Gave Everything Up - V1C10
Volume 1, Chapter 10:
Me Too
The day that followed your worst day was apparently
even worse. When I opened my eyes, a melancholic mood washed over me. Today was
Saturday, a day off. Thanks that, I was able to get a shift for my part-time
job in the morning. The time was a little after 7 o'clock. My part-time job
started at 9 o'clock. I should get ready and prepare.
I got off the bed as if to shake off this
bad mood.
When I reached the bottom of the stairs I
had went down on so many time, Nana called out to me.
"Oh, g-good morning. Onii-chan."
...I wondered if she could please stop
smiling like that. Obviously, that smile looked awkward. I felt kind of bad
looking at it.
"Good morning to you, too."
I just returned a greeting as a response to
her words.
"What's wrong? You're up so
early."
I used to get up at around 9 o'clock on the
weekends. But now that I had a part-time job, I couldn't afford to sleep that
long.
"I have some business to attend to."
I briefly replied.
"I-is that so. Um...that business you
have, I wonder if I can go along with you."
Why did she want to follow me? I didn't get
it at all. It didn't matter to her what I was doing. Or was she up to
something? I was seriously confused, and while I thought about the matter for a
while, Nana opened her mouth.
"I-I guess it's no good."
...I wasn't trying to hide it, but I was
kind of suspicious. I wondered why she was trying to close the distance between
us after ignoring me for six months.
"...There isn't anything particularly
interesting there, you know?"
"!!! It’s fine! I’m okay with it!"
Nana nodded happily for some reason. I
really didn't know why.
"Then, I'm going to get ready, so
please prepare as well, Nana-san."
"I got it!"
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"Um, what kind of place is this?"
Nana asked me about Shimazaki Bookstore
when she knew about it.
"This is where I do my part-time
job."
And so, I answered.
"...You really did get a part-time
job."
"Yes, that business I had is the
part-time job I have there, so you can spend some time around the area, or you
can go home."
I told her so, but Nana didn't want to
leave.
"...I'll wait."
"Are you sure? I'm going to work from
morning until evening, you know?"
"I'll be fine. I'm going to wait for
you."
There was nothing more I could say to her.
Couldn't be helped, then.
"I understand. You can always leave
first if you want to."
That was all I could tell her and I entered
the store.
"Good morning."
"Ah, Tamaki-kun. Good morning."
I knew I mentioned that this part=time job
had shifts, but there really was only me and Hasui-san. Which was why we
usually work together. I wondered what she did before I arrived...
"Um, that person?"
Hasui-san looked behind me and asked. Oh, I
hadn't introduced her yet.
"Ah, it's my sis...this person is a
little sister, Nana-san."
"? Your sister?"
Hasui-san asked curiously.
"...Yes."
"That's right!"
Suddenly, Nana-san interrupted me by
raising her voice. Nana-san kept her eyes on me. It seemed like she wanted to
say something. But I didn't know what it was. I was definitely sure this would
continue on in the future...
"I'm going to go and get ready."
I told Hasui-san that and went to the
Backyard.
"Um..."
After Manato entered the Backyard, Aika
talked to Nana.
"What is it?"
Nana responded.
"That, I have a question, but why did
you follow Tamaki-kun to his part-time job?"
It was a question about her motive. Nana
flinched when she was asked that.
"...That's right, huh. Actually, it
didn't have to be his part-time job today. I heard Onii-cha, Onii-san was going
somewhere, so I followed him."
"Why is that?"
Nana paused for a moment, and then
continued her words again.
"...I, don't get along well with my
brother right now. The reason was all on me, but I still followed him, hoping that
I could find an opportunity to make up."
When Aika heard that, she expressed her
honest opinion.
"You must really love you brother,
huh."
Aika then muttered softly.
"What a nice family..."
However, Aika's voice was still heard by
Nana.
A nice family, huh...
Nana smiled dryly at those words as she
reminisced about the past.
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