Chapter 11: Sometimes I Need to Go Outside
My mother currently works as an editor at a publisher. It was a small company, but she worked hard every day to make ends meet and to pay for my tuition.
Because of this, my mother was extremely busy.
She left for work early in the morning and came home late every day. She even worked overtime during the weekends sometimes.
On occasion, she comes home earlier on a workday, but she would still be working from home. On such days, she wouldn’t have time to cook, so we end up ordering food, which wouldn’t be all that different from what Asanagi and I have been doing. But still, we couldn’t exactly hang out like usual when my mother was home, could we?
To me, Asanagi was merely a ‘friend’, but to an unconcerned party’s eyes, it would seem like I was bringing a girl home. I kept the matter between me and Asanagi a secret from my mom, so it would be troublesome if she were to find out about this.
“…I see. I can’t come over next week, huh?”
“Right. Well, you can still visit the week after that though.”
I felt disappointed that I wouldn’t be able to hang out with Asanagi, but as I previously mentioned, this way she could spend more time with Amami-san.
Besides, it would be nice to spend some time alone once in a while. After all, there were some things that you could only enjoy when you were alone.