You Like Me, Not My Daughter?! Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 7] by Kota Nozomi
Author:Kota Nozomi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Chapter 4: The Past and the Promise
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I wouldnât be able to say exactly when I fell for Ayako, and I donât think itâs really all that important, but if I had to pick the precise moment, thereâs one day in particular that comes to mind.
The rainy season was almost over, but there was a sudden downpour that day, like the sky suddenly remembered it was supposed to rain. It was about ten years agoâaround three months since Miss Ayako had taken in Miu and started living next door.
I was only ten years old. I was in elementary school, and I was much shorter than my current height. Even compared to kids my age, I was short and dainty, and because of my youthful face, I was often mistaken for a girl. My classmates teased me about my feminine face, and I was slightly self-conscious about it. Yeah, it was around that period that my feelings started to take shape.
Back then, I wasnât quite so masculine with the way I spoke. To wit, I used a cutesy nickname for Miu, and I called Miss Ayako âMommy Ayako.â
I went straight home after school as I usually did, but on my way home, I got caught in a sudden shower. I rushed home because I didnât have an umbrella on me.
âH-Huh? It wonât open...â I rattled the door, trying to get it open since I was drenched, but it wouldnât open. The door was locked. âOh...right. Mom isnât home today...â
My mom was staying at a nearby inn for her high school reunion tonight. Sheâd given me a key to the house and told me to use it to get inside the next day, but Iâd left it on my desk and forgotten it. Since sheâd assumed Iâd have that key, my mom locked the doors to the house when sheâd left.
âWh-What should I do...? I-Itâs cold...â My clothes were soaked through all the way down to my underwear, and the way they were stuck to my skin felt gross. The wet clothes were making me feel colder and colder, to boot.
I went around my house, looking to see if any door was open, but none budgedâthe house was completely locked upâneither a thief nor I could get in.
I returned to the front door, at a loss for what I should do. My dad and mom werenât going to be home for a few more hours. The rain was still pouring, and I couldnât go anywhere since I didnât have an umbrella.
I was still standing helplessly at my front door shivering from the cold when she appeared. âOh, Takkun, is that you?â she called out to me. I raised my head to see the woman whoâd been about to enter the house next door now running over to me. It was Mommy Ayako.
She was my next door neighbor Miuâs mom...âs younger sister. A lot had happened, and she was now living with Miu as her mom. She was using a plastic umbrella, the kind you could buy at a convenience store.
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