Maria-sama ga Miteru:Volume22 Chapter1.5

Section 5

Yumi had first learned about Touko-chan running away from home from Kashiwagi-san's phone call.

So when Kashiwagi-san came out of worry to pick up Touko-chan, he really wasn't so "unexpected".

Before they had eaten, while Yumi and Touko-chan were in Yumi's room, it was a nice thing to do or Yuuki to become worried and call Kashiwagi-san.

To not surprise or aggravate Touko-chan, Kashiwagi-san would wait in front of the house until Touko-chan came out.

But.

"I've been a burden. I'd like to apologize once again."

Yumi was thinking, watching Kashiwagi-san stick his face out the car's window and laugh. To come so quickly, and to meet in such a place, if you thought if it that way then he really was an unexpected person.

"Thanks for the food!"

Touko-chan said as she entered the passenger's seat. She had wanted to go along with Touko-chan to her home, but she didn't want to hear a "Thanks but no" from Kashiwagi-san.

She understood that it had to be done, but she didn't like it.

At least Yumi had gotten Sachiko-sama late, but it she felt as if she was just watching Touko-chan go by.

"Come over some time!"

It seemed that Yumi's parents both found Touko-chan and Kashiwagi-san interesting. Kashiwagi-san's red car turned the corner past Kakinoki-san's house, but they continued to wave their hand.

"Touko-chan is a nice kid."

Yumi's mother closed the house gate, sighed as if a large event had just finished, and whispered.

"So?"

she said. Yumi wondered why her voice sounded slightly high pitched. She couldn't answer it. Her mother's voice was bothering her own train of thought.

"She seems a bit difficult, but if you lay a firm hand on her, the roots seem fine. That girl would be a good fit to become Yumi-chan's petite soeur."

"Mom, what are you saying? Just stop teasing me."

Yumi realized that her cheeks had become hot, and passed up her mother. She took of her shoes, and hurriedly put on her slippers. She wondered what her mother would thing if she could see Yumi's bright red face.

But, what should she do. But what should she do. If she were to go into the living room like this, then she would be followed by the her father and Yuuki, who had already gone inside.

She walked inside while keeping her eyes on the walls, and felt as if she were keeping herself from sight. That way, her sadness ---.

"What's wrong, Yumi?"

Yumi's mother asked, after coldly observing her daughter.

"Your reaction was completely different from when I had mentioned Kashiwagi-san."

"Eh?"

She unexpectedly turned her head to a serious inquiry.

And then, her mother said.

"Yumi-chan. You have a bad poker face."

And her mother laughed, with a look of pity.