Chapter 54

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It’s another valentines day chapter. Enjoy!

Title: Satou-san and Chocolate

Satou-san sent me a delivery service. It was on Valentine’s Day. I suddenly wondered what it was and looked at the invoice, but it said ‘sweets’. It might be chocolate. It’s nice to receive them, but why did she bother to use a courier service? I live in the same city, so if you called me, I would have come right over. She didn’t say that she would send it to me, so I don’t know what it was. Moreover, I wondered why she sent it in a frozen form.

It was a weekday and I was the only one at home. Nevertheless, I decided to pay close attention to it and secretly examine it in my room. I’m glad that today is my home study. If today was the first day of school and it had arrived while I was at school, my parents might have found it and made fun of me a lot. Considering today’s date, receiving candy from a girl can only be taken to mean that. But I was secretly complicated. It may sound extravagant, but hand delivery was the way to go. If I were you, I would call the person you are meeting with to give them an excuse to meet you, but is it different for you, Satou-san? In the first place, Satou-san may not be the person who can meet and give the chocolates to you. It’s a bit a strange to use a delivery service. In addition, it costs a lot of money. It’s complicated to think that she might have gone to such lengths to give the chocolates to him, but she did it in a way other than meeting her.

I wonder how Satou-san feels about me. When I saw her at Christmas, I could feel how she was feeling, and I knew that no other girl in the world would be so worried about me, or look out for me like that. That made me happy and relieved, and I’ve been working hard on my exams so that I could give her good news. As you said, I’ve been careful about the amount of sleep I get. And yet, the chocolates arrived by courier service. I wondered if I had said anything to her since then to hurt her or to make her angry. I don’t think she’s ever been angry at me, but maybe I’ve done something to her. I have no idea what I’ve done. I wonder if the good feeling I got at Christmas was a misunderstanding. This is indeed a tough situation. But I’d like to think that the fact that he gave me sweets was a favor in itself. It’s a good thing that you’re able to get a good deal more than you think.

Inside was a cake wrapped in clear cellophane. Three cakes, one in each paper cup. They were frozen to the touch. There was also a card attached to the cake. In Satou-san’s small letters. ‘Thank you very much for your help last year. Keep up the good work.’ It stated. It was written like a New Year’s card. I was shocked by this, too, in a way, and began to inspect the cake. It was a black cake with a sponge. Maybe it was a chocolate cake. It’s not decorative, and it’s shaped like a cupcake. I wonder if it was homemade. Was it Satou-san’s? With a lot of anxiety and just a little bit of anticipation, I tried to undo the cellophane. The cake inside was still frozen. It didn’t seem to be able to be torn off with my fingers, so it didn’t seem to be something I could eat while it was frozen. Now, what should I do? I was so shocked that I just stared at the cake for a while and was stunned to find myself in my room. I have no idea what Satou-san was thinking when he prepared the cake and froze it for me by courier service. What is the meaning of sending it to me without saying anything to me in the first place? I hope she didn’t hate me, but I can’t think of any reason why she would hate me either. I don’t mean to say it myself, but the gaffes against Satou-san are always the same, so maybe I’ve become numb to them. I should have been nicer to her. Regret is not the first thing to go, so to speak. But no matter how much I think about it, if I don’t have an idea, I’ll never get anywhere. I need to find out what she’s up to and how to eat this cake. If I don’t, I won’t be able to study for the exam, so I should call her.

Satou-san’s name at the top of both the incoming call history and the redial. I took three deep breaths and repeated them three times before calling her.

“….Hello?”(Y)

I open my mouth immediately when I hear a plop and a connection. My voice was hoarse with nervousness.

“Ah, Yamaguchi-kun! Did you get it?”(S)

Satou-san’s voice was bright and sounded the same as usual. No, I still can’t tell because it’s over the phone. I shouldn’t let my guard down.

“When you say you got them, you mean the chocolates, right?”(Y)

I ask her that back and she immediately responds.

“Yes. I made it. It’s fondant chocolates.”(S)

Satou-san’s handiwork. I’m sure that must make you very happy. But the circumstances up to this point have been ringing alarm bells in my mind. It’s too early to rejoice. I’d rather find out the truth first.

“Thank you for that.”(Y)

I thanked her first and then continued.

“But, I mean, why the delivery service? Doesn’t that cost a lot?”(Y)

“Because I don’t see you at school anymore.”(S)

“Yeah but if you had called me, I would have gone to Satou-san’s house.”(Y)

If you’d told me, I’d have come right away. You don’t have to be so distant.

“I just thought it would be bad to call you. I’m dealing with a bad cold right now.”(S)

“I’m fine for a bit. You didn’t have to worry about it.”(Y)

I said to myself, but I also thought that Satou-san would definitely pay attention to me. The fact that she’s so inconsiderate makes me feel confused. I’m the one who is always getting pushed around.

“And also, the shape of the fondant chocolates is a bit misshapen. It’s a bit embarrassing to give them to you, I think….is that weird?”(S)

She laughed a little on the other end of the phone. The way she laughed was cute and pleasant to the ears.

“No, it’s not weird.”(Y)

“I guess so but don’t worry, it tastes good. I’ve even tasted it properly.”(S)

“Well, I’ll try it later.”(Y)

“Yes.”(S)

Satou-san wasn’t angry, she was just her usual self. No, she was prettier than usual, and then maybe a little more mature. Maybe it was just my imagination, I don’t know. I couldn’t resist the urge to run out and see her face right now. But I can’t do that now that I have been bothering her unnecessarily. In other words, I was pushed around again this time. Her thoughtless concern and kindness. I almost couldn’t even finish my studying, and now I’m in trouble.

“But,”(Y)

I just wanted to say this one thing, and I did.

“You could have said ahead of time when you were going to send it to me. I was so surprised when it arrived so suddenly.”(Y)

“What? Didn’t I tell you?”(S)

Satou-san sounds surprised. Naturally, I don’t remember hearing about it.

“I don’t remember hearing about it. When did you tell me?”(Y)

“Well, now that I think about it, I haven’t told you…”(S)

So that’s what happened. I’m really embarrassed for Satou-san.

“I’m sorry, Yamaguchi-kun I think I thought I’d told you all about it.”(S)

“I guess. Okay, I got it right.”(Y)

“But you must have been surprised. I should have made sure of that.”(S)

“I’m surprised, as expected, but you don’t have to worry about it.”(Y)

No matter what I say, it won’t be fixed anyway. The sooner I get used to it, the sooner you fix it, the better. It’s a necessary skill to have for the future.

“Anyway, thank you.”(Y)

The chocolate itself was very nice. So I thanked her again.

“I wasn’t expecting to get them. It’s nice.”(Y)

“I’m indebted to you, Yamaguchi-kun. There’s no reason not to give it to you.”(S)

–Is it because She’s indebted to me? It’s a little complicated to put it that way. Oh well.

“By the way, how do you eat this?”(Y)

“Oh, you can eat it as is. It’s just better if you warm it up a bit.”(S)

“It’s frozen, but I guess I just need to warm it up a bit.”(Y)

“What? Frozen…?”(S)

The fondant chocolates in question still tended to be hard. It seems impossible to break it into pieces by hand or tear it off with fingers. How are we going to eat it?

“”It’s frozen. It came in a frozen carton.”(Y)

“Frozen carton?”(S)

Satou-san’s voice trailed off.

The sultry cry was followed by trembling words.

“Oh no, I made a mistake…! I was going to send it in cold storage…”(S)

Afterwards, she told me that if you put the frozen fondant chocolates in the refrigerator for a while and put them in the microwave when they thawed to some extent, you can eat them without any problem. When I was relieved, she was relieved too. As I looked at the invoice with the word ‘frozen’ marked firmly on it and my name written in her tiny handwriting, I thought to myself. I feel that the chocolate, slowly unraveling what has been frozen, is similar to our relationship. It takes time, but one day it will thaw properly. I am sure that we will be able to taste the sweetness of the chocolate. I was pushed around a lot, but I’m sure it will be soon.

White Day is after the graduation ceremony. I’m going to look her in the face and hand it to her properly so I don’t make the same mistake she did.

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