Daily Life - 1
The girl who had wiped the entire table sat hesitantly in her seat, and the older sister smiled faintly while looking at the frying pan.
“Ah……”
She saw the mackerel that had fallen apart.
How on earth had Mom cooked the mackerel so beautifully?
Even the soup looked ruined, but it was just supposed to be boiled after removing the bones. Where had she gone wrong? The meat was stuck to the side of the pot.
The rice was at least properly made, that was fortunate.
Following the rice cooker's instructions, just adding rice and water and turning it on, it was actually harder to fail than to succeed.
“Hmm.”
And beyond the ruined dishes, there was an even bigger issue.
What kind of rice bowl should be given to the girl?
If she could, she wanted to put rice in a diet rice bowl.
Thinking about how she used to vomit after eating, it seemed better not to feed her too much.
But right now, the girl needed to gain weight.
The doctor had also said that the girl's ankle worsening was because she was too thin.
Thinking about that, it seemed better to give her a normal small rice bowl.
If she looked like she was going to vomit, just tell her not to eat.
“Ugh……”
No, was it right to stop her from eating?
If she stopped eating, even if it was for a good reason, it would be annoying...
“Sorry, I didn't think anyone was coming, so there are no other rice bowls. Is this okay?”
“Uh-huh.”
“If it's not enough, tell me? I'll give you more.”
After pondering in front of the rice cooker for a long time, the older sister finally offered the diet rice bowl.
The rice bowl was strangely shaped, but she could make up some excuse for that, but she couldn't force the girl to eat by stopping her from vomiting...
Fortunately, the girl didn't pay much attention to the rice bowl itself and started eating the rice.
“Chewing noisily.”
The older sister thought it was ruined, but the girl ate until her cheeks puffed up.
It was different from when they went to the food court.
Since there were no other people, she wasn't being sharp, and overall, her body was lacking energy.
It felt more like gulping down rather than steadily.
Occasionally checking the older sister's eyes, but still, the girl was busy moving her chopsticks.
The mackerel was broken, but it tasted good.
It wasn't like the convenience store lunch fish that had gone cold and reheated to become dry.
The same for the soup.
The soup heated on the gas stove instead of the microwave had a strangely warmer feeling, and the mackerel stuck to the side and crushed was even tastier.
When it came to the rice, it was incomparable.
“Hic.”
“Have you finished?”
“Uh, ha.”
Home cooking... but there were more side dishes bought from the counter, but still, the girl had cleanly emptied her rice bowl.
The older sister thought it was good that she gave the diet rice bowl, seeing the girl's face not showing signs of vomiting, and smiled with her eyes.
“Want to take a short rest?”
“Th, that, uh, y-yeah.”
When she was young, she wore a hoodie pulled down, but now it was hair?
Seeing the old habit still there, the older sister smiled faintly and started cleaning the table.
Honestly, she was tired.
When alone, she just threw it away or stuffed it in the trash bag, but now she had to do the dishes and clean up.
Plus, today she had been busy moving since morning.
So, if she could, she wanted to just go to sleep, but the older sister picked up the scrubbing brush.
Washing dishes after a long time was harder than expected.
The bowls kept spinning, and stacking them was awkward...
But as she washed one by one, rinsed, and put them away, a strange sense of accomplishment came, and the older sister finished the dishes thanks to that feeling.
“Whew.”
When she took off the rubber gloves, a strange heat rose from her body.
Like after finishing exercise, her heart was pounding?
Anyway, with that heat, the older sister habitually opened a beer and chugged it.
“Kyaa~……, ah.”
With the tingling sensation in her throat, she thought that if she drank this, she could sleep comfortably.
But then, seeing the girl staring at her, the older sister belatedly came to her senses and hid the beer can behind her.
“Uh, uh-huh, it's, okay, r-right?”
“Ah, no, um, that, is it?”
Should she throw it in the sink now?
This thought came, but the older sister couldn't throw away the beer.
The girl said it was okay, and accepting this like receiving food seemed to be for the girl's sake.
No, actually, the beer was too precious.
It was because she didn't want to throw away this beer that she could drink happily.
“Cr, cruhm. Sorry.”
“Uh, uh-huh.”
“Rin, want to drink something? Juice or something?”
There was only cranberry juice bought for making cocktails.
The fridge state was really messy.
But there was at least one cup, so it was fortunate.
Thinking that, the older sister poured the juice and took a sip of the beer.
“Hmm.”
Not bad, this.
Seeing the girl, the older sister thought about her own habits again.
Honestly, she didn't think there were only bad points.
To endure the black company where people were exploited like there was no labor law, there needed to be alcohol and cigarettes.
On the occasional holidays, unable to rest, just drinking and smoking until passing out, thinking life was over, but the body was definitely more comfortable.
But now, she was out of there.
No boss trying to exploit her, no middle-aged fat guy chasing after her in her 20s.
No need to work overtime, time to really recharge.
In that time, drinking cheap liquor like usual, smoking, taking a nap in the afternoon was a bit regrettable.
Let's fix it.
There was Rin, and it was right to fix it.
Thinking that, the older sister looked at the girl looking at the cranberry juice with reluctance and smiled faintly.
“Not tasty?”
Since it was for cocktails, honestly, it was hard to be tasty.
It didn't have sugar like normal juice, and it emphasized the sour and bitter taste of cranberry.
“U, u-uh.”
“No need to force yourself to drink it. You have to take medicine soon, um, just put it there. I'll drink it later.”
“Okay, ee.”
The girl immediately put down the juice.
The older sister laughed "kikiki" at the sight, and suddenly shook the empty beer can and crushed it.
“Whew~!”
And stretching her arms while looking at the girl, the girl fidgeted with her fingers at the older sister's gaze and rounded her shoulders.
Then, covering her face with her hair, she fixed her brown eyes on the older sister.
“Uh-huh, why?”
“Nothing, nothing.”
“U-uh?”
The girl blinking slowly while still staring at the older sister.
The older sister tilted her head at the gaze and tilted her head the same way while making eye contact.
“Fuhihi.”
Then the girl smiled.
Very small, but clearly the corners of her mouth lifted up in a smile.
With a slight eye smile, she tilted her head while looking at the older sister.
“Hee~.”
What was so funny?
The older sister carefully reached out to the girl and brushed back the dangling hair.
“Pretty.”
“U-uh!”
“Fu-hut.”
Even though the face had changed a lot, blushing at a single compliment was the same.
“Hwaam, shall I take the medicine now?”
Before taking a nap, I have to do it.
With the drowsiness approaching, the older sister took out the medicine and handed it with water, and the girl, with quite a few pills, stumbled unconsciously.
“If I swallow them all at once, it might come back up, so let's take one at a time.”
And at that sight, the older sister said firmly, unlike when eating rice.
Since time was not an issue, take one at a time.
At that, the girl flinched and took out the largest pill from the medicine packet and swallowed it.
Not going down well, the girl kept drinking water.
With a frown, the girl let out a big breath, stuck out her tongue, and the older sister reflexively checked her mouth, then stroked the girl's head.
“Good job, let's hang in there just a little more.”
“Okay, y-yeah.”
She used to take medicine well, but was there some bad memory with the medicine?
The older sister was lost in thought looking at the girl.
But after that brief thought, when the girl swallowed the medicine, the older sister gently stroked her head.
It was hard, and she might not like taking medicine.
“Good job, the older sister will take a nap, what about Rin?”
“Uh, uh-huh.”
“Want to do the computer?”
“No.”
Shaking her head while checking the eyes of the girl.
Was there something else she wanted to do?
But without doing the computer or phone, and not wanting to go out, what else could she do?
Just facing each other...?
It wasn't bad, but right now, she was sleepy.
“Ah ha. Is this what you wanted?”
“Hiiik!?”
She hadn't been able to say what she wanted since before, so maybe she wanted to be hugged like this.
The older sister laughed mischievously and hugged the girl.
The girl, as expected, jumped in surprise.
Her waist curved like a bow, and her head bowed low, covering her face.
But she didn't push the older sister away.
With arms raised to her chest, she just flinched at the ambiguous distance as if to reach out or not.
At that sight, the older sister was surprised and started blinking.
“Shall we sleep together with the older sister like this?”
Then, whispering as if confirming again.
“Th, that.”
The girl making a deflating sound while being embarrassed.
The girl twisting her body as if the touch on her back was embarrassing, unconsciously looked at the suitcase.
“The older sister can't sleep if there's something hard in the chest.”
“U-uh!”
“Just sleep. The suitcase won't run away by itself.”
It would be there even if left in the living room.
The notebook, the bankbook, and the clothes too.
“So, let's just go to bed like this, okay?”
At that, the girl staggered, slowly leaned her body on the older sister, and with the suitcase behind, entered the bedroom.