Househusband-wannabe Boy and Idol Girl - 108

A Very Popular Idol Classmate Has Taken a Liking to Me, A Person Who Doesn't Want to Work for My Whole Life.

Daininki Idol na Classmate ni Natsukareta, Isshou Hatarakitakunai Ore

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Act 4 - The Past of The Shidou Family

29- Wedge

When it comes to memories with my father, to be honest, they were all pretty unpleasant.

[Didn't you say we were going to have dinner together today?]

My mother shouted over the phone.
Excited and dressed in my best clothes, I had been waiting, but her voice made me feel disappointed.
The hope I had as a little kid, thinking we could go out as a family of three after a long time, crumbled without a trace.

[You haven't come back for almost a year, you know...!]
[――――]
[......! Fine, That's enough. I know what kind of person you are.]

My mother spat out those words and abruptly hung up the phone.
I looked at her face, filled with anxiety.

[......Mom, can't dad come?]
[――――Shut up.]
[Eh?]
[Both of you are so selfish! I'm not some tool for raising his kid!]

Then, she threw the phone on the floor.
It made a cracking sound, leaving a mark on the ground as it slid next to me.
Shocked, I was at a loss for words, and my mother glared at me before storming out of the house.

Looking back now, I think my mother already had another man at that time.
She was often away from home, and when she returned, she seemed to have received some kind of present.
I remember that only then did she feel guilty, and she did the cooking, which she usually avoided doing because it was too much of a hassle for her.
She must have been discussing family matters and maybe there wasn't a significant reason, but anyway, that woman abandoned me and my father.

I think I remember that day clearly. I held my saved pocket money, bought a lunchbox at the convenience store, and ate it alone in the spacious house.
The situation of being alone in that house felt terrifying, and I recall having trouble sleeping at night.

The next morning.
Just as I was leaving for school, my mother returned.
When I tried to greet "Welcome back" to improve her mood, she looked at me with eyes full of disdain and said,

[You really are just like him.]

Those words still linger inside me like a wedge.

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[End of Chapter]

Cya~!

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