Chapter 8: Volume 1 - CH 2.1

Two days have passed since Izumi moved in, and the week has begun.

I woke up to the alarm on my phone set for 6:30 a.m., changed into my school uniform, went to the bathroom to straighten my sleeping habits, and went to the living room where Izumi and my mother were already sitting facing each other at the dining table having breakfast. Izumi was sitting across from my mother, facing the door, and her eyes met mine immediately as I walked into the living room.

She was wearing her school uniform, which consisted of a navy blue skirt with red checks, a cream-colored vest, and a red ribbon.

Izumi greeted me with a "good morning" while giving a brief nod.

"Good morning."

Biting back the drowsiness that still lingered dully in the back of my head, I answered, and my mother turned to me as well. 

"Rina-chan and I will leave first, so Kenichi, you take care of the cleanup."

I nodded, "Okay," I said.

The time now was a little before seven o'clock. I commute to school in 20 minutes by bicycle, so if I leave home at 8:00 a.m., I can make it in time for the 8:30 a.m. start of school, but Izumi, who commutes to Tokyo, must be about to leave home by now.

"Thank you for the meal," Izumi said, putting the dishes in the sink. She rolled up the sleeves of her long-sleeved blouse and started running water from the faucet with a sponge. 

"I'll take care of the cleanup, Izumi."

When I said this, Izumi turned her troubled face to me and mouthed, "Yes, but......". All through yesterday, she had been helping me with the dishes and other household chores.

"You might miss the train, so you better leave early. You might have to make a transit or something......It's the first time you've been to school since you moved here, right?"

Izumi put the sponge in her hand back in place with a plop. 

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"If Kenichi-kun says so."

"That's right, Rina-chan. You can use this guy without hesitation."

Izumi nodded with a wry smile at my mother's words and then picked up her school bag that was hanging on the chair. 

"I'm off then."

She slung his bag over her shoulder and headed for the front door, flapping his slippers. The house suddenly became quiet after the sound of shoes being put on and the door opening and closing at the front door.

I picked up one of the sandwiches that had been wrapped and placed on the table. 

"Rina-chan, she helped me make breakfast and lunch earlier. I hope she didn't push herself too hard."

My mother looked at the cloth-wrapped lunch box on the table and muttered to herself. I had a vague feeling that Izumi was still concerned about the situation.

After all, it had only been two days since she moved in.

"......Maybe she'll get used to it after a while."

"You should help out at home more than you have in the past. If you help her, she will be less burdened."

"I know," I replied.

Then she finished her coffee, said, "Well, I have to go to work," and left the room.

In the living room in the morning when I was alone, I munched on a sandwich while watching the weather forecast.

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