Chapter 2 (2/2)
Selena frowned as I held out the vegetable in my hand.
”Enough, I'm not sure cooking a meal is one of my strong points…”
”That's not true! Of course, Lia's chocolate tart and wine jelly are the most delicious, but your fish wrapped in omelette t is very good as well. I really like them.”
”So those are the only things I can make…?”
That's not what I meant! I laughed and apologized to Selena who puffed out her cheeks, and packed the ingredients on the table into the refrigerator.
Selena Gray is my precious friend. She was born in an extension of her mother's parents' home which was located next to the store, from a long time ago, we were still the same. Where there were countless pleasant memories, there were just as many fights.
If Selena hadn't stayed by my side when my mother died. It would have taken longer to accept the reality without my mother, I wouldn't have chosen to continue running the store by myself.
Although we were the same age, I was able to surprisingly rely on her at that time, nowadays, she would behave like a spoiled child. For me, Selena was like a little sister. I liked Selena, so on days when she would up like this, ”It can't be helped” I would spoil her by saying that. In fact, her wanting to be pampered wasn't that big a deal. Since forever, from a young age, the realization grew stronger after becoming an adult. Selena always supported me, when a heartbreaking event happened, I would still be able to get up. Although she was a little overbearing at times, she was truly a kind person.
Truthfully, I was enjoying our time together, it can't be helped that my mouth said things without thinking. But, this was definitely a secret from Selena. Because, there was a possibility if she spent her life fully sticking to her husband, that she would stop coming around. Just briefly running away from home today, when I thought about that, it was terrible.
”Omelette, bread, soup, salad. Which one?”
”Hm?”
”For tonight's menu.”
”You're okay with something so simple?”
”Anything is fine. I just want to eat what Lia makes.”
Watching Selena cheerfully tearing up the lettuce, I ended up laughing.”
”Then, let's make Selena's favourite tomato soup.”
”Is Lia having her own share?”
”I'll turn it into breakfast tomorrow morning. I'll pick the basil.”
”Fufufu- Because I bought dried basil, it's not necessary.”
”Squanderer!”
”Whatever you say~”
Saying ”Such a paltry sum” Selena flipped her golden hair. Then, I realized that Selena was imitating a young lady in a romance novel she had recently gotten into, I immediately understood.
”My lady, please cut the cuc.u.mbers after tearing the lettuce.”
What kind of malicious n.o.ble lady would live like this! If I said it, I would probably get torn apart. Don't say anything unnecessary.
”May you-”
Perhaps, a genuine lady wouldn't have a stupid way of speech like I thought. With that, I insisted out loud.
I'm going to get the seasoning, I said to Selena, and secretly went to the front of the store. Picking up the receiver that was mounted to the gla.s.s display, I called a number that I had long since memorized. Before the second dial was finished, it was connected to the other party, I explained the circ.u.mstances to the man who was on the verge of tears and asked him to meet. I'll come right now, I was told in a hoa.r.s.e voice, but at this time coming now was like pouring oil into a fire. I managed to persuade him that he should come after he finished eating dinner and hung up.
Loving each other to the point of fighting… what a strange couple this is…
”Lia!?”
”Yes, ah!”
Then after the two of us finished cooking the meal, and rather than eating in the store, Selena proposed to go to my room instead.
On the south side of the kitchen was the store, and the north was the residential area. Half of the residential area was converted for guest seating after converting into a coffee shop, my room was just large enough to place a bed and a bookshelf. Nevertheless, Selena always like eating here. I pulled a small table from the gardening shed, and sat down facing Selena.
”Smells good…”
”Yup, let's eat.”
”Ah, well of course I meant the food, but I like the scent of this room too.”
”The room? There's a scent?”
”Yeah. It's nostalgic. This house, it smells like when it was a cake shop.”
”Oh, really? I have no idea.”
”You don't understand because it's your own home. I also like the scent after it became a café.”
”Hmm… it's regrettable that I don't get it.”
When I furrowed my eyebrows, ”You wouldn't understand after all”, Selena repeated the same words again.
”Well, whatever. Let's eat before it gets cold.”
”I guess. Weell~”
”Let's eat.”[1]
Tomato soup filled with turnips, omelette with demiglace sauce, salad, Roll bread. Everything was simple, but it tasted better than usual.
”Delicious! This demiglace sauce is the best!”
And so, they were pleased with what they did.
”The salad Selena made is delicious too.”
”Cut it out. All I did was tear it.”
Selena's cheeks turned red while saying that. Just now, it was Selena who was trying to dispute it. Seriously, my best friend is cute.
”And?”
”What.”
”You quarreled with Gray-san again.”
”Ah…”
”What was it this time?”
”Who knows. I don't understand Ian.”
It's been over thirty minutes since the secret call. I expected, he would be approaching the limit of his patience, he should be coming by to pick her up any time now. While looking up at the clock, I enjoyed the delicious meal time with Selena.
Spoken at the same time.
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