A Cheeky Childhood Friend Found a Suicide Note I’d Written for Fun a Long Time Ago, and as a Result, She Suddenly Became Very Clingy and Wouldn’t Leave Me
I made it back to my house from the amusement park, but I had a new problem. That is, I had discovered yet another new species of clingy bug.
It was not Kaori, but Sarina chan who was hugging me.
“Um…..Sarina chan San? Isn’t it time for you to go home…..”
“Yes, but I’m afraid of ghosts, so I’m staying over today.”
“Excuse me !? N-no, no, no, that’s not something your mother would allow…..”
“I’ve already called her. She said she would bring me a change of clothes and other things later.”
She then shows me the text messages on her phone. There was indeed a text message on there that allowed her to stay at my house.
Sarina chan’s mother, don’t you trust me too much? Well, I’m glad that she trusts me.
I nodded my head, roundly thinking that if her mother gave her permission, I had no choice.
“Thank you very much. Well then, let’s prepare dinner first.”
“Right. I’ll get a few things done before it’s completely midnight.”
We stood in the kitchen as we did during the day, cooking together and spending a moment around the table, forgetting about the ghosts.
The intercom rang after a while and Sarina chan’s mother came in and gave her some clothes to change into and a toothbrush.
“….. Um, are you sure you can trust me this easily? You still don’t know what kind of guy I am……”
I ask Sarina chan’s mother this question at the door.
She fiddled with her milk tea-colored hair, chuckled a little, and replied.
“I’ve heard a lot about you from my husband. I’m sure it’ll be fine if it’s you.”
“….Is that right? Thank you, I guess?”
She put her hand on my head as if she were looking at her own child and began to stroke it gently. I can feel the warmth soaking into me.
And I was convinced that, ah, the root of all evil is that grandfather after all.
Sarina chan’s mother gives me a small wave of her hand, then gets into the car she must have been driving and heads home.
“Well, now. Sarina-chan, what about the bath?”
“I honestly don’t want to, but I don’t want to be unhygienic after all, so I’ll take a bath.
“I see. …………Um, then why am I being pulled……?”
I’m trying to grab a change of clothes and head to the bathroom as well, but I was being pulled by her.
“? What do you mean? Of course it’s because we’re going to take a bath together.”
“Wha !!?”
No, but she’s still such a little girl, she might still be taking a bath with her mother or something.
I mean, she’s my little sister, after all, so there’s no problem…..I guess? On the other hand, if I let her take a bath alone and she gets hurt or drowns, I think that would be a big problem……
“Haa….. Okay, I’ll take a quick bath with you.”
“Yay. Can I float my friend, Mt. Ducky?”
“Sure. Float him as much as you want.”
I went to the bathroom with a change of clothes and got in the bathtub with her.
I was not in a situation where I was scared to death because of the presence of the little one.
“Onii sama. The shampoo is too stiff for me. If I don’t change it soon, there’s a chance I’ll go bald in the future.”
“Don’t be silly. We commoners don’t wash our hair with expensive shampoo.”
“Is this what you call a ‘normal life’? I see. It is a good experience. Oh, please wash there more.”
“Yeah yeah, young lady.”
I put on a shampoo hat and washed her head, and I felt that we were really brother and sister.
After we finished washing our hair and bodies, we both soaked in the bath side by side. I was soaked in the bathtub side by side with her friend Mr. Ducky.
“Wow…….. I can’t do without it.
“……Where did you learn that word?”
“I listen to it almost every time I take a bath with my father.”
“Oh, well, he used to say that too…… He hasn’t changed.”
It seems like I’m still as exhausted by society as ever, and a wave of nostalgia begins to wash over me.
Whenever I’m with Sarina chan, I can’t help but think of my father, but it’s me who had been rejecting him until now. I also wonder if it’s okay to meet him that easily.
I get out of the bath before I fall asleep and dry Sarina chan’s long hair first, then dry my own.
“Now all we have to do is sleep, but…..my mom’s bed is empty, so do you wanna sleep there?”
“Onii sama, isn’t that a foolish question?”
“…..You wanna sleep with me?”
She was nodding along like a red beetle while holding her favorite stuffed giant isopod that she had just picked up.
Well, it’s not like I’m going to sleep with someone of the opposite sex at my age, so there won’t be any problems. She’s my little sister.
Obviously, unlike Kaori and Fuyuki, my guard has been lowered and I readily accept it.
“Then, let’s go to bed.”
“Yes, Onii-sama. …..But what if a ghost attacks us…..?”
“I’m sure you’ll be fine. Kaori’s house is right around the corner, so if you call for help she’ll come right away.”
“Kaori Onee sama…!? Fufu, that’s reassuring.”
She was dozing off, clinging tightly to me. With the high body temperature typical of children and the fatigue I’d accumulated from the amusement park, I thought I’d fall asleep soon too.
After making sure Sarina chan was asleep, I closed my eyes and lost consciousness.
# # #
“Serito, I’m home〜♪ Aren’t you still sleeping?”
Serito’s mother came back from her business trip in the morning.
She came up to his room and peeled back the covers to wake her son, but there was a girl there.
“…………. M-my son is….a criminal….!?!?”
Apparently, his mother’s heart was pounding the whole time until Serito woke up and explained the situation.
Maitoshi