Book 6: Chapter 9: December 24th (Thursday) – Asamura Yuuta
“Now we’ve only got half of our high school lives left, huh?”
I didn’t plan for anybody to hear the words I mumbled to myself, but my good friend sitting in the seat ahead of me unexpectedly turned his large upper body around—Actually, aren’t we still in the middle of our short homeroom?
“Asamura. Starting next year, we gotta put an even bigger focus on our entrance exams.” Maru commented with a quiet voice.
Our homeroom teacher at the front of the class was telling us to be careful during winter break. And with that voice in one ear, I couldn’t help but gulp at Maru’s statement. Entrance exams, huh? Maru continued with a tone of resignation.
“We’ll be adults in no time, after all.”
“I don’t mind the idea of growing up, though.”
If anything, I didn’t like the idea of always staying a child. I don’t want to be sheltered for the rest of my life. Well, the fact is that growing into an adult does seem like an exhausting process. I just remembered my old man’s face… Actually, maybe not that much? Since I can’t remember his exhausted expression after his remarriage, I guess he’s feeling a lot better now that my old mother is gone.
“You’re the type of person who wants to become an adult quickly, huh?”
“And you don’t, Maru?”