A Story About a Handsome Girl Having Her First Kiss Stolen by an Equally Handsome Classmate - Episode 49

–My older sister has disappeared.Mizuhara YuMizuhara Suguru

It happened so suddenly.

My mother and I were very upset.

I contacted everyone I could find, including my sister’s acquaintances and relatives, and then I rushed to the police to ask for advice. I even contacted my father, whom I hadn’t seen in years. After doing everything I could, I was at a loss as to what to do next.

Was he caught up in some incident, or did he disappear of his own volition?

Before I found this out, I was very scared to watch the news, and I was so shocked every time the phone rang at home that I felt like my heart would stop.

One day, a letter was found in the mailbox below the apartment building.

One look at the writing and you can tell right away. It was undoubtedly a letter from his sister.

“Don’t worry.”

That’s all there is to the letter.

I desperately tried to think of some hidden message, but it was just a few letters on a simple white notepaper. I realized there was no meaning to this.

Even if the incident is no longer considered criminal, our family will never have peace of mind.

We went from living with three to just two, and it was painful to watch my mother become mentally ill. I was also unable to talk to anyone about my feelings of distress, which was unbearable.

“Shizuku won’t leave her mother behind.”

My heart started pounding unpleasantly.

I have no intention of blaming the mother. A single mother, working part-time full-time. How heavy was it to have two children? It must have been more difficult than I can even imagine. The child she raised with such care disappeared without any explanation. I could easily imagine how much this incident must have eaten away at the mother’s heart.

“It’s okay, Mom. Your sister will come back someday.”

“I’m sorry, Shizuku. I’m sorry.”

It was the first time I had hugged my mother since I was a high school student.

We were left without knowing what was going on, so what on earth were we supposed to do?

Turn.

Wednesday, August 31

“So you were here after all.”

A familiar voice came.

I didn’t even have to turn around to know it was Wakamatsu Kaede’s voice. It had been about a month since I’d last heard her voice, and it warmed my heart.

“…Why are you here?”

“Today’s steering committee meeting ended in the morning.”

“…What is that?”

“I thought maybe you’d come here after school. I kind of thought.”

Were her actions seen through, or was she just incredibly lucky?

Anyway, I got up, determined to get out of there as quickly as possible.

“Maybe I’m starting to find it hard to forgive myself for accepting it and moving forward.”

“Maybe being with me has made you forget about your sister, too.”

She is so clever, she seems to have seen through everything.

Wakamatsu is an extremely quick learner. Perhaps it’s the result of her honest and hardworking personality. She can take what people say to her and accept it honestly. I can’t help but envy her for her dexterity.

“I wonder if Mizuhara has changed since he started spending time with me?”

That’s right. Spending time with Wakamatsu filled my heart.

“Because Mizuhara Shizuku is an earnest and kind-hearted person.”

The reason why I came close to Wakamatsu is true.

Surely she must know that too.

Why would Wakamatsu call such a despicable person “kind-hearted”?

“Wait a minute, Mizuhara! Are you that scared to talk to me?”

I’m scared because I’m not a strong, great person like Wakamatsu.

“It’s okay to get over your sister bit by bit!”

“It’s okay if I have less time to remember!”

“Mizuhara will never truly forget about her sister!”

“Isn’t that what it means to live?”

I know that too.

The time spent waiting for my sister is painful, and it’s hard to watch my mother fade away.–Guy

I don’t want to go back to the life I had before I started dating Wakamatsu. But still. I can’t be the only one in our family who can move forward. I can’t live without my mother. I can’t be the only one who gets by relying on Wakamatsu’s kindness. I’m too weak to choose such an option.

“Because I love you!”

“I’ve never thought about someone this much!”

I am cunning.

I’m no match for someone with a pure heart like you.

I don’t have the face to Wakamatsu. I want to set Wakamatsu Kaede free.

“That goes for our relationship and my feelings. And Mizuhara’s feelings too…”

I don’t want to hear the rest of that statement.

I want Wakamatsu to hate me. Then these feelings of mine will disappear. For a terrible person like me, it would be best to just live with my sister and mother.

Wakamatsu’s soaking wet arms stretch out.

Her hand touched Mizuhara’s chest, and she slowly stroked the area around her heart. Her heartbeat, her excitement. Mizuhara stopped breathing so that she wouldn’t feel it.

“So forget it.”

“It’s not something I can forget that easily, Mizuhara.”

“You’ll forget about it as time passes. Wakamatsu just said so.”

I smiled as best I could right now.

Despite this, Wakamatsu’s face looked like it was in pain. Her hand felt so good that I felt like I wanted to cling to it. Before I was drawn away by this feeling, I made up my mind and turned around.

“I’ll be waiting forever! Mizuhara Shizuku”

“I’m waiting for Mizuhara!”

I hear a voice from behind me.

You don’t have to wait for me.

Still, Mizuhara’s voice would surely be unable to shake off the girl who was shouting straight ahead.

Water drips constantly.

“Forget it quickly… Forget it, Wakamatsu…”

Rain. More rain, more rain.

So wash everything away and erase this ugly me from Wakamatsu Hana Kaede’s mind as quickly as possible.

Mizuhara Shizuku wished this while crying.

When he returns home, there is no one there. His mother has gone to a distant relative’s house to look for him again today.ExcellentSuguru

Whenever I return to this house, something “out of the ordinary” awaits me.

The calendar stopped on that day, but traces of my sister, who has not changed, remain.

The only thing working in this house is the simple table clock that Wakamatsu Hanafude had chosen for us.

–Mashou “Shizuku won’t leave her mother behind” finished.