The Girl Who Sweats Easily And The Boy With Bad Posture - Chapter 64

“Hey, Mom.”

After I got home and finished dinner, I called out to Mom who was doing the dishes.

Without turning around, Mom replied, “What?”

“…Tomorrow’s… the fireworks, right?… Can I bring my boyfriend?”

“Wha?!”

Mom suddenly spun around and let out a voice I’d never heard before.

“Why didn’t you tell me sooner?!!”

“…I just decided today…”

“There’s dinner to prepare!! …Boys eat a lot, you know?”

Is that?

Is that the main concern?

“The roads will already be packed because of the fireworks tomorrow… geez.”

Mom’s argument made perfect sense.

“We’re supposed… to eat dinner at home.”

“…You know… if your boyfriend’s coming over, you should at least think about preparing something… and you said he lived alone, right?”

Mom had really thought it through that far.

“…It can’t be helped… we’ll order sushi… Kentarou-san!”

Mom called out to Dad, who was watching TV in the living room.

Then Dad came over, holding a beer in one hand.

“What’s going on?”

This is going to be troublesome… definitely!!

“I’m going to order sushi for tomorrow. Can you stop by and grab it after work?”

“Huh? Tomorrow… is something going on?”

Then Mom nudged me… I guess she wants me to say it myself…

“Um… hey, Dad… so… about tomorrow…”

“What’s wrong? You’re being vague.”

Ugh…

It’s not like I’m hiding anything, but… this is hard to say.

“…Um… I invited my boyfriend over tomorrow.”

There, I said it…

Dad… just stared blankly…

What do I do now…?

“So yeah, can you take care of that on your way home?”

Mom came to my rescue.

But Dad was still frozen.

About five seconds passed…

“M-Mai… you… since when… when did…?”

Being all flustered like this around Nao… yeah, I must’ve inherited that from Dad…

“Come on now… I’ll get you another beer… just stop prying into your daughter’s private life… Go back over there.”

Mom firmly pushed Dad along, even though he still looked unconvinced.

Phew…

So now my parents officially know I have a boyfriend.

…I’m sure Mom knows I’ve given myself to him.

☆

“__So yeah, my Mom did that.”

“Sorry… I didn’t mean to trouble you.”

“Nao, you don’t need to worry about it.”

While I’m talking to Naoyuki on the phone in my room, someone knocks on the door.

“Mai, come help me get the futons out.”

It’s Mom.

“Hold on a sec, Nao.”

“Huh?… Oh, okay. I’ll call you back later then.”

I hang up and head downstairs to the living room.

“Mom, what’s up with the futons?”

“Seriously?! You didn’t think this through at all, did you?”

She suddenly scolded me.

What? What did I do?

“Were you planning to just send your boyfriend home right after the fireworks?”

…Ah.

Nao’s apartment is behind the station…

After the fireworks, the roads get jammed and the area near the station is chaos.

“…Sorry, Mom…”

“That’s why… you’re having your boyfriend stay over.”

“Yeah.”

And just like that, it was decided my boyfriend would be spending the night at my house.

Author’s Note:

Mother’s name is Ichinose Azusa.

Father’s name is Ichinose Kentarou.

Chapter length 1340 characters.