Three Days of Happiness

Chapter 11: Pushing for a Vending Machine Tour
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After walking for four hours from the community center, we finally
reached the apartment. The smell of my own room was nostalgic.
My body was drenched in sweat and my feet were blistered. As I
opened the door to use the shower, I suddenly wondered if I should
let Miyagi use it first. But if I showed too much concern, I might be
the one to destroy that sense of distance she’d created between us.
Resisting the urge to keep the water running, I quickly washed
myself, changed, and went back to the living room.
From what I’d seen so far, Miyagi could freely shower and eat while
I slept. So I lied down and went right to sleep.
While I pretended to sleep, I heard Miyagi quietly head for the
shower. When I was about to get back up, I heard her footsteps
coming back, so I hastily closed my eyes.
“Mr. Kusunoki,” Miyagi said.
I pretended not to notice her.
“Mr. Kusunoki, are you sleeping?”, Miyagi whispered by my pillow.
“I ask, of course, because you appear to be feigning sleep. And if
you are indeed, then I thought it would be nice if it were out of
concern for me. ...Good night. I’ll be borrowing your shower.”
When I heard the door to the shower shut, I got up and looked
toward the corner of the room where Miyagi typically was.
She’d be sleeping there again tonight, wouldn’t she. In a position
that didn’t seem like you could get any sleep in, taking a few
minutes to watch and a few minutes to nap.