"Yukishiro-Onii-san, let's take a break, shall we?"
"Oh, oh, is it that time already?"
Today is Saturday.
Eri-chan came to my house in the morning and sat with me, or rather on my lap as usual, while I studied.
We started in the morning and it was almost past lunchtime.
"Eri-chan, I'm sorry. You must be hungry."
"No, I'm fine. Time didn't fly by when I was looking at Yukishiro-Onii-san's serious face."
"Really?"
"Yeah. It was so cool, I was just admiring it."
"Ah, eh, is that so? Thank you."
This kind of genuine praise from Eri-chan makes me happy, but at the same time it's somewhat embarrassing.
"I'm cooking dinner now, wait for me."
"Thank you. Yukishiro-Onii-san."
I quickly prepared and cooked the food.
I have a lot of eggs left over, so I'll just have oyakodon . It will be ready in about 30 minutes.
"Yukishiro-Onii-san's food always looks so delicious."
"Thank you. Then let's eat. Itadakimasu."
"Itadakimasu…"
Just then the intercom rang.
"I'll check the door."
"Yes."
Somehow, I had a bad feeling.
It's my fault for not checking in the first place.
I opened the front door and there was…
"Ah, Yukishiro. Good afternoon."
"..."
I silently closed the front door.
It was my ex-girlfriend who was there.
I don't even know why she came to my house.
"O-Open the door, Yukishiro. Please."
"What are you here for?"
"W-Well, that's because I want to discuss things properly again."
"I told you already I have nothing to say to you."
"Well, that may be true, but… I want to talk. Please. Let's talk."
I resisted and struggled to have the front door opened, making clattering noises.
Frankly, it's very annoying.
Besides, Eri-chan's at home. I don't want her to be around Eri-chan.
"…Fine. Then, next Monday after school. At your place."
"R-Really? Thank you."
"You need to go home today."
"…Yup, okay."
I made sure that the front door was clear of people before I went back into the living room.
"Sorry I'm late."
"…Yukishiro-Onii-san."
"Hmm? Yes?"
"You took so long. Who was it?"
I got chills down my spine.
Eri-chan's voice sounded lower and colder than usual.
"E-Erm… Well… It was my ex-girlfriend."
"…I see, ex-girlfriend, was it…"
"Yes. My ex-girlfriend."
"Can I ask you something, Onii-san? About your ex-girlfriend."
…I had a feeling that this was going to be long.