Chapter 4.5: A Long Phone Call Between Runa and Nicole
“That was kinda crazy today... You okay, Runa?”
“Yeah, I’m perfectly fine. I never wanted to hide it in the first place.”
“Not that—I mean your sister. Did she admit to spreading false rumors about you?”
“Ah... Actually, she called my house earlier and apologized. So it’s fine now.”
“Huh? You’ll forgive her so easily after everything she said?”
“Yeah. I’m sure she just misunderstood something.”
“Well, that’s just like you, I guess... So, you’re still gonna keep it a secret that you two’re twins?”
“Mhm. She might not want people to know. I’ll keep quiet about it to my friends besides you until I can talk to Maria normally again.”
“So she really won’t be able to get along with you in a normal way?”
“Well... It is what it is. Maria was a daddy’s girl. She probably still has a grudge against me.”
“I hear you... But anyway, everyone was freaking out today ’cause it’s really hard to imagine you together with the guy you’re dating now.”
“I wonder why that is... Ryuto’s nice, you know?”
“Yeah, I guess. I think he’s a good match for you.”
“For real? That’s great to hear!”
“For now, anyway.”
“...Oh, right. Nicole?”
“Mhm?”
“From now on, could you tell me when you meet up with Ryuto? I was really surprised when I saw the photo Yuna sent.”
“Huh? You mean us at McDonalds?”
“Yeah.”
“Ah. She should’ve said something to me if she was there.”
“She said she held back because you were with a guy. And she was with her boyfriend.”
“Come on, it obviously didn’t look like we were on a date. And if he turned out to be a weakling, I was totally gonna beat him up.”
“R-Really...?”
“...Huh? Runa, don’t tell me you’re jealous.”
“What?!”
“You realize there’s no way I’d take your guy, right? I know you two are going out.”
“Wait, it’s not like that! It’s just...”
“Mm?”
“I was thinking if you told me ahead of time, I wouldn’t have been surprised. That’s all.”
“Yeah, I guess so. Sorry. I just wanted to act as soon as I got the idea.”
“I know what you mean! It’s okay, I’m like that too.”
“Though I don’t think someone who’s really okay with it would bother saying stuff like that...”
“Huh? How d’you mean?”
“Runa, aren’t you more in love with your boyfriend than you realize?”
“Wh-What makes you say that?”
“You got a hazy feeling when you found out I met up with Ryuto without telling you, right?”
“...”
“That’s pretty rare for you. It’s not like this is the first time I called a boyfriend of yours somewhere to lecture him.”
“Oh... Now that you mention it...”
“I hope it’ll last this time. It doesn’t look like that guy’s gonna cheat on you or anything, at least.”
“Yeah, I have faith in that too.”
“And actually, if he does cheat on you, I’ll seriously beat him to death! So don’t worry.”
“Aha ha, it’s okay, he won’t. Wait, how can I not worry if you’d do that?”
Saying that with a laugh, Runa then went silent for a short while. She sat on her bed and held her knees as she looked toward her desk. On top of it was a folded-up map of bubble tea cafés.
“...Unlike how it was before, when I’m with Ryuto, my heart starts beating fast sometimes. Maybe this is what they call real love...?”
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