The Love of My Childhood Friend, Who Has Overcome a Terminally Ill Diagnosis, Is Overwhelming
The day after I promised Kanade’s mother that I would help her write a nonfiction novel about Kanade, I was relaxing and studying in my room.
Ideally, I wanted to release the sequel to the nonfiction novel as soon as possible so as not to miss the window of opportunity, but it seemed Kanade’s mother had plans to travel to the countryside for a lecture today, so—reluctantly—our interview plans had to be postponed.
So, in the end, I ended up welcoming Kanade over to my house as usual today for our study session.
I woke up an hour ago, but since I wasn’t very hungry, I skipped breakfast and have been holed up in my room, studying hard.
My parents… they’ve probably already left the house for work by now.
That meant I’d have to make breakfast myself, and with that thought making me feel even more reluctant to eat…
Knock, knock
Someone knocked on the door to my room.
Is it Mom?
Wondering that…
“Yes?”
I answered from behind the door.
“A-kun. Good morning.”
…The face that peeked in from the other side of the door, which swung open with a clank, was Kanade’s.
“Oh, Kanade. Good morning.”
“Come on. I’ve been waiting downstairs the whole time, but you just wouldn’t come down.”
Kanade was upset.
…Wait, so she’d been waiting in the living room the whole time?
I thought she just stopped by before school during the first semester… but come to think of it, she’s been making breakfast for me every day during summer break, too.
…
………
Could it be that she has too much free time?
“Anyway, why don’t you just eat breakfast? I can’t do the dishes right now.”
“Oh, okay.”
“Hehe. Starting tomorrow, don’t use the ‘summer vacation’ excuse—make sure to come down to the living room properly, okay?”
“Oh, okay.”
After that, I went to the living room with Kanade, ate the breakfast she’d prepared for me, and decided to chat with her there for a while.
“…Come to think of it, Kanade, that outfit really suits you today.”
After chatting for about thirty minutes… I decided to compliment Kanade on her outfit for the day.
Kanade was wearing a white sleeveless dress.
Since she usually wears outfits featuring the wide-leg pants that are trendy these days, it struck me as something of a novelty.
…That said, even though it felt unusual, the outfit actually suited her very well.
Kanade’s skin is so pale it’s as if she’s never been exposed to the sun, her arms are so slender they look like they might snap if I even touched them lightly, and above all, the white dress perfectly matches her delicate image.
“……Ah, A-kun. That’s embarrassing.”
As I stared intently at Kanade’s outfit, she blushed and looked away.
I wonder what’s going on?
“…Ahem. To be honest, I’m really happy that you complimented me, A-kun.”
After clearing her throat, Kanade said this in a polite tone and smiled.
“But… there’s a reason I came dressed like this today.”
“Is there a reason?”
“Yeah. …You see, Ayaka-chan actually invited me to go have lunch with her today.”
“Oh, really?”
…But I wasn’t invited.
It seems the two of them are really close now. …Leaving me out of it.
“So, Akkun, you should go change your clothes soon, too.”
“Huh?”
“Don’t say ‘huh?’ I was invited to go eat by Ayaka-chan. You’re invited too, Akkun.”
…Oh, I see. I was invited after all. Phew.
“Got it. I’ll go get changed right away.”
“Okay. Oh, wait a sec.”
“What?”
“I’ll decide what you’re going to wear.”
“Huh?”
“I’ll decide what you’re going to wear.”
“No, I can handle that myself…”
“I’ll decide what you’re going to wear.”
“…Okay.”
With her being so pushy like this, I wonder what would happen if I kept saying no?
Could it be that Kanade would just keep repeating the same thing over and over until I said “okay”?
……I’m kind of curious.
“Well then, let’s hurry up and go to your room!”
Kanade stood up.
Maiasa