Secondhand Memories (Pioneer English Cell Phone Novel)

Forbidden Fruit

Chapter 521

Forbidden Fruit

Next morning we woke up early to the sound of knocking on our door.
The sun had not fully risen yet and through the shoji screens the pink hue of dawn filtered through.
Even the birds outside had just woken, singing quiet melodies, welcoming the day.
It was a fresh new day.

Yawning and stretching, I heard Airu answer the door.

We had forgotten there was a wake up call.

"Hai, wakarimashita." Was her voice, soft and gentle.
I could hear the tiredness in her tone.

Last night we had all fallen asleep without incident.
Everyone was so exhausted.

I could only remember blacking out as soon as I fell into the futon, dreamless...

Had anything else happened?






*Wakarimashita - (I) understand. (Past tense of verb wakaru)

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Then, I remembered,
everything rushing into my mind like a breached dam.

My promise.

My feelings.

I must be insane.

Why did I agree?

Still, I promised her.
Still, I owed her so much.

I knew I couldn't turn back now.
Right?

She... meant alot to me.

If I could repay her for everything it would only be here and now...

Just these few days.

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"Ohayou." A few feet to my left, Takashi yawned.

"Morning."

I finally stumbled out of my futon.

And into someone.

"A-Airu."

I caught her before she fell.

She was blushing profusely and looking at the ground.

"G-good morning."

I nodded awkwardly.

"Yeah..." I didn't know what to say. "Did you sleep well?"

I had a feeling it came out wrong.

She just tipped her head.

We were silent for a moment.

No one had seen.

Just a few days.

Then everything will be back to normal.

Right?






*Ohayou - Good Morning

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"I need to use the washroom."
She slipped away, disappearing behind the door and out of sight.

I watched her go, a strange feeling in my heart.

All I could think was how cute she was acting.

That took me off guard.

I shook my head. What was I thinking?

It was like I had become a child again.

How could I be feeling these things?

There was so much we've went through

and yet my feelings were becoming the same as that of an immature child.

I had lost these kinds of feelings a long time ago.

Why must I feel this way again?

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"She's cute huh?" I heard a voice in my ear.

I jumped and spun around.

"Akira! What the..?"

He gave a little chuckle and flashed a knowing smile.

"I'm using the bathroom." He threw a towel at me.

"We've got some things to do today, don't be a slacker."

I smirked. "Whatever."

He clapped me on the shoulder and ambled out of the room.

I stared at his back.

Sure, he was a smart-ass as always.

But that was strange.

What was that about?