After My Childhood Friend Rejected Me, I Cut My Bangs and Took off My Glasses in Shock, and I Became Popular With the Girls. And I Don’t Like It When She Wants to Be Friends With Me Again…..
“I was just pretending to be good friends with you for my parents’ sake, and I don’t like you at all.”
Sato Mika, my childhood friend, had a disapproving look on her face.
“In the first place, you should do something about your lousy haircut and glasses. Did you really think you’d be a match for me? In fact, I don’t even like you
lol”
Mika, who was smiling with her arms folded, was not the Mika I liked.
“I mean, why would you call a place like this even though it’s after school? It’s damp and uncomfortable in the back, and I have something to do after this.”
“I’m sorry, …….”
“Sorry for what? I don’t understand.”
Mika scoffed at me as I slumped my head, then left with a bored sigh.
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Spring of my senior year of high school.
I, Inoshita Rikuto, was dumped by my childhood friend of ten years.
To be honest, I thought I could make it.
Because we were very close, and our parents were friends, so we had seen each other frequently for a long time.
But it was no good.
“Haaaa, I’m home. ……”
I couldn’t hide my shock and came home.
“Ara, welcome home. What’s wrong with your face?”
My mother welcomed me home, but I couldn’t bring myself to talk about anything.
I had just had my heart broken an hour before, so I didn’t have much choice.
“…… well, a lot has happened.”
“Hmmm, …… maybe you got your heart broken?”
“Eh?”
How do you know?
“No way! I got hit!? Who, who dumped you?”
“Mom, don’t ask that kind of thing so casually.”
“No, I don’t mean to make fun of you or blame you. It is just that I am curious about the love life of my son, who has never talked about his love life.”
“Well, that’s true.”
I understand how you feel. I can feel that she cares about me, even though I’m such an unsophisticated person.
“So, how is it? Don’t tell me, Mika chan?”
Mom poked me with her elbow as I took off my shoes.
“It’s Mika.”
“Eh?”
“I said, it’s Mika who’s on the other side.”
“So it’s Mika chan …..”
Mom was surprised when she opened her mouth and said, “Well!” I was surprised to see her mouth open.
“I got dumped pretty hard though. Ah… I thought I could make it.”
“I hope you think it’s a good experience, right?”
“Aren’t you too positive? Mika was my first love, and I can’t get over it easily.”
I sat down on the sofa in the living room.
I felt tired and exhausted. I felt exhausted.
“Hmm, maybe it’s wrong for a mother to say something like this, but I’m glad it’s not Mika-chan.”
“Huh? Why? She’s always had a bright personality and been kind to me, and although she’s on the verge of crying, she’s oddly strong, and she has beautiful hair and a cute face. Honestly, I don’t think I can think of anything other than Mika”
I often hear that childhood friends are not easy to fall in love with, but I still liked Mika. No, I loved her.
I don’t want to deny it too lightly.
“You don’t know……do you? Mika chan’s house doesn’t have a very good reputation, you know.”
“Reputation?”
My mother is a housewife, so she seems to have a lot of information, but I’ve never heard anything like that.
“Yes, her father is overseas on his own assignment, right? During that time, her mother seems to have been giving away various men to her home, and it is well known that she has also been recruiting neighbors into multi-level marketing. It seems like there were people who saw Mika-chan herself at a restaurant at night, which seemed a bit dangerous…”
“Seriously?”
“Seriously.”
Mom didn’t seem to be joking. On the contrary, she had a stunned but serious look on her face.
“…. so you’re glad I got dumped?”
“It’s as they say, where there’s no fire there’s no smoke, and if it’s true to its reputation, it’s a good thing you didn’t get too deep into it.”
“Uh, yeah …… well, I see …… that’s a shocker.”
The simple shock of being dumped by Mika and the weird positive information that it was probably a good thing that I was dumped because of Mika’s bad reputation in the family……. So this is what you call a good dilemma.
“Anyway, you’re still young and should experience a broken heart or two. And …… looks alone don’t tell you anything about a man or woman. Look at what’s inside.”
“Yes. Thanks, Mom.”
“Yeah. I’ll call you when dinner is ready.”
Mom smiled and went to the kitchen.
She was as kind as ever. She seemed to be doing a good job of comforting me so that I wouldn’t get too worked up.
This is what I call the benefit of age.
“Are you thinking about something strange?”
“! I’m not thinking anything! I’m going to do some muscle training!”
I guess it’s a sign of life’s experience that she can read my mind.
Well, I’ve changed my mind somewhat, but the shock of my broken heart has not healed yet.
Today, I’m going to work out with more energy than usual!
-Maiban
Wtf, a good parent? In my JP novel?