Riding on a motorcycle, through a long period of darkness, Morimi returned to the door of his yard.

Getting out of the car, she stood aside and watched Hikaru Takikawa turn the head of the car.

"Would you be scared if you went back alone?"

She laughed, "I'm afraid to die." ”

Looking down at the bright headlights, Morimi looked at her again, "Be careful on the road." ”

"Hmm. Good night~"

"Good night."

The rickety lights illuminated the road, and the spots of light cast finally lengthened when they returned to the prefectural road.

Drops –

The motorcycle girl blew her horn and left, and she also turned around and walked into the courtyard.

Opening the door and closing the door, she put her things down, and she turned to sit down in the hallway.

Taking off her shoes and throwing them away, she fell backwards and threw herself on the cold floor.

“……”

The room was pitch black, and there was no difference between open and closed eyes.

And in the darkness of her choice, she always thinks of what happened in another darkness.

"What the hell are you doing......

She opened her eyes, raised her hand and touched her lips, then reached in again, touching the tiny wound in her lips.

The pain is gone, or it could be that she is numb.

The brief and rough collision left not only a wound that could be touched, but also an invisible barrier.

What the hell are you doing......

She lay in the dark and asked herself again.

At the moment when the impulse occurred, she had already thought of an excuse to explain after the impulse.

"Because I can't get used to the way you always kiss casually in front of others, I want to teach you a lesson......"

A terrible excuse that no one will believe.

But he didn't ask anything.

But she could also see that silence was only a harbinger.

Will he tear apart the ambiguity as he did with a starfish, or will he ......

Buzz –

The phone vibrated suddenly.

“……”

Morimi opened his eyes, felt his pocket, and found that he was a little afraid to face it.

From then to now, after such a long silence, what would he say to her?

"Thank you for your kindness, but I'm sorry, I already have a girlfriend......?"

She muttered.

No, after she chose to be rough, he wouldn't have refused in such a gentle way.

"Stay away from me...... Don't let me see you again? ”

She couldn't guess.

But no matter the way, his attitude is clear.

Keep her away from him.

Do you regret it...... She asked herself.

Because of the impulse of the moment, there is no room for continued ambiguity.

She hadn't even explained her intentions to him properly - unabashedly, in her own name, in the name of Kazuha Morimi.

Sick of it......

After lying like this for five or six minutes, Morimi still found the mobile phone in his pocket.

She took a deep breath and held her phone in front of her.

LIGHT: I'm home.

“……”

The tense body relaxes all at once.

She wanted to laugh and scream.

"I was nervous for a long time...... Like a fool. ”

She didn't know whether she was relieved or a little disappointed the moment she saw the news.

Kazuha: Okay.

Replying to the message, tossing her phone aside, she got on her side again, curled up on the floor.

Did he really say nothing?

Are you used to kissing and don't care at all?

- He has been kissing skillfully on starfish since he was a child, and now he is sticking to Naoko every day.

Or did he simply not have time to pay attention to her?

Morimi lay down again, looking at the darkness overhead.

At this time, he must also be staying with Naoko.

The two had been living together long before their relationship was confirmed, and it is not surprising that they would take any step now...... But the convenience store clerk said he had never bought condoms there.

Was he bold enough not to use it, or did he buy it somewhere else?

Or maybe they're not there yet......

Before thinking more and more, Morimi forcibly pulled back his thoughts.

Touching her phone, she clicked on his chat box again and stared at it for a while.

The conversation between the two was a few days ago, the day he asked her to stay in the Restoration Department.

They are front and back tables, because there are many opportunities to talk during the day, and there is basically not much communication on mobile phones.

Should she take the initiative to ask?

Or was she in a hurry to get a definite result from him, which was already predestined?

“……”

She suddenly sensed the reason for her impulsiveness from another angle.

She didn't want to give herself any more leeway.

She wanted to end this state of not getting and wanting.

Since you can't make up your mind on your side, let him be forced to cut.

…… Is that really the case?

After the fact, I always find hundreds or even thousands of reasons.

In the confusion and constant speculation, the only truth she can affirm is her own emotions at this time.

She was afraid of the outcome that was already predestined.

She didn't want it to end like this......

She was almost huddled, her thoughts in a mess.

It's all his fault...... Or don't say anything.

Smack.

The phone slipped to the floor.

She didn't want to care, and raised her hand to touch her lips.

She didn't even have time to properly appreciate the so-called kissing feeling, so she pushed him away in pain.

But even if he didn't, when he reacted, she would also be pushed away.

His hand also reached in, touched the wound that seemed to have healed, and took it out again.

I can't smell the rust of blood anymore.

She had no experience with kissing — not entirely anymore — but she knew something.

Emotions are on the rise.

Whether it's worrying, scared, or something else, take the initiative to hide at this time.

The mind is tense and all the attention is focused on one point.

She closed her eyes and allowed herself to return to the darkness.

His chest...... His neck......

And also......

"Spring Sea ......"

She finally took the last step and stepped into a light blanket.

“……”

The leg hung limply again.

Her brain was empty, she didn't want to think about anything, she just lay on the floor.

Darkness, silence.

Until the sound of cars came from the yard outside the door.

“……”

The light of the headlights also shines through the gaps.

Someone's coming?

"Kazuha—"

Mom and Dad are here!

She didn't have time to think about why her parents came over tonight, so she got up from the ground, picked up the schoolbag, mobile phone and other things that were thrown aside, and was about to go upstairs to hide, when she thought of something again, and came back and wiped it on the floor twice.

As soon as I escaped to the second floor, I heard the sound of the door opening from below.

"Kazuha—"

Throwing everything into the room, she straightened her dress and skirt a little, took a deep breath, and forced herself to calm down—at least it looked calm.

Walking down the stairs, the parents had already gone to the living room.

"Mom?"

"Haven't you taken a shower yet?" Chieda Morimi looked at her daughter's uniform.

"Hmm......" she tugged at her skirt again, "why are you here?" ”

"Come and get something, I'll rest here at night."

"What's that?"

"Picnic mats or something."

"Eh......"

Morimi Chieda smiled slightly.

"Tomorrow is the weekend, and Dad wants to take a day off and go to Tsumae Park to feel the atmosphere of the cherry blossom festival...... That is, to go on a picnic. ”

I see.

"Kazuha rest early, ...... tomorrow"

"I'm not going."

"Huh?"

She turned back into the darkness.

"I'm a little tired......"

(End of chapter)