Book 2: Chapter 3: 18th of July (Saturday)
Feeling a faint pain in the deeper part of my eyes, I blinked in confusion. It seems that I forgot to close the curtains last night, and the summer sun was shining through the opening right into my face. Luckily, thanks to the A/C, it wasn’t too hot. It was just… bright.
When I turned my gaze towards the clock next to my pillow, the last digit just changed, showing that the time had just turned to 8:30 in the morning. I wonder why the time on digital clocks always seem to round up conveniently right when you wake up…… Hm? 8:30am? That’s a time I’d consider late. Although there was no school today, I guess I overslept a bit.
Maybe everyone already finished their breakfast? My thoughts got that far before I noticed my usage of the word ‘everyone’. This meant that I, absolutely naturally and automatically, had included my step-mother Akiko-san and step-sister Ayase-san in this term. This conclusion left me slightly baffled. Even though we’ve only been living together for about a month, I mentally already found this normal.
I finished changing, snuck into the bathroom to wash my face and fix my appearance, and then opened the door to the living room. I found my old man and Akiko-san sitting across the table, drinking some coffee. When my old man turned around, he made a bit of a perplexed face.
“Morning… Or rather, you’re pretty late, Yuuta.”
“I overslept, yeah. Ah, don’t mind me.”
The latter half of my sentence was directed at Akiko-san, who had already put down her cup and was about to stand up. However, before my words could reach her, she had already put the ham-wrapped eggs on a plate and in the microwave.
“There’s no need to hold back, Yuuta-kun.”
“No, um… Thank you.” I sat down at the table with the warmed ham and eggs in front of me.