Volume 1 Chapter 1.7 - An Unexpected Home Date
An Unexpected Home Date 7
“Nishiki-kun, sorry to keep you waiting. You can come in now.”
Called by Sensei, I, who had been out in the hallway, returned to the room.
Even though her tears had stopped, I had stepped out for a while until she calmed down.
“I made some tea if you’d like some.”
“Ah. That’s nice.”
Her response was much quieter, likely due to exhaustion from crying.
Tenjō-sensei’s eyes were still bright red, and the nearby trash bin was filled with tissues.
She wrapped her hands around the mug of warm tea, blowing on it to cool it down.
I sat beside her, quietly waiting for Sensei to start talking while sipping tea.
“I’m sorry you had to see me like that earlier. Please, forget everything.”
After a while, she spoke.