episode_0110

After drinking all the cola I had received from Lane, I left his room.

As I closed the door and came out, I was holding in my arms a small book that I had taken from Rain’s room.

A book with only a single small lily on the cover.

Even the title was that it was a small book.

I remember what Lane said when he handed me this book.

‘If it’s that book, it won’t be a problem even if Amy catches it.’

I walked down the hallway, crouching down so that no one would see the book I was holding in my arms.

Maybe it was because it was late at night.

People’s attire looked really comfortable, unlike during the day.

I walked down the hallway and arrived at the door of my room. I opened the door and hid the small book behind my back.

“Jeff. Where have you been?”

“Rain’s room.”

“Did you look at Rain?”

“Yes…”

Amy welcomes you as soon as you enter the room.

After giving her a vague answer to my question, I began to cautiously walk to the side.

It was a step I chose because I absolutely could not show my back to Amy.

“Why are you walking like that?”

“This… This is.”

Amy approached me with a puzzled expression, perhaps because I was walking sideways in a strange manner.

I held my breath and tensed for what would happen next.

“Book?”

Amy turned around, lifting my small body up.

Her light and small body could not resist Amy’s strength.

The legs hanging down slowly shook.

“What book is it?”

“That’s… a picture book.”

“Picture book?”

“Yes. Rain gave it to me.”

Amy handed me a book.

The small book in her hands begins to turn quickly.

The individual pages of the book that I flipped through had pictures drawn on them, just as I said.

Like a flower garden full of pretty flowers, or a scene where a pretty angel sister comes down from the sky.

Amy tilted her head at the content of the picture book, which was simply filled with pretty pictures without any specific theme.

“What’s the content?”

“It’s just a pretty picture book.”

Amy nodded and let me down.

The legs that had been dangling and shaking finally touched the ground.

I looked up at Amy with a small sigh.

She checked the contents of the book a few more times, nodded, and handed it over to me.

“What a pretty book.”

“Yes.”

I nodded and hugged the book to my arms.

“What about Shine?”

“I’m in the bathroom right now.”

“Oops.”

Family members sometimes washed together.

There have been times like this before, and it often appeared in the comic books that Rain showed me.

I put the book on the small table and ran straight to the bathroom, taking off my clothes.

The clothes flew towards the laundry basket, but not all of them fit in.

“Jeff, I told you not to throw your laundry away.”

“Yes.”

After giving a vague answer to Amy’s nagging, I quickly opened the bathroom door and went inside.

Shine didn’t lock the bathroom door.

The door opened with a bang.

The warm air contained inside burst out in an instant.

The hot steam touched my skin and I immediately felt moist.

I carefully stroked my hair that had settled down calmly and took a step forward.

It’s a little slippery because there’s a lot of water sprinkled on the floor.

“Jeff?”

I turned my gaze to the voice coming from inside.

The smoky vapor blurs my vision.

Shine, who was spraying water through the shower, looked at me with her eyes wide open in surprise.

Although he came in with great momentum, for some reason his feet and hands felt shaky.

“Yeah. I came in to wash up.”

“Really?”

Shine looked somehow happy.

Her gaze sweeps over my body.

Even that light glance feels hot.

The water that was pouring down with a whoosh begins to decrease.

Shine’s small hand turned off the water in the shower.

The water stream receded, revealing her skin.

Her slightly flushed white skin made her look even healthier.

“I washed everything.”

Shine said, pushing her wet hair back.

Her pure white hair was soaking wet and clinging to her skin.

Shine, who had been dripping water, walked slowly past me.

A fragrant body wash scent wafted from Shine’s body.

“Wash up and come out.”

Something a little different from usual.

After saying that, Shine left the bathroom with a towel around her neck.

“Shine!”

Not long after she left, Amy’s loud voice was heard.

It seemed like he was probably getting scolded for not drying himself off in the bathroom.

I stared blankly around the empty bathroom and turned on the shower.

The warm water falling down with a “Whaaah!” soaked my head.

The water flowing down my back stretches out along with my hair.

I ran my hand through my hair as I was splashed with water.

Her well-groomed hair flowed smoothly through her fingers without any tangles.

After I finished showering, I immediately left the bathroom.

The feeling of my hot body cooling down was unbearable.

A pleasant feeling brings a smile to my lips.

As I was preparing to run out, I flinched at the sudden approach of a hand.

“Jeff.”

The hand that suddenly approached was Amy’s hand.

She held my body tightly, wrapped me in a large towel, and carried me toward the bed.

I was thrown onto the bed with a thud and couldn’t get up because of the towel wrapped around my entire body.

“Amy?”

“You weren’t going to dry your hair, were you?”

She knew me too well.

I glanced around the room with a skeptical look.

As I expected, Shine was dozing off in her clean pajamas.

Her long, softly flowing hair falls down her back.

Today, just like yesterday, Amy dried my hair.

The hair dryer was annoying and made my ears noisy, but I felt good.

There were two reasons why I hated drying my hair.

First, it takes too long.

Second, after I finished it all, I was so sleepy that I couldn’t stand it.

There were days when I couldn’t watch [The Little Witch’s Big Adventure] because I fell asleep while drying my hair, so I naturally started to hate drying my hair.

“Jeff. Stay still.”

Amy gently held my head as it slowly shook.

Wheein, wheein – the sound of the wind in my ears.

A warm, soft breeze blew pleasantly through my hair.

My heavy drooping eyelids were so annoying.

“Okay. Done.”

After my hair was dried, Amy, who had been tying up my body, released me.

I immediately got up from my seat and shook my head.

The warm heat that had been seeping through my long hair slowly dissipates.

The sight of her flowing hair flying in the air looked like snow was falling.

“You should wear clothes.”

“Yes.”

I put on the underwear and pajamas Amy gave me and sat down on the floor, then approached Shine, who was shaking her head.

Shine looks like she might fall over if you push her lightly.

I gently pressed her cheek.

The soft, glutinous rice cake-like flesh sinks in as your fingers press against it.

“Jeff.”

Shine’s eyes, which had been quietly sitting down, suddenly open.

Shine, who had been sitting hunched over, straightened her back and met my gaze.

“Are you done washing?”

“Yeah.”

“Good job.”

But it seemed like she hadn’t fully woken up yet.

Shine, who had been praising me with a small smile, started to doze off again.

“Amy. I think Shine is sleepy.”

“Really?”

Amy, who was organizing the hair dryer, heard what I said and picked up the sleeping Shine.

Shine, who seems to have no intention of getting up, is lying limp in Amy’s arms.

“Shine. Are you okay?”

“Yeah.”

At Amy’s answer, Shine nodded slowly and dug into Amy’s arms.

Shine was soon carried to the bed in Amy’s arms.

I wanted to sleep too.

But today is a day when I absolutely cannot sleep.

Because it’s the day I have to watch [The Little Witch’s Great Adventure].

I headed to the fridge and took out a cold glass of water.

After taking a shower, I was supposed to drink a cold cola, but the only thing that took the place of the cola was the green juice that Amy had made.

I headed towards the table, holding a small water bottle in my hand, sat down on the chair and held the book that Rain had handed me.

I open a picture book while drinking cold water.

Amy, who had been quietly watching me, made sure I wasn’t doing anything strange before going about her business.

There were a lot of papers on the desk where Amy usually sat and processed her papers.

Knock knock knock

The sound of Amy’s fingers typing on her laptop could be heard loudly.

I carefully tapped the pages of the book twice, keeping an eye on Amy.

Knock knock – After a light touch, a change occurred in the thin sheet.

The writing appeared on paper that had only a drawing on it.

The hidden content of the book was about family.

I began to read the book with interest.

Although the paper was densely packed with small letters, there was no problem reading the text.

In the past, skimming through documents filled with smaller print than this was a daily routine.

document?

The scene that came to mind suddenly dispersed and became blurry.

The texture of thin paper that remains in your hand.

The feeling of the white gown draped over the body.

The strong scent of coffee wafted past my nose.

“Ah.”

I shook my head.

The identity of the coffee scent was the scent coming from the cup in Amy’s hand.

When did you get up from your seat and make some coffee?

She was holding a coffee cup in her hand.

I shook off the random thoughts that were floating around in my head and focused on the book once again.

The genre of the book was fantasy.

A knight who was forced to take up the sword in place of her talentless older brother.

Her younger sister who secretly watched her.

And the older brother who has an inferiority complex towards his talented younger sister.

The feelings my younger sister harbors begin to change little by little.

The younger sister, who acted for her older sister who was the object of her admiration, always ended up clashing with her older brother.

And the emotions that were gradually changing were conveyed through writing.

The story told from the younger brother’s point of view really got me hooked.

Smart- Jeff.

Maybe it’s because it’s not a genre I usually read.

I realized that I was too deeply immersed in the book.

“Jeff.”

“Huh?”

As I relaxed my concentration, a voice that had been coming from far away came closer.

It was Amy.

She was looking down at me, then smiled slightly at my face.

“I should go to sleep now.”

“Huh? Are you sleeping? Already?”

I said that and checked my watch.

The clock on the wall read 11:30.

I was so startled that I dropped the book in my hand.

It’s already this late, I didn’t even realize how fast time was passing.

“Was the book that interesting?”

“Uh…yes.”

The moment the book left my hands, the writing that had filled the small paper disappeared in an instant.

“I didn’t even see Lucy, whom I liked.”

I nodded absentmindedly.

I didn’t see what I was supposed to see today.