Walking home as usual, the distant horizon melts with the sea, and the occasional sound of waves can be heard. "Alas......" I sighed at this time, and my expression was a little depressed.

At this moment, my stomach made a noise. — Because I haven't eaten anything since last night, and there's only a few cans left in the fridge that I bought last week. There's not much left. With this in mind, I turned left at the second intersection and walked a little further. It didn't take long for the residential area to become prominent.

"I'm back."

When he came back to his senses, he had already taken out the key from his trouser pocket, inserted it into the keyhole, and turned it clockwise. Although they said hello, there was no one at home. —The room was so dark that you couldn't even see your feet, so put your hand on the switch on the wall......

Maybe it's the reason for the voltage instability? After a few flickerings, the room slowly lit up. At this time, Lola also changed into sandals, and then gave her body to gravity and sat down on the sofa in the living room.

By the way, throw the shopping bag aside, which is filled with minced meat and onions.

After stuffing these into the fridge, I took a can of beer from the corner and sighed again. He lay down on the sofa with a depressed expression...... Ever since I talked to Chihiro, my thinking has been like a mess, and I can't organize it well......

"It's really ......"

I couldn't help but sigh again, and when I raised the beer I had just brought from the refrigerator to my eyes, I couldn't help but take a few sips as if to vent my dissatisfaction. "Anyway, what he said should be true, right? After all, that guy has no reason to lie to me......"

While thinking about this, I walked to the bathroom. "Let's take a shower, anyway, even if you want to break your head, you can't come to a decent conclusion now-" Thinking of this, he reached out and turned on the faucet, and put his phone on the washstand next to him.

Just as I was about to test the temperature of the water with my fingertips, something broke into the corner of my field of vision that shouldn't have existed. - There are a few pieces of clothing in the washing machine, which look like they were put in not long ago. "Who's?"

Suddenly, I was stunned for a moment before I noticed myself in the mirror. That expression almost startled me. "It's so ugly......" I couldn't help but laugh wryly a few times as if exclaiming.

"Did Mom come back?"

Just as I was thinking this, there was movement in the hallway. Suddenly, I was surprised and left to go out to confirm, but just as I was about to push open the door, I heard another person's voice. "Huh?"

"How?"

"Someone came back first." Mom's voice was a little surprised, she didn't seem to think that I would come back. At this time, another voice also seemed surprised. Even a little nervous and flustered. "Then I'll do it another day—"

"I don't need to!"

Suddenly, I unceremoniously drowned out his voice and appeared in the hallway. "Lola? You, when did you come back? "When my mother saw my face, her expression was very complicated, she was very shaken, and her voice became a little strange.

"Just now."

I said as I wiped my hair with a towel. "Looks like I'm bothering you. It's fine, I'm not going to stay any longer anyway—" I said, passing the man. Not a single word was ever said again.

After a while, I changed my shoes and put my hand on the doorknob.

"I'm leaving."

Said with his back to the two. "Wait, you go, but Lola, do you have a place to go?" At this point, I felt the corners of my clothes being pulled. So he turned around and said, "What?" The moment the two of us looked at each other, my mother's expression stopped talking.

"It's okay with you, right?"

With that, I shook off her hand, looked over my shoulder, and glanced at the man standing behind her. Then, suddenly, as if suddenly, it became clear what the reason for my anger from the beginning to the present moment was.

At this time, he seemed to cower back because he was staring at me. "That's it—" With that, I left the place as fast as I could, and went downstairs to find a bench where no one was around.

Take your phone out of your pocket and light up the screen to open your contacts. "Where to go? Why don't you just find a place to rest and talk about it tomorrow? "Just as I was feeling embarrassed about this, I heard footsteps.

"At this time, there are very few people on the streets—"

Just as I felt strange and looked up, the two of us happened to be looking at each other. The other party was looking at me, too—a girl, about the same height as me. "It's so late, why are you here?"

Probably out of curiosity, right? She asked.

Then sit down next to me and put the bag next to me. "What about you? Isn't it the same? I asked, a little irritated. I? Just got back from work. Speaking of which, you seem to have misunderstood something, right? ”

As she spoke, she laughed a few times. At this moment, the street light next to it also happened to turn on. The light that slowly fell from the top of his head landed right at his feet. Thanks to this, I was able to see her face clearly......

"Natsume......?"

It was the first time we met, but I could naturally call her by name. "Huh?" Suddenly, Natsume's eyes couldn't help but widen in surprise. "Sister Lola......? Well, why is it so late that you are here alone? ”

As she spoke, she blinked several more times, and then, looking at my face suspiciously.

"He told me all before. Just after you make an excuse to leave the restaurant—"

With that, I smiled at her. "Really? He's told you all......" I nodded. "On the way to school." Then, in a slightly cold tone, he added. "No wonder, he told you all......"

As soon as the words fell, Natsume leaned back in his chair and raised his head and said with a sigh. "How do you feel about that?" Then, as if joking, the light of the street lamp leaned over and asked. "She's really nice to me over there."

At this point, my expression softened.

But as soon as I finished speaking, I realized that I seemed to have slipped out of my mouth - I wanted to remedy it, but it was too late. Because, Natsume is now laughing so much that tears are about to fall out. Helpless and a little embarrassed, I looked at her. He asked in a cold tone as he slowly looked away.

"How?"

Suddenly, feeling a little uncomfortable, I looked at her face again. "I just didn't expect you to be so honest." As he spoke, Natsume laughed a few more times. But when I saw my expression becoming serious unconsciously, I immediately stopped.

"There's nothing to hide from that, right?"

I was stunned for a moment, and said in a somewhat incomprehensible voice. "So, do you like him?"

Natsume asked as she slowly moved over.

His expression suddenly became very serious. "Huh? Why do you feel that way? I stood up and walked to the vending machine next to me. I took a coin out of the pocket on the inside of my coat and put it in the coin slot next to it. After a while, I got the coffee I wanted.

By the way, hers, of course, too.

"Here, count me on—" I said as I handed her the coffee. At this time, Natsume was stunned for a moment, and then happily reached out to take it. "Back to the topic...... "At this point, I sat down again." I didn't like him. ”

Then, answering her question.

"I don't think that's what I think over there, but I probably like it. Even so—" I looked away from Natsume's slightly surprised and curious face, looking at the coffee can that had been pulled out of the broken coffee in my hand.

"Even so, it's not my feelings, is it?"

Natsume didn't speak for a long time, so unconsciously, the silence that made people feel a little irritated began to spread gradually...... "That's the case, I see! But it didn't take long for Natsume to accept it when I was worried that she might be hit.

"By the way, Sister Lola, were you kicked out?"

So, she immediately moved on to another topic, her voice still as curious. "Yes......" Suddenly, I even seemed to cry in my voice. Just now! While turning his face to Natsume's invisible, he said in a very unconvinced voice.

At this time, Natsume's expression couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, so he had to pretend to be stupid and laugh with me a few times. Then, observe my expression from the side. "W-do you want to go to us?" Then, suddenly, he proposed.

"Why?"

For a moment, I kindly wanted to laugh, but held back. "Because, you don't have anywhere to go now, do you? If there were, I wouldn't be sitting here anymore. With that, Natsume pointed to the chair. So I don't think it's a bad idea......"

"Okay......"

I can't think of any other way, and I can't argue with it at all. Because, what Natsume said is basically the truth. "Then I'll let you lead the way—" I said, standing up. Natsume immediately followed suit.

"Good!"

Then, with some excitement and some expectation, he walked up to me and handed me his hand.