have been in a different environment and have maintained close relationships with children from different families! Then… !”
“Father!”
I hold my phone tightly and raise my voice as loud as I can.
I tried not to get angry, but in the end I couldn’t help it.
“It’s not difficult at all! Aiden reports my every move, right? Then… !”
“Yes! “I know that you were rejected by that guy named Yuuki, and that you couldn’t adapt to that place and stayed away alone!”
“……… ….”
I tried to refute as much as I could, but my father’s next words kept me quiet for a while.
I definitely couldn’t get used to it at first.
Now, I have made several friends, including Minsu. They helped me with my academy life. Not long ago, we all went to a festival together.
“It must be difficult. This dad is just worried about you. If you don’t like the academy you went to before, I’ll move you. If there’s anything you want, I’ll give it to you. So, I hope you don’t have to endure that difficult life alone anymore.”
It is not difficult.
I was happy every day as I experienced unfamiliar and new sights for the first time.
Of course, if I were alone, I would have had a difficult life at the academy just as my father said.
But not now.
Just below, my friend who led me on this enjoyable journey is waiting.
He asked me to come as soon as possible.
“I have nothing more to say. “I’ll just hang up.”
“Akira… for a moment… !”
The phone, thrown with all my might, falls on the soft bed.
In the mirror, I was frowning and making an expression that was difficult for me to see myself.
Just like me before I ran away to this place.
I hated that angry, sharp frown at everything.
That’s why I came back to this place, remembering the good times of old.
I wanted to bring back those happy days that were fleeting, but that stayed in my memory for a long time.
And I wanted to be immersed in it for a long time.
I don’t want to be alone anymore.
I don’t want to put on a fake smile in a superficial relationship where no one really cares about me.
That’s why I ran away.
I remember the promise of that day like an excuse.
I raised both hands and tapped my cheek as hard as I could and opened the door. I hurried down the stairs to the living room for the person who was waiting.
***
I clear my throat.
I looked around, but there was no one else in this living room except me.
What happened?
I was guided to this point, but after I sat down, the maid left.
No one has come here since then.
I sat in my seat and waited quietly for a while, but then I began to stir and look at the spacious reception room.
After dropping you off at the front of the house, I was ready to go back.
I had no idea that the butler was waiting at the door.
Standing in front of me to prevent me from running away, he looks at me intently and tells me to keep coming in.
When he said he would take me in the car, I couldn’t think of any more excuses. Shiraishi also looked disappointed.
Wouldn’t it be me who needs to be careful about my personal life like this? Even though I was worried, I set foot in this mansion again.
I don’t know what kind of person Aiden is, so I can’t judge him.
Because he was simply a supporting character in the story.
It is literally similar to my position.
So, how will he accept me as the story unfolds? I had nothing but negative premonitions.
There was a confrontation over Shiraishi in front of the school gate.
In front of the main gate of this place, I couldn’t withstand his pressure and followed him.
No, I wasn’t pressured. It is impossible to ignore the chief deacon who radiates his quiet presence.
“……… The smell… “It’s just nice.”
By any chance, the tea wasn’t poisoned.
Even if I heard it, I wouldn’t know it. Smell that scent. I waited for her, taking a bite of her cookie and putting it in her mouth.
Even so, it takes a long time.
They said they would change their clothes and come out, but it would take a long time because they are different from men.
With that understanding, I stood up. This was because it became difficult to sit still.
It would be okay to look around and look around.
Are you sure they are watching to see if anything is being stolen?
I turned my head and thought something ridiculous.
When I heard the sound of someone coming down the stairs, I was startled and prepared to back away.
“Mr. Minsu~! “You’ve been waiting a long time, right?”
“Ah… Shiraishi?”
She comes down just at that moment and runs up the stairs. Was it because of my mood that the momentum felt unnatural?
“Kyaaa!”
She lost her footing and fell in front of her, flying towards me.
“Please avoid!!”
No, there isn’t even time for that. I went behind her, taking her with my whole body. A crashing sound echoes.
“Miss! What happened…… !”
The employees shouted outside the reception room as if they had been waiting. Look, they were watching right outside.
I couldn’t even care that my hunch turned out to be correct. I frowned at the pain I felt. The back of my head hurts….
“……… Shiraishi. Are you okay?”
I barely asked as I opened my eyes.
“Ugh… yes….”
But the voice was coming from right below.
I looked down and saw Shiraishi in my arms.
And with both arms wrapped around his back.
When I came to my senses, I was hugging Shiraishi with all my strength.
“Mi, Minsu… I’m fine… No, please let me go.”
I feel a sense of déjà vu.
Her protective instinct to protect her at all costs. It was because I unknowingly opened my arms and caught her flying towards me.
Her arm suddenly falls to the floor.
“Ah… this… I’ve never been hugged like this by a man….”
But Shiraishi was still clinging to my arms, as if he had not come to his senses.