Minami no hanashi : Yume (English)

Chapter 3 : An Eventful Afternoon

Minami no hanashi : Yume - Prelude

After the art class, in the high school library

-(Taiya) So, what did you think?

-(Sanae) About what?

-(Taiya) The other students! Interesting or not??

-(Sanae) Well, I can't really say right now, I don't know them.

-(Tsuka) And you, Minami?

-(Minami) Meh. They're just people my age. Nothing more.

-(Taiya) Hehe! And what about Rikiza?? Have you seen how he is?

-(Minami) Who?

-(Taiya) Rikiza Jukugo!

-(Minami) Um... Never heard of him.

-(Taiya) Him!

Taiya pointed at him with her finger. Afraid of attracting attention, especially since it's impolite, Sanae quickly grabbed Taiya's hand and scolded her: "We don't point at people with our fingers! It's rude!"

-(Taiya) Okay! I'll stop!

Minami, who seemed lost in her thoughts, sighed.

-(Tsuka) Are you okay, Minami?

-(Minami) Yeah. I'm just wondering if my snack bars were delivered.

-(Sanae) Again? Didn't you stock up a week before school started?

-(Minami) I already finished them! And besides, I hadn't even filled them up.

-(Sanae) You were eating too many of them.

-(Minami) No, I was eating the right amount. It's different.

-(Sanae) Yeah yeah.

"I'm counting on you, Jun!" she sighed, slumping onto her desk.

Meanwhile... In front of the Katayama household

-(Jun) Alright... I'll drop these off and then dash.

That was probably the biggest mistake of his life. When Jun placed the boxes on the porch of the house, the door swung open. Standing before Jun was none other than Minami's father, Shinsuke Katayama. The mere existence of this man was the reason Jun hesitated to come. Time stood still.

Shinsuke stood before the young man, looking at him coldly.

-(Jun) H-Hello...

-(Shinsuke) What are you doing here?

-(Jun) I– It's your daughter's stock.

-(Shinsuke) Why are you taking care of it?

-(Jun) I– It's– She asked me to this morning... Damn it.

Jun suddenly realized what he had just revealed. Mr. Katayama then furrowed his brows and questioned him.

-(Shinsuke) What? This morning? She's supposed to be at school. How come she's with you? How long has this been going on?

-(Jun) W-Wait! Don't jump to conclusions! It's your daughter who didn't give me a choice! I swear! I hung up on her, closed the door, but she insisted! You know your daughter! She– she's sometimes a bit persistent–

-(Shinsuke) Jun. You're 21 years old, you have your own apartment, and now you're telling me you're giving in to the whims of a 16-year-old girl?

Shinsuke's gaze seemed increasingly disappointed and irritated.

-(Jun) Okay... I'm clearly screwed. What do I do?

At that moment, Jun snapped and decided to speak his mind.