episode_0210

“Ugh-”

I kept holding back the tears that were about to fall.

A groan that escaped through her mouth resonated throughout the office.

The butt that Amy had hit felt like it was on fire.

A burning pain spurted into my buttocks like a palm.

My butt hurt when I sat on the chair, so I ended up lying face down on the sofa.

Shine, who was lying next to me, was also holding back tears with her face distorted in pain as if her butt was hurting.

Unlike her, I couldn’t hold back my tears.

Gulp, gulp, the water droplets running down my cheeks fall to the floor.

I cried more from disappointment in myself for disappointing Amy than from the pain in my butt.

Amy wakes up early every morning and makes healthy juices for us using healthy vegetables and fruits.

I knew how difficult and annoying it was to repeat that routine every single day, without fail.

I had been taking Amy’s efforts and affection for granted.

“Huh!”

Eventually, the tears that had been held back begin to pour out in large quantities.

Her sadly open mouth let out a loud sob, and hot tears continued to pour from her burning eyes.

Because it didn’t taste good, because he didn’t want to eat it, and because he thought it was for his friend’s sake, he made Appleton drink the green juice.

I also knew that she had a hard time rejecting me and Shine.

I was ignoring the fact that what I didn’t like to eat might not be something other people would like to eat either.

Amy prepared the green juice for me and Shine, no one else.

I poured that affection for Amy into something else.

I was crying endlessly, and then suddenly I got scared.

I was afraid that Amy would be disappointed in me and leave, that she would look at me with disappointed eyes.

I was so scared.

As that thought occurred to me, I cried even more sadly.

Shine, who had been holding back tears while lying next to me, slowly shed silent tears as if responding to my crying.

Amy looked at us silently.

Her expressionless face shows impatience.

If it were normal, she would have smiled affectionately and reached out to hug me, but she didn’t move.

“Oh, Amy~ I made a mistake, ugh. I did…”

I started telling Amy everything I had felt during that short time.

Sometimes her speech was interrupted by crying, and sometimes strange words came out because of her imperfect pronunciation.

Amy listened to me quietly.

As I continued to explain to her, pointing out each mistake I made, the crying gradually subsided.

He hugged the cushion while looking at Amy with swollen eyes.

“Shine, you have nothing to say?”

Shine shed silent tears at Amy’s words.

There were teeth marks on his closed lips.

It was a sight that showed how much she was holding back tears.

Shine slowly took a deep breath.

Amy waited patiently for Shine.

Shine, who had been controlling her emotions for a while, began to speak in a calmer voice than mine, and with more logic than mine.

What she did wrong, what she did not do as a sister to stop Jeff’s wrongdoing, what she turned a blind eye to even though she knew it was wrong.

I shed even bigger tears as I listened to her voice flowing out slowly.

Shine, who was talking next to me, saw me like that and gently reached out and hugged my body.

The water droplets falling from her eyes made Shine’s clothes damp, but she didn’t show it and just gently stroked me.

“Why do you do that when you know it’s wrong?”

After Shine finished speaking, Amy opened her mouth in a calm voice.

Shine and I were left speechless at her words.

They just looked at each other and dug into each other’s arms.

“You won’t do that next time, right?”

Amy’s voice flowed out with a small sigh.

I raised my head at her words.

Amy looked at us with a small smile.

A soft and warm smile.

I looked at her and pursed my lips.

Are you mad now? Weren’t you angry?

I wanted to ask that.

But I couldn’t say anything because I thought she would still respond by saying she was angry.

As I looked at Amy, wiping the tears off her cheeks, she got up from her seat and started walking towards Shine and me.

She came closer and asked, stroking my head and Shine’s.

“Are you in a lot of pain?”

A worried expression and voice.

I felt the tears that had stopped at those words welling up again.

As tears welled up, my vision became blurry.

The moment I blinked, hot tears flowed down my cheeks.

Amy reached out to me and gently wiped my cheek.

Her hands were so warm that I unconsciously rubbed my face against them.

Finally, I gathered my courage and asked the question that had been on my mind for a while.

“Aren’t you angry?”

“Yeah. I’m not mad.”

Amy laughed at my answer and reached out and pulled Shine into her arms.

She gently patted me and Shine for a long time.

Until all the tears are shed.

“Jeff. Shine. You hate juice that much? Should I not make it for you?”

“Oh, no!”

I answered Amy’s question urgently.

Although it didn’t taste good, it was drinkable if you could bear with it.

I was scared.

If you told Amy not to make it here, she really wouldn’t make any more juice.

If that happened, it seemed like Amy’s affection for us would be cut off.

I didn’t like that.

It’s a little tasteless, but I can eat it, so I hope you like and love me and Shine more.

I hugged Amy’s waist and dug into her arms.

“You said it wasn’t tasty?”

“No… It’s delicious, you can eat it.”

Amy gave me a small smile at my answer and patted me on the back.

She asked again with a smile in her voice.

“Really? Then should I make more?”

“That, that’s…”

“Why?”

“Joe, good!”

A sour, bitter, and sour taste lingered in my mouth.

I already felt like I had had a glass of green juice.

Amy let out a small laugh at my answer.

She smiled and gave me Shine.

I stood up awkwardly, rubbing my burning buttocks.

“Oh, I think there’s a palm print left…”

As I muttered softly, Shine whispered in my ear.

“Shall I look at it?”

“What, what? My butt?”

“Yeah. I think there will be a palm print.”

“Oh, no. It’s okay!”

Shine whispers quietly, keeping an eye on Amy.

Amy didn’t seem to hear us whispering as she dropped us off and headed towards Lane.

I shook my head at Shine’s words.

I could tell without even looking.

When I put my hand on her tingling buttocks, I felt a small raised area shaped like Amy’s palm.

It probably took quite some time to get comfortable in the chair.

Lane was also very upset with Amy.

Rain lies sprawled on the floor with a large bump on his head.

Amy held Rain in her arms and placed her down on the soft sofa.

“Rain. Are you awake?”

Amy speaks in a soft voice.

She gently stroked Lane’s head as she lay on the sofa.

As I slowly straightened her scattered hair, Rain opened his eyes as she said.

“Oh, how did you know?”

“How would you know? I’ve been living with you for several years, so of course I would know.”

“Uh, uh…”

Rain opened his eyes, stroked his hair, and sat on the sofa.

She was able to sit comfortably because, unlike us, she didn’t get her butt spanked.

Instead, she got a bang on the head.

“Why do you think I left the kids with you?”

“Because it looks hard? Because it wouldn’t be weird to be with kids?”

Amy shook her head at Lane’s answer.

“No. Because I trust you the most. That’s why.”

“Me…Me?”

“Yeah.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Really. I trust Rain.”

“Ha. Haat-.”

Lane blushed and lowered her head as Amy spoke with a soft smile.

Then Amy said, stroking her head.

“Are you excited because it’s your first time at school in a long time? Did you make a mistake while hanging out with the kids?”

“Oh, uh! Yeah! That’s right! That’s right! I made a mistake!”

“Then. Rain. Can I trust you more?”

“Graham!”

Rain laughed brightly and shouted.

Any sign of Amy’s spirit or intimidation had long since disappeared.

She puts her hands on her waist and sticks out her small chest.

Rain looked at me and Shine with his characteristically confident expression.

“Okay, Rain. Can you promise me one thing?”

“Huh? What promise?”

“The kids. So. Keep Shine and Jeff from doing weird things. Like, things from the comic books you collect.”

“That, that’s…”

“Of course, that’s not a bad thing. But they’re still kids, right? Kids the age of Jeff and Shine often try to imitate things from cartoons, movies, or animations. Do you remember? When Victor imitated Sentai back in the day.”

“Uh, yeah.”

“So I’m asking you to do something? You’re still young. Okay?”

“Ah. Eung!”

Lane nodded, her face flushed at Amy’s words.

Her trembling gaze turns to me and Shine.

Shine let out a strange laugh as she looked at Rain like that.

That’s when she moved.

As I was rubbing my sore bottom, Shine reached out and gently hugged me from behind.

The left hand hugging the stomach and the right hand across the chest hugging the shoulder.

My breath was suffocated by the arms that were tightly gripped as if they would never let go.

“Shine. It’s stuffy.”

“Yeah. I’ll stay like this for a bit.”

Shine muttered softly and rested her chin on my shoulder.

Since it was a hug we always did, I didn’t feel anything strange.

Rain’s gaze, which was only looking at me and Shine, trembled with anxiety.

“Jeff. Shine.”

“Yes.”

“Yeah.”

The moment Amy, who had been talking to Lane, turned around, Shine’s posture, who had been hugging me, changed.

The moment Amy looks at us, as Shine moves glidingly.

Shine and I changed into a position where we were holding each other’s hands.

Amy opened her mouth as if she didn’t feel anything strange at all at Shine’s actions, which were so natural.

“Did you hear what I said to Rain? You can’t just copy what you see in movies or comics. Got it?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

Unlike me, who nodded unconditionally to Amy’s words, Shine expressed her doubts.

Then Amy smiled slightly and said.

“You’re still young. It could be dangerous.”

“Is it dangerous?”

“Yeah. So, if you want to do it, it’s better to do it later, when you’re an adult, rather than now.”

“Can I do that when I grow up?”

“Hmm… I think it’ll be better when you grow up and can take full responsibility for your actions.”

“Okay.”

“Really? I can rest easy, right? You won’t do anything dangerous, right?”

“Not even a little bit?”

“… If it’s not dangerous, then to some extent.”

“Yeah. That’s hard.”

Shine nodded to Amy’s words.

Something safe, something not dangerous, she muttered in a small voice.

“Okay.”

I went and sat down on the sofa while listening to Shine’s voice.

My stinging butt was uncomfortable, but the soft sofa made it okay.

Time passed quietly but a little awkwardly.

Shine and I spent our time sitting on the couch, Lane sitting at her desk, and Amy working.

Could it be because I shed a lot of tears?

I felt quite hungry.

hungry.

As I was mumbling softly and rubbing my stomach, the office door opened with perfect timing and Victor appeared.

He appeared with a delicious smell, holding several large pizza boxes in one hand.

“Are you done?”

Victor looked around and spoke.

He bought a pizza.