Chapter 8 Healthy Lap Pillow

Healthy Lap Pillow

As soon as I ate porridge, I noticed that I felt calmer than before.

The nausea is also less. I knew I had to force myself to eat…I feel completely different.

“Your skin looks better than before.”

After washing the dishes, Hana-san looked at me and smiled in relief.

“Thanks to you, I feel a little better. Thank you.”

“Oh my, Takumi-kun, you are such a nice boy to be able to thank…But you don’t have to thank me. It’s no big deal.”

Still, it’s natural to be grateful for the way you treat me.

No matter how much it was meant to make amends…I didn’t expect her to be so kind to me.

Maybe that’s why I’m a little confused or…honestly, I don’t know what kind of attitude to take with her.

I have been treating her as a kind mother of a friend. However, after yesterday’s incident, I feel that I need to be more strict in my attitude.

I couldn’t quite grasp the distance between us. I was in no mood to chat, so I kept quiet…Hana-san, who was sitting next to me and watching me closely, asked me something like this,

“Takumi-kun…maybe you haven’t slept? Your eyes are bloodshot and you look a little dazed.”

Sharp. As expected of her, she’s always been a mother, so she’s good at finding out how her child is doing.

“Yes. I just couldn’t sleep.”

Since there was no point in lying, I nodded honestly.

Then Hana-san’s face suddenly darkened.

“That’s right…It’s only natural that you can’t sleep.”

Maybe she remembered why I couldn’t sleep. However, she didn’t mention Takeshi’s name out of concern.

I’m grateful for that now. If I had heard his name, I would’ve felt sick again.

“Sorry, but I think it’s better to go back to sleep…”

“Yes, that’s a good idea. You won’t feel better if you don’t sleep properly…I’ll do the cleaning and laundry, so why don’t you sleep in your room?”

I appreciate your consideration.

But I didn’t want to use my own room for a while.

“…I’ll sleep here. I can see that guy’s room from my room.”

That place is across from Takeshi’s room, so I don’t want to go in there right now.

When I told her that, Hana-san nodded nervously as if she had guessed my intention.

“Oh, I see…I’m sorry, I wasn’t considerate enough.”

“No, it’s okay. I may be in the way of your cleaning, but don’t worry about me.”

With that, I lie down again.

I don’t want to sleep yet…but I feel a little nauseous because I remember Takeshi.

I knew this would happen, so I didn’t want to mention that guy as much as possible.

I’m sorry Hana-san, but I don’t want to talk about anything else. I just want to be quiet and keep my mouth shut.

I guess she must’ve understood my feelings because she got up from the sofa without saying a word.

Well, I still can’t sleep, but I’ll close my eyes for now and hope that sleepiness will come to me…I was pretending to be asleep when suddenly something soft covered my body.

This feeling is…a futon.

“Keep a futon on so you don’t get cold…You don’t have to say anything. Sleep well.”

It’s true that it’s easier to sleep with a futon, so I will gratefully use it.

“Oh my, I forgot to bring a pillow…Ah, yes. Takumi-kun, I’m going to raise your head a little, okay?”

Huh? What?

Suddenly my head was lifted and I wondered what she was going to do to me, but this time my head was on something soft.

And it’s warm and smells good…What did she place my head on now?

“Okay. I hope this makes it a little easier for you to fall asleep…Lap Pillow, how do you like it? If you don’t like it, open your eyes.”

… was this feeling in her thighs?

It was so soft and felt so good, I don’t know if I can close my eyes——