Chapter 228 – End of Sumr Vacation
A few days after Obon, the long sumr vacation finally ca to an end.
Autumn was right around the corner. The sun was setting earlier than usual and even though it was still warm during the day, the nights had turned cold again. That ant I didn’t need to keep the AC on all night long anymore, which was great because I hated the heat.
I was a little bumd out about our break being over.
It was the first day of school and I was getting ready when I saw my mom coming out of the bathroom while wearing her nightwear. It seed like she had just finished showering. She ca back really late last night and was probably too tired to take one.
“Hm? Why are you wearing your uniform, Maki? Is there sothing going on at school?”
“I have to practice for the sports festival. It starts as soon as the sumr vacation ends, so we have to get enough practice before that.”
Officially, the sumr vacation ended in September, but because of the sports festival, we had to practice every weekday to make it in ti. So, even though it was still August, we pretty much had to go to school whether we liked it or not.
According to the school, coming to practice during the sumr vacation was ‘voluntary’ and they let us use the buildings two weeks before the new term started. But if we were to start practicing when the term started, we wouldn’t make it in ti for the festival, so it might as well be mandatory for us to attend.
Thankfully, the sports festival was only held every other year. Personally, I’d rather not have it at all because I was bad at sports.
After making coffee for my mom, we had breakfast together for the first ti in a while.
Since I’d need to practice under the blazing sun for a long period of ti, I made a bigger breakfast today.
“How was your sumr vacation, Maki? Well, it should be more enjoyable than last year, I assu? I an, you went to sumr school and played around at the pool with a girl~ Ah, youth.”
When I was listlessly eating my breakfast while watching the news, mom suddenly asked that question.
She emphasized the ‘girl’ part a lot, but I decided to ignore that.
“I guess it’s more fun than last year, yes…”
“Hehe, just say it honestly that you enjoyed it a lot. Didn’t you get to flirt with Umi-chan all day, everyday?”
“W-We didn’t do it everyday.”
But still, even though we didn’t do it everyday, I spent most of my ti with Umi, so I couldn’t really argue against her.
Though, save for the sleepover on my birthday, we didn’t do anything particularly special. We just hung out while watching TV, playing gas, reading manga and taking naps together. We went out a few tis, but we didn’t go on dates or anything, just buying so snacks at the nearest convenience store. Most of the ti, we were just chilling in my house. Well, attending sumr school and going to the pool was enough for us anyway.
“Well, it’s great that you’re having fun with her, that gives peace of mind as well. Sorry, I’ve been busy with work lately, I haven’t been able to do anything for you.”
“Don’t worry, mom. I know you’re doing your best at your job for . I can’t be thankful enough.”
After all, the reason why I was able to enjoy my vacation without having to work part-ti was because my mom always gave allowance money whenever I needed it.
I wish I could pay her back for everything she had done for .
“Oh, right, when you’re flirting with Umi-chan, make sure to–”
“Yes, mom, we were only doing it in my room.”
“Really? You guys didn’t do it in the living room?”
“O-Of course not…”
There were tis when we were suddenly in the mood while playing gas and stuff, but we made sure to move to my room whenever that happened, so what my mom suggested never happened.
Anyway, keeping everything in moderation was important. I knew that we were way past that line, but we should still keep it in mind so we wouldn’t get too carried away.
After that, my mom nagged for a while and after that was over, I heard the front door was being opened from the outside. That should be Umi. She used to ring the intercom whenever she visited, but ever since my mom gave her permission, she had been going in and out the house whenever she liked.(T/N: By permission, obviously he was talking about his house’s spare key.)
“Morning, Maki. We don’t have classes yet, but let’s do our best at school today. Also, good morning, Masaki-san.”
“Welco, Umi-chan. Thanks for always taking care of my son. I hope you’ll continue to get along with him.”
“Leave it to . He’s in my good hands.”
Whenever it was just the two of us, she would act like a spoiled child, but originally, she was a serious and dependable girl. Because of that my mom trusted her a lot.
Just like how Sora-san trusted more than her daughter, my mom trusted her more than her own son. I guess that was proof our relationship was going well.
After saying goodbye to my mom, who would be staying ho for a bit longer since she’ll leave at a later ti, we went to school for the first ti in a month.
The sumr vacation was over, but I didn’t feel that bad about it. Probably because of the girl beside .
“School has started again huh? Ugh, I can’t hang out at your place every day anymore. I know that we’re going back to our usual routine, but it still feels disappointing…”
“I know that feeling. Well, we can’t keep playing around forever. At least we had a good ti.”
“Yeah… There’s still next year anyway. Also, you still need to work harder for next year, Maki.”
It was a pity that we wouldn’t be together as often anymore, but it was ti for to work towards my goal.
To get good enough grades so I’d be in the sa class as Umi and eventually, enter the sa university as her.
Next year, I’d be using the entire sumr vacation to study so that I could be together with her for the year afterwards—
“Oh, by the way, Umi, have you told Daichi-san and Sora-san about it yet?”
“Ah, u-um… Y-You know since that’s the plan for the future, I-I had only been hinting at it to my mom… I haven’t told both of them anything yet… What about you?”
“I told my mom about it a while ago.”
“I see… So, what did she say?”
“It’s too early to talk about that, she said.”
“Ahaha… I guess she’s right… I had a feeling that she’d say sothing like that…”
We were talking about what to do after we graduated. We planned to live together and we wanted to discuss it with our parents, but what my mom said was right, it was too soon to talk about it. Though, the fact that I had told her about it should give her the hint that I was serious about my relationship with Umi.
“For the ti being, let’s do our best, Maki.”
“Mm… I’ll do my best for you, Umi.”
While the other students were disappointed about the sumr vacation that ended prematurely, Umi and I decided to focus on our future.
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