7 Nights:Chapter 01 part4
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... continued from part 3 (!)
Classes end at 1800H, evening. Even though it's past summer solstice, the sun's still high at this moment, too bright to call it "evening". And it's hot.
I walked on my way home, my body smelly and drenched in sweat from club activities. My typical, singly detached house is on the corner of a residential district 15 minutes by foot from school. While it is comparable with the old traditional houses of Shiraishi-cho, there are numerous new houses in 7 zones. Our house, too, is built by my father in 3 years from funds of a 30-year loan. (!)
"I'm home--"
The smell of curry greeted me as I open the entrance hall.
"I'm home. Is it curry for dinner?"
Entering the living room, Mom's voice from the kitchen greets me again.
"Welcome home. You're just in time. Please help me with dinner preparations. Ah, wash your hands before that. Take out the laundry, too."
"Ha-i."
I took my sports bag to the bathroom. Opening it, I took out my dirty tennis gear. As I threw them into the washing machine, the words "Ah-, table tennis ..."
Right now, I'm a rookie tennis player, but I was an active table tennis player in middle school. I had intended to continue playing table tennis in high school also. But the table tennis club was dissolved before I could enter high school, so I moved to the tennis club. I enjoy tennis as a game, but there are times I miss the ping-pong ball. That's it for my side story.
"Mya-"
As I do my laundry, something purred at my feet. Mi-ko, a Siamese tabby, approached near at my shins.
"I'm home, Mi-ko. Have you been a good cat?"
Crouching, I held her just like holding a woman on both sides. As I kissed the cat just like kissing a maiden, Mi-ko too licked my lips with her rough tongue. What a cute cat.
Carrying Mi-ko, I returned to the living room.
"Hai, here Mi-chan!"
Mom placed a small dish with some cat food on the floor beside the table. Despite of Mom's sweet call, Mi-chan pretended not to know. She refused to let go from my leg.
"Uuu, when will she grow accustomed to me, I wonder ..."
I can only smile bitterly at her childish words.
"It's too early to be depressed. Not many days have still passed." (!)
Today's the fourth day since Mi-ko came to live in our house. She was originally raised in my childhood friend's house, but circumstances force them to relinquish her; my Mom took the cat in. I'm the only one in the house whose acquainted with the cat, and from there she's attached only to me.
"Only the first night's a cheat, I wonder." (!)
"But it's great that I got along with her well. Just keep at it, and don't lose patience."
"I'll do that."
Mom laughed, as she returned to the kitchen. Just to make sure, I nudged the dish closer to Mi-ko.
Suddenly, a familiar tune sounded from the left-on television. From the variety show a new movie is being introduced. "Cosmo Wars Episode 3", the sixth from the world-famous science fiction epic, and will probably open to the public on the middle of next month. Even in my closet lies a laser blade toy from the said series.
"Sakuya-, Can you clean up the tableware for me?"
"Ah, right, I'm on it."
Going around and avoiding a still-eating Mi-ko, I went for the kitchen.
... continued on part 5