Chapter 21 Even the Overprotective Side of Motherhood Is Wonderful

Even the Overprotective Side of Motherhood Is Wonderful

And so the afternoon came.

Hana-san spoiled me for about an hour, but it was time for her to go home.

“Takumi-kun, I’m sorry? I have some things to do at home. I don’t care about…Takeshi, but I want to do a lot of things for Ichika.”

“Yes, of course, it’s okay. Thanks for today.”

I’ve been spoiled enough.

I think I had a pretty good time.

But Hana-san seems a little reluctant to leave.

“…Can you really go to school tomorrow? If not, you can take the day off. I’ll be by your side.”

“You don’t have to go that far. I’ll try my best again starting tomorrow.”

Hana-san gave me a lot of energy.

Thanks to her, I have the courage to face Takeshi and Kaori.

“Besides, Hana-san, you have to work too, right?”

“…I’ll take a break. I’m still a little worried about Takumi-kun.”

Maybe Hana-san’s motherhood side is exploding?

She’s a bit overprotective. I gratefully accept her kindness, but shake my head firmly and say that I can handle it.

“If it gets hard again, I’ll let Hana-san spoil me and heal me, so I’ll face…them properly and get over it.”

I don’t want to run away from them.

If I’m going to be traumatized by love because of those idiots——I will hate them from the bottom of my heart.

I won’t let them distort my life anymore.

I will face them and get over it so that I won’t be traumatized.

That is the happiest thing for me.

I told her my resolution and she accepted it.

“I see. Yes, I understand. I can come over at night, so…let’s talk about something else then, okay?”

She still seems worried.

But she seems to trust me and watch over me.

She seems like a mother in this way too, and I thought that was kinda nice.

“Well, I’m going home…Call me if you need anything, okay? I’ll come over right away.”

Saying that Hana-san started to get ready to leave.

And on her way home.

“Oh, that’s right. I’m sorry, but please take care of Ichika…too, because she said she would come after school.”

She asked me to take care of her daughter, so this time I braced myself and straightened my back.

“Yes. I will cheer up Chika-chan as much as Hana-san healed me.”

“Hehehe~…that’s so nice of you, you seem like a big brother. Well, I’ll be back tomorrow night.”

One last time, Hana-san hugged me before she left the house.

“Yes. Thank you very much.”

I waved back and watched her until the front door closed before I confirmed that…Hana-san had left and squeezed my own chest.

“…Well, it’s so quiet being alone.”

I must’ve been a little strong in front of Hana-san.

But, alone, I felt a painful silence and suddenly felt lonely.

It was probably because someone had been by my side for the past two days.

Alone makes the heart fragile.

But…Hana-san’s soft scent wafted through my clothes, and my heart calmed down a little. The smell may be transferred from being hugged too often.

Okay…I can see Hana-san again tomorrow night, and Ichika will be here in a few hours.

No need to get depressed.

So, for now…I’m going to take it easy until she arrives——