94 – Secret Love Affair
After finding a coat to put on my shoulders and putting it on, I carefully looked back at him.
Minsu continues to look back and wait.
A truly kind person.
I barely opened my mouth, resisting the urge to run up to his back and hug him.
“Now… “You can turn around.”
“Ah… okay?”
As we faced each other, there was an awkward silence.
I’ve been hoping to see you so much. When I faced it, I had no idea what to say or how to act.
No… If there’s just one thing I wish for… I wanted to be hugged one more time.
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Just like when we first met.
Like when he accepted me jumping out of a helicopter.
Like when you hugged me when I tripped and fell down the stairs of the mansion.
And now… Just like when I gave in to my impulses and ran towards him, making a fuss without even realizing it.
I just felt like I wanted to be held in his arms.
“…… Oh that… Don’t stand, sit comfortably. “It’s your room.”
“Yeah, that’s right. Oh hoho….”
I followed his instructions and slowly bent down and sat down on the carpet.
“No, there is no need to sit on the floor like that…” .”
The person who was muttering in embarrassment soon sat down in front of me.
Right behind it is a bed.
I wonder if I was the only one who felt strange feelings that couldn’t be put into words.
Why did you come here so late at night as if you were having a secret meeting with your lover?
I wanted to ask the reason, but on the other hand, I was so choked with fear that I couldn’t say anything.
“……… “Are you feeling okay?”
Finally, he cleared his throat and carefully opened his mouth.
“Yes… “Of course.”
Actually, it was just a cold that got better when I woke up after a night of sleep.
For a moment, a feeling of regret came over me.
If I had told him I wasn’t okay and that I was still sick, he would have paid more attention to me.
He would have come closer and touched my forehead or comforted me when I was sick.
However, the fact that I had already accepted that was a thing of the past that I could not go back to.
“Yes, I’m glad.”
As he said that, he smiled warmly.
Did he think of me that much while he couldn’t go to school?
He bit his lip and lowered his head, suppressing the urge to come.
I want to be hugged right now.
However, if I saw that person pushing me away with even the slightest sign of embarrassment, I was sure that I would get hurt and cry.
I thought that if that happened, he would get tired of me being unruly and leave, so I sat there and quietly looked at the pattern on the carpet.
“Ahahahaha… “Now that I’m here, I don’t know what to say first.”
I saw the person smiling and talking to lighten the mood.
If things continued like this, there was no doubt that time would just pass by without any conversation like last weekend.
The night is not long.
I knew that the time I was looking forward to would pass quickly.
“…… Would you like some tea?”
That’s why I gathered my courage and stood up.
“Uh…… Huh.”
While he was preparing tea and taking out a cup, he was looking around his room.
“…… Sir, excuse me. Staring at the lady’s room like that….”
“Oh, sorry.”
I hold out my glass and sit across from him again.
“…… “For some reason, I drink tea a lot these days.”
“Doesn’t this suit your taste?”
“No, it’s not like that….”
Minsu opened his mouth as he put down his glass.
“Actually, I stopped by once this afternoon.”
“Ah… ….”
“I was treated to tea by Elena.”
“……… ….”
That’s… ….
“I knew I couldn’t visit the hospital, but… “As expected, I got kicked out.”
“So… ….”
“Yes. I miss Shiraishi… “I came here secretly.”
I looked blankly at the person who was giggling and playfully squinting one of his eyes.
“Me too……….”
“Huh?”
“Me too… I missed you….”
On the other hand, my tone of voice was a 100% sincere confession, with no hint of joking or anything like that.
So he closed his mouth and looked distressed for a moment.
Seeing him like that made his heart ache.
I knew that my sincerity would only cause trouble to him.
However, that is only something we know.
Even though I tried to push through reason, at some point my true feelings came out and ruined the relationship between me and him, and I couldn’t bear it.
“Ah… Oh, of course… Yuuki-sama and Kato-san… The students in our class also… I wanted to see you as soon as possible….”
That’s why I added an additional explanation quickly.
“Eri too… Lunch time when we all get together… Preparations for the cultural festival… Entire… ….”
The blurry words cannot completely cover my true feelings.
“Shiraishi.”
Looking at me like that, he firmly spoke out.
“Yes.”
“Tell me honestly.”
“…… What…… “You mean?”
The moonlight coming through the window of the dark room surrounds us.
“Really… “Do you like Yuuki?”
He asked me once more about my sincerity.
“…………….”
I shook my head without saying a word.
I was scared and scared, but it was impossible to deceive my heart under the moonlit night sky.
***
In this world, Shiraishi’s lack was merely a setting for her as a tool to connect her and her Yuuki.
To that extent, her past and situation were only shown through a brief explanation.
I was mistaken in thinking that I knew her based solely on that, but in reality, that wasn’t the case at all.
Akira Shiraishi was a fragile girl whose heart was much weaker than I thought, and at the same time, her body was not very strong.
The reason she came to this neighborhood when she was young was for her recuperation. At that time, she was often sick, and because her mother passed away without being able to overcome her illness, her Shiraishi family also cared for and protected her daughter very much.
It has now become a frustrating chain that binds her.
Her beginnings were from her desire to protect her sickly child.
After escaping from Yuuki and Haruna, who became her first friends, she entered a young girl’s academy in a faraway place, where she experienced many trials and errors.
She was more honest and pure than anyone else, and she did not know how to hide herself.
That’s why, unlike Yuuki and Haruna, she couldn’t easily blend into relationships with the ladies who formed their own network.
Shiraishi wanted to be friendly and get along with everyone, but it was another wilderness where people were ranked based on their origins and family positions.
At that academy, she could not easily become friends with anyone, and without being able to open her heart, she grew up lonely, building up her own abilities.
In her heart, she always harbored only loneliness and memories of the past.
She is constantly in conflict with her family, who overly protect her and try to control her.
Those incidents and Shiraishi’s own trauma overlapped, and she reached her limit.
“…… “I ran away to this villa.”
She came back to this place.
I guess this big mansion was a villa.
I heard Shiraishi’s story from her childhood directly from her, and matched it with the information I knew about her.
Only then did I feel like I knew a little bit about her.
“So on that day… “I expressed my honest feelings to Yuuki and apologized.”
“……… So.”
You broke up with Yuuki that day.
When I found out the whole story, I sighed and remembered chasing Yuuki.
I felt like I would have to apologize to Yuuki separately later.
“If that was the case… ….”
I asked, shaking the already cold glass.
“Why did you lie then?”
Clearly, Shiraishi insisted so forcefully that it would seem strange to anyone.
I still have feelings for Yuuki.
However, it looked very unnatural.
Her image at that time remained in my mind, creating the current situation.
Dawn deepens.
“……… ….”
I didn’t really mean to interrogate her.
In response to my honest question, Shiraishi closed her mouth and became sullen.
“No… She’s not really trying to be angry… Just….”
There may be no particular reason.
It could be that he was just embarrassed, so he tried to avoid that moment.
“I… ….”
But she spoke slowly.
“I haven’t had anyone I could call a friend for so long.”
“……… ….”
“There were times when she argued with her father, who was her only blood relative.”
With her friends and family.
The only support for Shiraishi, who has nowhere to put his mind, is…….
I was mistaken in thinking that Yuuki could do that.
That’s all she expects and wants.
“But not now.”
Shiraishi raised her head and looked at me.
“I now have a friend she can play with and a precious person she can confide in.”
“……… ….”
A place where you can pour out your feelings… Important person.
“To that person… “I didn’t want to be hated.”
“Shiraishi….”
“I lied… If you find out that you’ve been with him all this time just because you wanted to run away….”
Well.
Yukina Haruna, Takase-senpai.
The same goes for relationships with students in the same class.
I also spent a lot of time with Shiraishi.
That kind of me is something of Shiraishi. I didn’t realize that it was one of the precious relationships in my heart.
Like a fool.
“That can’t be possible.”
He suddenly placed his hand on her head.
“Just because of something like that… “Do you think I hate Shiraishi?”
“……… ….”
I spoke lightly.
“You are still my friend… I want to continue to travel around together and share various unique experiences…….”
I stroke her soft hair.
“…… That… precious… “It’s a person.”
Although she was a little embarrassed, I also returned the words to her.
“……… ….”
Avoiding Shiraishi’s eyes, which were staring at me blankly, I looked out her window.
“Wow, the sun has risen.”
As the story got longer, the dawn sky was getting brighter.
“Shiraishi. “What time do you wake up?”
“Yes? Ah… ….”
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Obviously, employees will come in when the time comes.
I had to find the right time to leave.
“Elena will be there soon…” .”
“You could get caught by that person.”
When I sense a suspicious presence, I immediately open the closet or look under the bed.
“I…… I have to stay in bed again today….”
Shiraishi raised her body and carefully climbed onto her bed.
Then she got inside and lifted the blanket towards me.
“Listen…… “Please come.”
“Huh?”
Although there is a possibility of looking into all kinds of other places, I don’t dare look inside the bed.
I knew the reason, but no matter what….
“Can I come in?”
“Yes, what… of course….”
At a glance, it seems warm, fluffy, and has a nice scent.
I started to hear birds chirping, and soon I heard a sound coming up the stairs beyond the door.
“Uh… hurry… !”
As Shiraishi hurriedly urged her on, she hid under her blanket with a confused feeling.
At the same time, I heard the sound of her door opening.
“……… Good morning.”
“Ah… Good morning. “Elena.”
That’s all the conversation is about.
She felt a sense of déjà vu, and as she waited with excitement in her blanket, she heard the sound of her curtains being drawn aside and her window being opened.
“How’s your fever?”
“Wow, I went down a lot, but… “I think I need to rest today.”
“Is that so?”
Approaching steps.
“Then today’s meal is…” .”
“I will do it in my room. “I would like some warm porridge like yesterday.”
“…… All right.”
That kind of insignificant conversation continues.
Elena’s voice came from far away, as if she was leaving the room.
“Okay then.”
“Yes….”
But there was no sound of the door closing.
“…… Huh, Elena? “Do you have something to say?”
“……… ….”
An uneasy silence continues.
“Last night… “Did you sleep well?”
“……… Yes yes… ! “Of course!”
There is no need to shout so loudly….
She held her breath and waited for Elena’s words, not knowing whether she was good at acting or not.
“……… Okay. Fortunately, the.”
At that moment, I naturally realized. That woman definitely knows.
Knowing but pretending not to know.
“…… “Okay then.”
The door finally closes.
Right after that, Shiraishi’s face was as red as a blush as he took off the blanket.
“Quick, quickly…” “The only chance is now!”
“I understand, but was her face that red when she was talking to Elena?”
“Well, that’s right…” ! “This is the first time I’ve had a man in my bed!”
So, he would definitely have been caught.
I went out to the balcony with a bitter smile.
“Tsu, the floor is high…… Would you mind? Even if it’s a rope that can tie something… !”
“You fool… ! “Where is the time for that?”
We both moved quickly, talking in rapid succession.
I stepped on the balcony railing as soon as I could.
“Okay, then Shiraishi. I’m going.”
“Yes!”
Fortunately, it is not that scary of a height.
I quickly jumped down without even being able to exchange proper greetings.
“Mi, Minsu… !”
I told you not to make a loud noise.
I raised my hand to Shiraishi, who was crying out to me with concern, and got up from the grass.
“Okay, next time… I’ll go… !”
“Don’t come!”
What are you talking about?
I put my index finger to my mouth and waved my hand.
Shiraishi covered his mouth with one hand and jumped up and down on the spot, waving his arms.
When I looked back after climbing over the wall and leaving the Shiraishi residence, Shiraishi was still standing on the balcony, looking this way.