Sendai-san who shouldn’t be mine — 205

Translated by KaiesV

Edited by KaiesV

Not “I’m house,” not “welcome again,” however “Welcome, pricey buyer.”

The primary phrases mentioned to me by Sendai-san are uncomfortable, and I already need to go away, despite the fact that the cake I ordered hasn’t but arrived. However I’m not right here alone, so I can’t go away with out the cake coming.

「Shiori. Sendai-san’s uniform seems to be good on her, proper? Was it the cafe apron? I like that one.」

Sendai-san, or quite the kind of apron that covers from the waist down that’s a part of the shop’s uniform, is definitely cool, however being cool additionally makes it uncomfortable.

Sendai-san shouldn’t be the Sendai-san I do know.

I assumed it was higher than staying at house alone, so I invited Maika to come back to Sendai-san’s part-time job, however I shouldn’t have come. Even when being alone is boring, lonely, or disagreeable, I want I had stayed house.

「I’ll provide you with a gift in your birthday, in the event you don’t thoughts subsequent yr.」

I name out to Maika, who’s wanting on the waitress who has come to the desk subsequent to us.

「And this yr’s birthday is over.」

「…Or Christmas, in the event you favor.」

I blurted out, and Maika’s cheerful voice got here again to me.

「Christmas sounds nice. We haven’t completed it earlier than, however this yr we must always trade presents.」

Up till highschool, we celebrated our mates’ birthdays, however we by no means exchanged goodies or presents for Valentine’s Day or Christmas.

I wasn’t fascinated about that type of factor, and I assumed that doing one thing at each occasion was a boring ritual, and I assumed I might at all times be that means, however I wasn’t.

I can not be myself as a result of Sendai-san brings me goodies on Valentine’s Day or offers me presents at Christmas.

Some a part of me, some invisible place, is being modified by Sendai-san with out my noticing.

「Christmas current, Maika, is an apron sufficient?」

「I assume so. If I’m going to make use of it at house, I believe I’d quite have an apron that covers as much as my chest so my garments don’t get soiled.」

After I say that a lot, Maika grunts.

「It doesn’t should be an apron. If there’s one thing you need, simply let me know.」

「Thanks. I’ll give it some thought. Shiori, please take into consideration what you need for Christmas, too.」

「Yeah.」

We glance out on the restaurant within the night, about two-thirds full, as we discuss concerning the midwinter nonetheless forward of us.

The café, which is neither massive nor small, is a classy however common sort of restaurant. There’s a informal environment with many regulars and clients speaking with the restaurant employees.

I have a look at a desk close to the counter.

Out of the nook of my eye, I see Sendai-san speaking with a buyer who seems to be a bit scary.

I can’t hear what the dialog is about, however I believe they appear pleasant.

They keep there longer than they might at one other buyer’s desk.

「Sendai-san is suited to the customer support trade, isn’t she?」

I hear Maika’s voice saying sullenly.

「She seems to be like she’s been working for a yr when she haven’t even labored for a month.」

「Sure. And he or she’s very snug with it.」

I smile and reply, then flip my gaze to the window.

I knew I ought to have stayed house.

Sendai-san right here is Sendai-san, who won’t ever be mine.

How Sendai-san spends her time that I can’t know.

It was one thing I used to be very interested by, however I couldn’t do something about it even when I knew. In actual fact, I’m Sendai-san proper now at a time I didn’t know existed, however I’m helpless to do something about it. All I can do is to look at Sendai-san speaking with a girl whom I don’t know properly.

On the desk, consuming water in a reasonably glass.

Maika begins speaking a few new manga she purchased, and I part her.

After some time, I hear Sendai-san’s stilted voice and I have a look at her apron.

「I’m sorry for making you wait.」

Cheesecake and shortcake, tea and low.

Sendai-san, who introduced it, places it on the desk.

「You seemed like a waitress.」

Maika says fortunately and appears at Sendai-san.

「As a result of I’m a waitress.」

「Is the particular person sitting close to the counter an everyday?」

What I used to be questioning about jumps out from Maika’s mouth.

「Nhn, I assume she’s an everyday but additionally a senior. She’s the one who launched me to the tutoring job.」

An individual intently associated to Sendai-san.

The truth that such an individual is an everyday at Sendai-san’s part-time job makes my abdomen heavy even earlier than I eat the cake.

「Is that so?」

I used to be stressed and seemed across the restaurant listening to their dialog, however once more, nobody was being attentive to the waiter chatting with the shoppers. Sendai-san additionally doesn’t thoughts staying at one desk for a very long time.

「Miyagi.」

When she instantly calls my title, I reply whereas wanting on the cheesecake.

「What?」

「I used to be simply considering earlier, that lipstick seems to be nice on you.」

「…You’re saying that since you’re the one who selected it.」

I used to be anxious about it till simply earlier than I left house and utilized the lipstick that Sendai-san gave me. It wasn’t to indicate Sendai-san, however as a result of I used to be going to fulfill Maika. I usually put on lipstick in school, and if I didn’t simply apply it on my days off, folks would assume I used to be bizarre. I don’t should be praised by Sendai-san as a result of I solely apply it for that purpose.

「I’ve been uncovered, I assume?」

Sendai-san offers a small chuckle.

She seems to be the identical as standard within the morning, as if she doesn’t care about what occurred yesterday.

What I did yesterday was a horrible factor, and never one thing I ought to have completed to my roommate. Provided that, someway Sendai-san is in a great temper, despite the fact that she must be indignant. She in all probability simply desires to make enjoyable of me, however she has sufficient time to go with me on my lipstick.

However not like Sendai-san, I can’t see her face correctly within the morning. After I see it, it jogs my memory of yesterday.

Her physique.

Plenty of purple marks on it.

It’s burned into my mind.

And I’m the one who mentioned issues that I shouldn’t have mentioned.

I nearly sigh and swallow.

I want Sendai-san would go away right here sooner, however she by no means does.

「Oh, proper, Utsunomiya. Your faculty competition, I need to go there, present me round.」

As I used to be staring on the cheesecake, an surprising phrase jumped into my ears and I involuntarily checked out Sendai-san’s face, which I hadn’t seen for a very long time.

「Oh, excellent timing. Me and Shiori have been speaking about inviting you to the college competition, Sendai-san.」

Maika’s phrases will not be unsuitable as she solutions fortunately.

She did certainly say that she was going to ask Sendai-san to the college competition. However I didn’t say「sure」outright.

——I didn’t say clearly that I didn’t prefer it, although.

「Actually. Properly, then, I’ll come go to you and present me round.」

Sendai-san mentioned in a bouncy voice, and I believe it’s not truthful.

She by no means mentioned a phrase to me about desirous to go to the college competition.

It’s in all probability as a result of she is aware of that if she inform me, she might be instructed「to not come.」And if she inform Maika, I do know she will certainly ask her「to come back.」

Actually, Sendai-san is crafty.

「Go away it to us. Proper, Shiori?」

Maika solutions and appears at me as a matter after all.

「Ah, yeah.」

I don’t need to.

Don’t come.

There was no means I might say that in entrance of Maika.

「Properly, then, that’s that.」

Smiling, Sendai-san goes to a different desk.

I took a chunk of cheesecake after she disappeared fully and sighed loudly.

「What’s with that end-of-the-world sigh?」

「…I have to know the right way to erase another person’s reminiscence.」

I mentioned whereas holding my brow and took a sip of tea.

「That’s scary. Is one thing unsuitable? You instantly requested me if I wished to go to Sendai-san’s part-time job immediately. And I stored in contact.」

「There’s nothing however…」

「It’s scarier to need to erase reminiscences when there’s nothing occurring.」

「Properly, that’s true.」

What I need to erase is the reminiscence of Sendai-san from yesterday, and I can’t inform Maika about it.

I sigh yet another time.

I sigh once more, and I do know that what I did yesterday and what we talked about are nonetheless in her reminiscence, despite the fact that Sendai-san is treating me as if nothing had occurred. What I’ve completed is what I’ve completed anyway, what I’ve mentioned is what I didn’t should say, and I’d prefer to erase it from her reminiscence. As well as, I additionally need to erase the reminiscence of the present faculty competition.

「Ah, I get it. You had one other battle with Sendai-san, didn’t you? I’d prefer to say that, however I assume not. For those who had a battle, you wouldn’t have come to her part-time job.」

「Properly, in all probability.」

I have a look at Sendai-san’s again as she takes orders at one other desk.

Her uniform matches her properly, and her voice is gorgeous.

Uncommon as she is, she covers my coronary heart with a grey cloud.

I need to erase the reminiscence of Sendai-san, however I don’t need to erase the marks I made yesterday.

Quite the opposite, I believe it wasn’t sufficient.

Purple markings hidden beneath the uniform.

If she had worn it sufficient to cowl all of her physique, I might have made the cloud of my thoughts smaller.

With a fork, lower a big slice of cheesecake and prick it with a plunger.

I knew I shouldn’t have come.

I took a chunk of the cheesecake caught in my fork and set free a small breath.