The Girl Who Sweats Easily And The Boy With Bad Posture - Chapter 21

Around the time the sun started to set, a damp mattress was hung out on Naoyuki’s balcony.

The washing machine was running at full speed, washing the sheets and pillowcases.

“I… I’m really sorry…”

How terrible of a girlfriend I must be to have my boyfriend wash the bedding I’ve soiled…

“Mai, you apologize too much… I don’t mind, and it happened in my room, so it can’t be helped.”

He turned to me with a somewhat awkward smile.

How can he be this kind?

If it were me, I’d definitely be angry…

Does someone as kind as him really deserve someone like me?

I can’t help but think about various things.

“Phew… Mai… You’re making a difficult face again… I told you it’s fine, okay?”

He gently patted my head…

“…But… It’s my… feelings…!! Kyaaaah!”

“I told you it’s okay.”

He embraced me somewhat forcefully, holding me tighter than usual, and I got flustered.

“N-Nao…”

“You’re quick to anger, then get down on yourself… that’s your bad side, Mai.”

I see…

Nao has been paying attention to me all along, hasn’t he….

Since the first year…

Since the time I hated you…

How much do I really know about him?

“…Saying I’m quick-tempered was unnecessary…”

“Yeah… Sorry.”

We stayed like that, holding each other…

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“By the way, Mai, what are we doing for dinner?”

“Dinner…?”

Come to think of it, it’s almost 6 o’clock…

There’s hardly anything left in his fridge.

That’s right…

I need to keep my promise from lunch.

“…Nao, wait a moment.”

I took out my phone and called my mom.

“…Ah, hello, Mom? …About dinner… um… I’m eating with friends, so I don’t need anything… yeah… sorry.”

Mom surprisingly just said “Okay.” without much else.

She probably realized I lied about “friends”…

I should talk to her properly.

“Mai? Are you sure?”

After I hung up the phone, Nao looked puzzled.

“Was it that surprising?”

“…No, it’s not that.”

“Besides… I ended up eating the stuff in your fridge for lunch… even though you said we could something out.”

“You don’t need to worry about it…”

He muttered quietly…

I can be assertive with him like this.

“Shut up… or is having dinner with me… no?”

“It’s not a no.”

“Then let’s go.”

His timid side is cute. But when he’s assertive, I can’t resist him…

This must be the distance between us.

I grabbed his hand and left his room.

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By the way…

In the end, we couldn’t decide what to eat, so we ended up having dinner at a family restaurant.

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