Gimai Seikatsu

I was actually a bit worried if I’d get enough sleep the day before we departed. However, the moment I closed my eyes, my consciousness immediately drifted into the deep abyss. I felt bliss and comfort inside my fluffy and warm bed, drifting right between experiencing a dream and sleeping. In retrospect, I don’t know if I even had a dream or not. But eventually, my eyes opened to the darkness of my room, not to mention before my alarm even rang.

Instead, I could hear the faint rumbling of the air conditioner. It seemed like the timer worked exactly as I had planned, and I didn’t feel cold even when poking my arms and legs out from beneath my blanket. This should be good enough, so I pushed myself up from the bed. Immediately after, I remembered the events of the previous night and faintly touched my lips as a snicker left my mouth. I must have been grinning there.

But this isn’t the time to be dwelling in memories. I have to get changed right away. When I finished my makeup, I happened to run into Asamura-kun just as he entered the bath. It seems like he finally woke up. His face still looked a bit drowsy, making me worried that we might actually be cutting it fairly close. We then ate the rice balls and miso soup Mom made. It was as delicious as ever, but I was worried the seaweed from the rice balls might have gotten stuck to my teeth. I decided to not open my mouth too much in front of Asamura-kun before I got to check in the mirror.

With lots of time to spare, we left the house behind us. We took the Yamate line from Shibuya station, changing trains at Nippari station as we headed to Narita. Once there, we just had to wait until our stop, so we should make it on time. Sitting inside the train, I took a glance at Asamura-kun’s face next to mine. He was yawning constantly, so he must be really sleepy. I can tell he’s trying hard not to doze off. Our shoulders happened to bump into each other’s, and he quickly sat straight up again. Each time that happened, he apologized to me, but I wouldn’t have minded if he just leaned against me and slept a bit. This early in the day, the train we were in was mostly empty, and I didn’t spot any familiar uniforms either.

Eventually, our train reached the second building of Narita Airport, just as planned. And with that, we rushed to the meeting area. Spotting a group of students with our uniforms, Asamura-kun stopped and said ‘Okay, let’s split up here.’

“Be careful during the trip, yeah?”

“Same to you,” I nodded.

I left Asamura-kun behind me and headed for my class. Shockingly enough, the faster I distanced myself from him, the slower my strider became. Because if I meet up with my class, we’ll have to stay separated this whole trip. The… entire time.

“Hurry up, Saki! Over here!” Maaya was waving at me at such velocity I could almost hear her arm cutting through the air.