c11 (1/2)

Chapter 11: Brothers. Siblings.

When I awoke, it was 5 in the evening.

「……It’s already this time…I’m hungry…」

I went out of the room to go eat something…….The lights are off, the entire corridor was pitch-black.

(I should turn the light on…… Huh? Oniichan’s room’s door is slightly open……)

From within a little light peaked out.

(I wonder what it is)

I approached the door out of curiosity.

……Which reminds me, this is the first time I’ve been to Oniichan’s room…

I timidly opened the door.

Inside was pitch-black and I couldn’t see anything, except for, the notebook computer that had been suspiciously left open.

(That is…… A notepad computer?)

When I looked properly I could see what was written in the record.

『State on August 8: Normal. No unusual change』

Date, state, and then a single record were written—that’s about when I started high school—it continues on never missing a day.

(I wonder what this record is…? This “normal” bugs me)

Suddenly when I looked at the t.i.tle in the upper left there was — “Tomoki” clearly written.

(Tomoki…… That’s my name!?… Then this, is my record)

I instinctively took the mouse, and continued to read.

–Almost everything read “State: Normal”. The diary read “no change” for everything except for one entry.

『State on August 15: Abnormality. Instead of taking cold medicine, he took “s.e.x change” medicine by mistake. There was not enough caution taken with the Medicine shelf. It’s my responsibility.』

“It’s my responsibility.”……Once I saw those words, my body began to tremble.

And today’s record.

『State on August 16: Abnormality. I am puzzled at my own change in frame of mind. I am irritated that I am unable to do anything.』

「Oniichan…….」

Honestly, I was surprised.

I thought he was unfriendly, and didn’t care about me at all… to have this kind of brother… I can’t believe it. I can’t say anything.

—At that moment.

I felt the presence of someone behind me.

I panicked and turned around. And there—

「Ni, Oniichan!?」

Well of course, he was the master of this room.

…… Which reminds me, I went into Oniichan’s room without permission and looked at his pc. He’s definitely angry.

「U- um, this is, um……」

While desperately looking for an excuse—

「……Did you see it?」

Oniichan asks.

「U- um……Yes」

「I see……」

While saying that, Oniichan approaches his pc and looks at the display for a while just like that.

「You, when you saw this, what did you think?」

「Eh? Well, that is……」

「I won’t get angry, I won’t criticize you either. Please honestly tell me」

「……Why, are you keeping a record about me…is what I thought」