Book 15.5,: Chapter 6: Intro - An Inevitable Past
It was evening, and my roommates were having a great time chatting about trivial things.
I was worried about Akito’s health, but his fever had gone down within a day and he was on the mend, so he had no issues lying down and talking for the time being. I was basically just spending my evening watching from the side-lines whilst operating my phone, occasionally interjecting with some small talk.
I was surfing the internet, waiting for drowsiness to hit me, when I received a message.
I want to talk to you on the phone for a bit right now, is that okay?
It was a message from Kei.
It had been a while since the ban on messaging was lifted, but we’d exchanged messages roughly once per day. No emoticons or stamps were used today, which suggested that it was a serious matter.
I’m in my room right now, so wait three minutes.
It wasn’t curfew yet, so it wasn’t difficult to get out of the cabin. After sending my reply, I decided to make a quick exit from the bed.
“I’m going to go buy a drink.”