Chapter 12:
[Hiromi's POV]
'You're more of a monster than a mother as I'm expecting...'
'You're insane...'
'If I were Shiota-kun, I'll leave here without leaving a single feeling, but anger...'
'I can't withstand such monster—I mean, 'mother' like you...'
'You're actually 'killing' your own son...'
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"'Monster... huh?"
"'Insane... anger..."
"'Killing'... my own... son... huh?"
Every time... every time his words are infiltrating my mind...
... I 'am' ravaging.
"THAT BITCH!"
I exclaimed, knowing the fact that I am all alone here. But soon, Nagisa will arrive here... with his 'innocent' face. I should be quiet for now, but...
... thanks to that bitch, my appetite was drained to the fullest in an instant.
"Sorry Nagisa, I can't eat anymore tonight."
I mumbled. In just a few seconds, I heard the door opens—Nagisa finally arrived. So, as a 'good and a right' mother, I rise from my seat, greeting Nagisa, faking my 'welcoming' beam.
"Nagisa, I'm not feeling well tonight. Is it okay if you eat alone here? Don't worry, I'm fine. I'll just rest."
"Eh? Did you ate already, mom?"
"I have no appetite right now, Nagisa. Just go and eat, okay?"
He nodded. "Okay."
I head straight in my room and locked the door. My face is heating up, almost ready to fly into a rage, wants to throw everything I could grip. But I didn't do it. Instead, I try to calm down myself.
"You won't be able to step here again, Akabane. You won't be able again. I won't let you to reach me again—you're just a student brat—you can't talk to an educated mother like me like that!"
[Nagisa's POV]
"Mom?"
I mumbled, seeing mom's face doesn't seem well—in the mood. I could sense her ire streaming from head to toe. Also, her face is red – full of wrath and desire to 'kill' a person.
"I wonder what happened..."
- TIME SKIP: MORNING -
Today has no classes. Meaning, I'm all free today, because we have no homeworks or any tasks to do—a complete rest day. But instead to waste this day, I decided to help my mother in groceries, picking up some food supplies. Her mood; I guess, she calmed down already. I'm still wondering what was happened last night...
"Nagisa"
"Ah—yes mom?"
"Do you have something in your mind that you want to buy? Go, pick some. Chips, biscuits or whatever is fine."
"Huh? R-really?"
"Yeah. It's fine. Go, I'll wait on the line."
"Sure!"
I went to the chips section immediately to choose some chips I'd like to brought home for today, walking as fast as I could, so that I can still add those in mom's groceries.
"Let's see... noodles section... sweets... ah, there—"
"Yo, Shiota-kun."
I feel my eyes widened
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"... Akabane...-kun..."
"Woah, you seemed surprised, huh? What's wrong?"
Akabane-kun... he seems like the usual, carrying his own basket loaded with a lot of stuffs too. I inspected everything – from head to toe. Nothing's new. But it doesn't mean that I can't ask him some questions regarding yesterday, can I?
"Ah, nothing. What are you doing here? And what are those stuffs for?"
"Well duh, I'm here to pick up some 'life-savers'. Of course I need to live too. And these? These are my foods and beverages that I'm going to buy, obviously."
"Well..."
I'm so dumb.
"I... I see."
"And how about you? Roaming around?"
"Of course not!"
He chuckled. He damn-ly chuckled.
"I'm here to pick up some chips. I'm with mom today, picking some groceries."
"Hm...? I guess I'll stay here for a while..."
"What?"
"Nothing."
His temperament changes... I wonder why...
"Um, Akabane-kun—"
"You should go pick up some chips now, Shiota-kun. The queue there are quite fast."
"A—oh... okay."
"Well, see 'ya at school tomorrow then."
"Okay, see 'ya."
Someone please tell me what happened last night...
[Karma's POV]
Geez, his mother, pfft—I know... I can't meet her personally again this time. I bet she hasn't recovered yet. Like hell a mother can do that in an instant. Well, anyway—just shrug it off, Karma. She's not a nil or somewhat.
But I need to apologize.
We aren't that close—I just met her—for the first time.
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"Crap."
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[Hiromi's POV]
"What took you so long?"
"I—I'm sorry, mom."
"Sighs, well fine. Give me that."
"Ah, here."
Finally, we're done buying groceries, almost going back to house with my Nagisa. No inconveniences happened; we didn't meet that red head guy again. I sighed in relief, once we entered our house. I let Nagisa to go to his room without any complain. He helped me a lot this day, anyway and that was enough for me.
[Nagisa's POV]
I head to my room immediately, sensing my phone vibrates a lot. Someone is calling me—who is this caller? Without looking to the name of the caller, I quickly answered the call, locking my room.
"Hello?"
"'Yo~ Shiota-kun"
"Ah, Akabane-kun, what's the matter?"
"Nothing at all, I just want someone to talk with. I'm so bored."
"Eh?" I frowned, "This is too unusual of you, are you feeling well?"
"Why so rude, Shiota-kun?"
"I'm not—I'm just telling you the truth."
"In a rude way, huh? That hurts."
"W-WHAT?!"
"Ahahaha! Just kidding."
"Ugh, tease..."
"Ahahahaha, that's the voice I am waiting for."
"Damn you!"
"Ahahaha!"
"Did you just call to tease me?"
"Hm... let's see... I don't know either."
"Just what on earth was that answer, Akabane-kun?"
"Out of the context."
"Ugh! I hate you!"
"Ahahahahaha!"
Wait, his chuckle...
"I'll go hang on this call right away."
"Wait—no!"
"What?!"
"I just called you a minute ago!"
"I don't care!"
"Rude..."
"I'm not—"
"My 'baby' is too rude."
"W-w-w-w-w-what?!"
"Ahahahahahaha! Anyway—"
"I really hate you!"
"I love you too."
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"... Akabane...-kun...
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FUCK YOU!"
"AHAHAHAHAHA okay, okay, I didn't mean it, ahahahahahahaha. Just look who is blushing right now there in his house. Hahahahahaha!"
He's right, I am blushing... very hard. And... I am... speechless.
"So, here: let's hang out tomorrow, are you available?"
"... SO YOU JUST CALL ME FOR THAT QUESTION?!"
"... Yes?"
"DAMN YOU!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I told you I didn't mean it. Pfft—calm down, Shiota-kun."
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"Sighs, fine... I'm available."
"Well, that's settled then."
"Fine..."
"Ahaha, go sleep, you probably need a rest already, Mr. Blue Tomato."
"Wha—"
*Phone call ended.
"Damn...
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... what was that? Does he really 'didn't' mean that or he was just... no. I won't jump in such 'horrible' conclusions."
... But that was my first time... being told by those words...
No, I. Won't. Jump. In. Horrible. Conclusions. Akabane-kun's right. I really do need to sleep already.
"Damn you, Akabane-kun."
[To be continued...]
