Episode 16: Heart
“Good work”
“I'm tired!”
“Excuse me first”
While everyone else was
leaving the office, I was working overtime to make up for the half-day I had
missed yesterday.
At the desk in front of
me, Hosoya-san was also continuing her work. Apparently, she was thinking the
same way I was.
At some point, it was
just me and Hosoya-san, and the only sound we could hear was the tapping of the
computer keyboard.
Kat Kat.......
Kat Kat.......
Kat Kat.......
I was thinking back to
Saeki's comment earlier while sneaking a peek at Hosoya-san, who was quietly
working with a serious face.
(I'm sure your
chocolates were the only ones handmade by Hosoya-senpai.)
No, no, there is no
such .......
“...... impossible.”
“Hm? Did you say
something?”
Suddenly, Hosoya-san
looked up.
Unexpectedly, our eyes
met.
Oh no, I must have unknowingly
let the words slip out.
“No, it's nothing. I'm
sorry.”
“Ah. Alright then.”
“I'm going to go home
soon. Are you staying, Hosoya-san?’
“Hmm, I wonder what I
should do.......”
Hosoya-san looks up at
her watch.
The time is 7:30 and it
is already dark outside.
“Yeah, I think I will
also go home.”
“I'll lock the door.”
“Okay. Thanks.”
After getting ready to
leave, Hosoya-san and I left the office and walked together to the parking lot.
I was going on foot,
but Hosoya-san was commuting by car, so I decided to see her off to the parking
lot.
“By the way, thank you
for the chocolates. Please look forward to my return on the upcoming White Day.”
(TN: White Day is on
March 14, one month after Valentine's Day, when people give reciprocal gifts to
those who gave them gifts received on Valentine's Day.)
“No, that's okay.”
Hosoya-san refrained
while waving her hands.
“No, No. I've decided
to give back three times the gifts I received on Valentine’s Day on White Day for
a long time.”
Then Hosoya-san turned her
head slightly downward.
“You know...... I
didn't tell you about it because I was embarrassed, but the chocolate I gave
Onizuka-kun was actually homemade.”
“eh……”
I froze at her
unexpected words.
“What do you mea---?”
“So I want you to eat
it today if you can.”
“A..... Ah, YES”
“Then, my car is over
there. Goodbye, see you tomorrow.”
It can be said that,
Hosoya-san ran away.
I just stood there
stunned for a while, looking at Hosoya-san's back.
☆ ☆ ☆
As soon as I got home
to my apartment, I take out the chocolate from my bag.
When I got home, I
couldn't help but check the contents as soon as I was told such a meaningful
thing.
I sat down on the floor
for no apparent reason, then carefully peeled off the wrapping paper to reveal
a box.
I was expecting to find
some kind of letter or card with it, but there was no such thing.
Suppressing a little
disappointment, I slowly opened the lid.
And
“Ooooh!”
Inside was a large
heart-shaped block of chocolate.
“... Hey, hey.. is this
real?”
Maybe this is really a
homemade.....
I put it on the table
and took a breath, while my heart was beating fast.
The walls of my apartment
are thin, so if I shout too loudly, Shimizu family will hear me.
After calming my
excitement, I look down at the chocolate again.
It's definitely ......
heart-shaped.
“Mufufufufu~”
A smile naturally
appeared on my face.
If I look in the mirror
now, I'm sure I'll see the most stretched out face I've ever seen.
I pinched my thighs.
Yeah, it hurts..... not
a dream.
And then all of a
sudden—
Piri-ri-ri-ri-ri …….
Piri-ri-ri-ri-ri …….
I heard my phone ring.
I was a little surprised.
“Who is this at this hour?”
I was even more surprised when I picked up my phone
and checked the screen.
“Hosoya-san!”
The words "Kazumi Hosoya" were displayed
on the screen.
wow the mc is an Casanova
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