episode_0331

After Shine and I danced two more times, we were able to leave the party.

The sudden show of wit ate away at Shine and I’s psyche.

As I walked out, exhausted and in a daze, Rain, who had been waiting in the corner, came running.

“Are you okay?”

I studied her face while being supported by Rain.

Although he was worried, he bit his lips as if he was having a hard time holding back laughter.

I sighed in relief as I remembered that this was a no-photography zone.

If it had been any other place, today’s dark history would have been stuffed and followed me around for the rest of my life.

“What about Amy…?”

“Oh, Amy went over there for a bit.”

Lane said, pointing to the end of the hallway.

I nodded and headed there with Shine.

I needed Amy’s big breasts to soothe my weary mind.

I wanted to be held in her arms and sprawl out to my heart’s content.

As I was walking down the hallway with that thought in mind, I heard a familiar voice.

Amy.

Her voice was clear.

But it wasn’t just Amy’s voice.

As I was talking to her, I also heard the voice of a stranger I was hearing for the first time.

“It’s none of your business.”

There was a gruffness in Amy’s voice.

As if responding to that voice, Shine Lane and I pressed ourselves against the wall.

I prick up my ears and start eavesdropping on the conversation.

“Nerve? Of course I should. I thought it was fortunate that I came back, but the kids? Adoption? ”

The nervous man’s voice pierced my heart like a sharp needle.

I shut my mouth as the emotions rushed in.

Amy said nothing.

After a moment of silence, the man continued.

“What will people think? What will the father do? Are you thinking of becoming a single mother with a child?”

“Be careful what you say. Dad said it was okay.”

“Haa. Amy. Come to your senses now. I’m saying this for you.”

“Are you saying that out of consideration for me? Does your uncle have the right to say such things?”

The atmosphere gradually sank to the floor.

I looked at Shine’s face.

She was just staring straight ahead with her usual expression.

“Je, Jeff. Should we go back…”

Rain, who read that the atmosphere was not good, grabbed my arm and asked.

I couldn’t say anything.

I knew it in my head.

That this conversation only hurts me.

That means you shouldn’t listen.

But my feet wouldn’t move.

“Have you forgotten why I left home?”

“Amy.”

“I don’t want to hear it.”

“There was no status and no origin. I don’t know who the child’s parents are either. What is proper?”

“Stop it.”

“Are you really thinking of becoming their mother? You?”

Amy said nothing.

The man continued talking.

“At first, I created the children’s identities at your request. Yes. Since this kind of thing happened often, I did it without any worries. But you said you registered them in your family register? Are you serious? Raising children is no joke. Becoming a parent is no joke!”

Phew-

The man, his emotions running high, let out a deep sigh.

A brief breather.

The next words followed immediately.

“… Have you ever been called mom by your kids even once?”

As the words flowed out softly, my vision became blurry.

mom.

A word I’ve never once uttered.

Apparently, on the family register, Amy was my mother and Shine’s mother.

Yeah, I was in that position.

But I never once called Amy ‘Mom’.

I never thought about it that way.

I just categorized her into family.

I was just grateful for the way things were now.

I never even dared to think of Amy, who saved me and Shine, as a mother.

“I’m saying this because I’m thinking of you, Amy. I hope you make a choice you won’t regret. ”

The man fell silent after saying those words.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of clanking shoes began to be heard.

The sound of footsteps getting further and further away.

The footsteps were unfamiliar, so it seemed like the man had gone somewhere else.

I rolled the word “Mom” in a small voice inside my mouth.

Such an unfamiliar word.

Something that has never happened before.

Reminiscing about old memories.

A brief memory with Shine.

Memories of happy days spent under the red roof.

But even there, there was no shadow of parents.

It’s unfamiliar.

And I’m jealous.

Amy didn’t say anything for a long time.

It didn’t even move.

I just stood there quietly.

I turned away quietly.

Because I had learned through training how to move without making a sound, I was able to move without Amy noticing me.

I sneak out of there and turn the corner of the hallway.

It was truly fortunate that the castle was so large.

I collapsed on the floor.

I had no strength in my whole body.

“Shine.”

“Yeah.”

“What do you think?”

Shine looked into my eyes without saying anything.

She’s always been like this.

He used to leave important choices up to me.

As if I were the most important and that my opinion was not needed.

Shine only took the initiative when it was for my benefit.

I raised my knees and buried my face in them.

Everything the man said was true.

I said those words because I was worried about Amy.

There was no hostility in his voice.

Just worried.

It was just a similar feeling that Amy had when she spoke to me and Shine.

People’s gaze.

okay.

Amy was a high-ranking person.

It was a position where I had to be more mindful of people’s gaze than anyone else.

“Jeff hates Amy?”

“Oh, no!”

I answered urgently to Shine’s words that came in while cutting off my thoughts.

“Amy chose it.”

Shine looked down at me and said.

Her white gaze pierced my eyes as if nothing had happened, as if asking why I was worried about such a thing.

“Why do you care? Amy said she liked it.”

“Ha, but…”

“Why. Are you worried that Amy will abandon us?”

I kept my mouth shut at Shine’s words.

To be honest, as Shine said, I did have those worries.

I was afraid that this happiness would disappear in an instant.

So I couldn’t approach him.

I didn’t even dare to call her mom.

Because Amy didn’t ask for it either.

I had a feeling that maybe she didn’t want to be called Mom.

“Ha, but. Amy…”

“Mom.”

“in…”

“Try it now, Mom.”

I open my mouth in a daze at the words that came out so easily.

Shine looked at me and smiled as if to say, “Can’t you do this too?”

A smile as usual.

“Uh, uh…”

“Are you having a hard time?”

I kept my mouth shut.

My mouth wouldn’t open.

Try to move the small tongue in your mouth vigorously.

But as expected, his mouth did not open.

Finally, he let out a small sigh and spoke to Shine.

“Amy never asked me to call her mom…”

“Um… That’s true. Amy is waiting.”

“Wait?”

“Waiting. Consideration. Hmm. I guess so.”

I bit my lip at Shine’s words.

Is this true?

No, it didn’t matter if it was true.

If that’s what Shine is, then that’s what it is.

I nodded.

“Go ahead, Mom.”

“Uh, uh…”

It was a moment when I stuttered and avoided eye contact.

My tongue moved on its own and spit out a word.

“Mom…”

“Is it easy?”

I kept my mouth shut and glared at Shine.

I even looked around, worried that Amy might have heard this.

“Why are you so scared? Amy won’t mind. No, she’ll be happy. She’ll be happier than Grandpa today.”

“Then why didn’t Shine call Amy ‘Mom’ all this time…?”

“Because Jeff doesn’t do it.”

I kept my mouth shut at Shine’s answer.

When I turned my gaze to Rain, she was looking back and forth between me and Shine with a complicated expression on her face.

“Rain over there.”

“… Huh?”

“What do you think, Rain?”

“… What?”

“Is it okay if I call Amy Mom…?”

If it’s Lane, if it’s Lane who has lived with Amy for a long time, then she will give me a clear answer to my question.

Rain seemed burdened by my question and took a step back.

“Maybe…”

“Maybe?”

“Probably. You’ll like it.”

I jumped up from my seat at Rain’s answer.

I’ve made up my mind.

A little courage has emerged.

The moment I came to my senses, my body was running.

He moves his short legs hard and runs to where Amy is.

As I walked down the long hallway and turned the corner, Amy’s pink hair caught my eye.

She just stood there blankly with a listless expression.

“Amy!”

Amy’s gaze began to turn to me.

Light slowly returns to the empty eyes.

Hmph- He took a deep breath, blowing a strong wind from his nose.

But as expected, my mouth didn’t open easily.

I looked around.

Shine didn’t follow.

There was no rain.

Only I was standing in front of Amy.

“Jeff…”

Amy’s listless voice flows out.

A feeble smile soon appears on her face.

I opened my mouth at the sight.

“Hey, Amy! Is it okay if I call you Mom?”

I spat out those words and shut my eyes tightly.

And I regretted it.

Isn’t it too close?

Wouldn’t it be that Amy felt uncomfortable if I got too close?

I was scared.

I was so scared that Amy would back off.

But at that moment, my body was suddenly swallowed up in her soft embrace.

A warm feeling envelops my whole body.

I raise my head at the soft touch.

But Amy’s chin was pressed down on my head, making it impossible for me to raise my head.

“Why are you asking now?”

“Yes…?”

“Why are you asking me now?”

“Ha, but you didn’t ask me to call you first…”

My face is buried in her large chest.

But I didn’t resist.

“Am I doing well? Is it a good idea to approach them first? They are hurt. With that in mind, I kept waiting.”

Knock- knock-

Warm liquid drips down on your head.

But I couldn’t raise my head, so I couldn’t examine Amy’s expression.

She pressed my head harder.

“Ugh.”

“Want to call me?”

“Uh… Uh…”

“Come on, come on, say mom.”

“Mom…”

At that moment, a strong force entered Amy’s arms wrapped around my body.

My chest feels tight and all the breath is sucked out of my body.

“Heeek…”

Amy groaned, buried in his chest, but he didn’t let go of her grip.

Knock- knock-

Warm liquid continued to drip down over my head.

“Add more.”

I wanted to sing more.

mom.

I wanted to call you Mom more.

But it was so suffocating.

I felt like I was suffocating from these huge breasts.

Vision becomes blurred.

“Mom… Ma…”

After speaking faintly, my vision went dark.