Chapter 86 | Codependency
At dawn. When I woke up, Rika, who was supposed to be next to me, was not there.
“Rika…?”
I immediately felt lonely. I began to feel a sense of stress that she was no longer next to me.
When I don’t have things that I take for granted, I get nervous and restless. Glasses, wallet, etc. It’s the same thing. Well, not the same as things, but a metaphor for things.
I will look for Satoka. I feel like I want to hug her right now, right away.
Eventually, I arrived at the open-air bath in the room.
It is an amazing version of the indoor bath. Each room has its outdoor bath.
“Oh, Shin-chan? Good morning.”
Rika giggles and smiles at me.
I am relieved to see her soft, kittenish smile… and then a black feeling wells up in me.
I walk up to her and sit next to her. And I hug her tightly.
“What’s wrong?”
“You left without my permission, so I have to punish you for that.”
Rika rolled her eyes with a pout but giggled and laughed mischievously.
“Aw, Shin-chan-kun, did you miss me when I was gone?”
“You’re right. I can’t believe you left on your own.”
“Sorry, sorry~♡”
She doesn’t seem to be sorry at all.
“What’s with that face?”
“I’m so happy that Shin-chan is so attached to me.”
As if she was not feeling any remorse. I’m going to play a little prank on her.
“Then next time, I’ll do the same thing and suddenly disappear.”
“Eeeeeeeee…! Noooooooo!”
This time it was Rika’s turn to panic.
She hugged me tightly.
“If Shin-chan goes away, I will die!”
“You won’t die…”
“I can’t. I’m going to die! I will die! Please don’t leave me!”
It was so funny that I couldn’t help but laugh.
We are just like each other, I thought.
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