The occasion that I wasn’t actually trying ahead to, the parent-teacher interview, could be held right now. However earlier than that, we’d need to undergo the morning lessons first.

It normally lasted for round twenty to thirty minutes for every scholar. In the course of the interview, the Homeroom Trainer and the scholars’ dad and mom would focus on varied issues like the scholar’s perspective at school, their grades and their plans for the long run.

In keeping with the schedule, my flip would come at 2 pm. I had instructed my mother about it, so she must be coming round that point.

After morning class. Your entire ground was enveloped in silence. Solely the second years of this ground had been scheduled to carry the interview for right now, however even the primary years and the third years didn’t dare to make a commotion.

“There’s nonetheless time till the interview, what ought to we eat for lunch, Maki? We are able to’t actually dawdle, although, so why don’t we go to the cafeteria for a fast one? Talking of, it’s been some time since we went there, isn’t it?”

“Positive, I don’t suppose it’ll be crowded there… Are you okay with that, Amami-san?”

“Sure! Hehe, I’ve all the time introduced my very own lunch, so I’m kinda excited to eat the meals there! I’ll ask Ninacchi if she may be part of us!”

Aside from Nozomu, whose dad and mom couldn’t make it on account of work, the opposite 4 members of our teams had been all scheduled to carry the interview right now. Ranging from Amami san at 1.30, me and Nitta-san at 2, and lastly, Umi at 2.30.

After all, I’d be ready for Umi till she was carried out with hers, and after that, we’d be going house collectively and hanging out like regular. Relying on the results of the interview, one in every of us may find yourself getting scolded, however our dad and mom ought to permit us to hang around even contemplating that. In any case, we didn’t get to do it as a lot throughout the examination interval.

We met up with Nitta-san, who additionally didn’t have something to do whereas ready, and went to the cafeteria on the primary ground of the constructing. In keeping with Nozomu, the set meals and the favored meals could be utterly bought throughout this time interval, however perhaps as a result of there have been barely any second years who went to the cafeteria right now, they had been nonetheless promoting these meals.

“Get me the A set, Rep.”

“I’ll take the day by day specials, Maki.”

“…Um, I believe I’ll take the identical one as Umi’s… Hehe!”

“Let me say this primary, okay? I’m not paying on your meals.”

In some way, I used to be the one who grabbed the meal tickets for all 4 of us (The opposite paid for his or her meals although). After we obtained our meals, we took our seats. The cafeteria was just about abandoned in contrast to regular, and truthfully, it gave me a way of discomfort.

“Ah, proper. Maki, my mother requested in case your mother has some spare time after the interview is over. If sure, she invited her to come back over for dinner.”

“Sora-san did? …Hm, sorry, I don’t suppose she will come over for dinner. She ought to have a couple of hours within the night, however positively not for dinner.”

I’ve visited the Asanagis very often, however I’ve by no means gone there with my mother.

My mother and Sora-san met up often for a drink and a chat, however I didn’t know the specifics of what they had been doing and such.

I knew that it wouldn’t be well mannered to pry into adults’ dialog, however I might be mendacity if I had been to say that I wasn’t curious…

“Maki-kun’s mother, huh? Come to think about it, the final time I’ve seen your mother was on the Christmas celebration! Proper, I believe my mother mentioned that she needs to satisfy your mother too.”

“Rep’s mother, huh? I’m guessing that she appears lots such as you, Rep!”

“After all she does. She’s my mother.”

For the reason that schedule of our interview was so shut to one another and our lessons had been additionally subsequent to one another, aside from Nitta-san’s, our mothers would in all probability use the time to talk.

…Hopefully, my mother wouldn’t say something bizarre about me to Eri-san. Sora-san was one factor, however Eri-san was just about a stranger, so it will be disastrous if my mother had been to spill out about my embarrassing previous.

After consuming, we spent a while within the cafeteria, chatting about our dad and mom whereas ready for our scheduled time to come back, earlier than going again to our respective lecture rooms. At this level, some individuals had began their interviews already. I additionally noticed a few of the college students carrying unusual faces whereas ready for his or her dad and mom.

Because the three of us approached our lecture rooms, a girl with flaxen hair, Eri-san, seen us and approached us whereas waving her hand flippantly.

“Jeez, the place did you go, Yuu? Once I went into your classroom, you weren’t there! I used to be lonely, you understand?”

“I used to be consuming my lunch with the others on the cafeteria— Wait, why are you making it as if it’s my fault, Mother?! You’re the one who got here too early! The interview gained’t begin till half an hour later!”

“Hehe, I received too excited. I imply, it’s been some time since I final visited my cute daughter in her faculty~”

Her phrases gave the impression to be true, she was just a little too excited. She wasn’t wearing informal garments like regular, however as an alternative, she was carrying formal put on. Her make-up was good, however I suppose that was anticipated since she was a former celeb, all issues thought-about.

The pair of mom and daughter actually stood out in comparison with their environment.

Since we moved right here, Sora-san was the one person who Mother may discuss to. Now that Eri-san was becoming a member of their circle, I had little question that her life would grow to be higher.

“Um, sorry, Maki-kun… It’s been some time since my mother noticed somebody who acknowledged her, so she’s just a little excited…”

“No, don’t be. My mother doesn’t actually have somebody to speak to, so it’s nice that she may get alongside along with your mother.”

“Actually? That’s good then, hehe… They do look fairly joyful.”

“Sure, but when we simply stand by and watch, they’d begin speaking about pointless issues, so I believe we must always do one thing about it.”

“Ah, you’re proper! I’ve all the time instructed my mother to not say something that may make me really feel embarrassed, however she by no means listened to me!”

Guess Amami-san shared the same fear about her dad and mom with me.

From the surface, she gave the impression to be somebody who lived in a unique world than the remainder of us, however that wasn’t the case in any respect. She had comparable worries and troubles like us.

Apart from, the entire thing about ‘residing in a unique world’ wasn’t precisely proper both. So long as you didn’t put her on a pedestal, or trying down on your self an excessive amount of, you’d discover out that she was similar to you.

“…Hmph.”

“U-Umi-san? Why are you pinching my sides?”

“I’m wondering why? It’s positively not since you two are having enjoyable speaking with out me, that’s for certain.”

“Your expression mentioned in any other case, although…”

Whereas I discovered it cute that she’d sulk like this each time I talked alone with Amami-san, however since I had made the decision to place her above all else, I actually wanted to attract a line concerning my relationship with Amami-san. All issues thought-about, she was nonetheless a member of the alternative s*x.

Sure, we had been buddies, however I needed to ensure that issues wouldn’t develop past that.

However, on the identical time, I felt lonely, in some way.

“Don’t fear, Umi, that gained’t occur.”

“…Yuu?”

“Maki-kun and I are simply buddies. He’s the boyfriend of my greatest pal, nothing extra, nothing much less. You don’t have to be jealous of me, okay? Effectively, I suppose I ought to have acted extra thoughtfully, huh?”

“…Yuu, are you—”

“Ah, oh no, it’s time. The instructor is looking me already, so I’ll go away you two to it. Have enjoyable flirting round~ See you.”

“Hey, wait!”

After that, Amami-san and Eri-san entered the classroom.

It wasn’t the primary time that she left us to present us some area, however her temper was too completely different from regular.

This time, beneath her smile, there was… Loneliness… And it appeared like there was one thing else too. It was clear that she was forcing herself to look cheerful.

…As anticipated, there was one thing fallacious along with her.

To let you know the reality, if I say that I wasn’t fearful about her, I might be mendacity. After all, this utilized to Nitta-san too.

“…Umi.”

“Sure?”

“You already know, I all the time prioritize you over anybody else, proper?”

“…Sure, I do know. Don’t fear, I perceive.”

‘Thanks, Maki…’ She whispered in my ear as she pulled me nearer. I took her palms and held them tightly.

When my mother noticed us like this, she chuckled in amazement, however I pretended to disregard her.