Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 106 Confession
With a gloomy face, Shiratori Seiya listened to Takahashi Miki's hesitant voice on the phone, put on his coat and walked towards the entrance, coldly asking:

"What did you talk about?"

"Ah, yesterday..."

"What I want to ask is, what did you talk about starting from the night you got drunk?"

After putting on his shoes, without bothering to bring anything, Shiratori Seiya closed the door and strode towards the elevator. Upon arriving at the elevator, he quickly pressed all the down buttons.

"I drank a bit too much that night, I don't remember very well..."

Miki Takahashi listened to the other person's urging voice on the phone. Although it sounded a bit harsh and uncomfortable, she could understand his anxious feelings at this moment.

"Let me think about it..."
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Saturday, 22:13.

Mio Takahashi curled up in a ball in the corner of the bed, her hands cupping her knees. When she saw the phone call from her cousin on the screen, she had a bad feeling.

My heart felt heavy and suffocating, as if it were wrapped in a plastic bag.

But if you ask her why, she can't explain it.

Why did my cousin call me so late?
Could it be that her mother called to visit again? But when she called her mother the day before yesterday, her mother didn't mention it...

Or is she having some work troubles lately and calling me to have a heart-to-heart talk?

Recalling her cousin's worried expression when she answered the phone a few days ago, Mio Takahashi felt that this was the most likely possibility.

However, as she hesitated to answer the phone, before she could even speak, she heard Miki Takahashi say:

"Mio, your boyfriend... is he a director, right?"

Upon hearing this, Mio Takahashi's heart skipped a beat, her mind went blank, and her red lips parted slightly, unsure of what to say.

Seemingly aware that her words had caught the person off guard, Miki Takahashi closed her eyes and remained silent, giving herself time to process the situation.

After a long pause, Mio Takahashi came to her senses and hesitated before saying:
"I... Sister Wei Xi, why are you suddenly saying this?"

"Ah, I ran into him at lunch today, his name is Shiratori..."

Unable to recall the other person's name for a moment, Miki Takahashi frowned and bent her index finger to look at her forehead.

Mio Takahashi took a deep breath, pressed her hand to her chest, and forced herself to calm down before calmly reminding him:
"The white bird is pure and clear."

"Oh, right, Shiratori Seiya, I saw him having dinner with the crew today..."

With half the alcohol still sloshing around in her stomach, Takahashi Miki felt unwell. She groaned in pain and sat up to explain:
"Mio, I told you last time that I wanted to try becoming an actress, right? I'm going to audition for a new drama this time, and I've met the producer and executive producer of this drama..."

Upon hearing this, Mio Takahashi lowered her eyes, her five toes gripping the blankets unconsciously as she controlled her tone and said:
"Kei-zai does work in the film and television industry, but... it seems he's not a director, he's a screenwriter."

"screenwriter?"

Wei Xi asked a question in return, and, enduring her dizziness, poured herself a glass of water. She swallowed it in one gulp, and her mind immediately became much clearer.

"Yes, screenwriter."

Mio Takahashi responded again, hesitating whether or not to reveal that she knew about the script.

If I tell her, will my cousin ask me to ask Kiyoya to help her pass the audition?

Even if he begged, it would be useless. Not to mention that Shiratori Seiya would never agree to this, even if it were himself... even if his audition partner was his cousin, out of selfishness, he was unwilling to hand over the lead role to her.

Mio Takahashi felt she now understood the reason her cousin had called her. She lowered her gaze and began to organize her thoughts on how to refuse.

Or, to put it another way, don't refuse, then say there's no way after the audition...

Just then, Miki Takahashi's sighing voice came through the phone again:

"That's...surprising. If I remember correctly, he was still in school, right? And he's already writing screenplays?"

"Ah."

Mio Takahashi responded, sensing that her cousin was about to make a request. "Um..."

My cousin's hesitant voice reached my ears, and her slender, rounded toes clenched slightly, causing the sheets beside her feet to wrinkle.

coming.

"Mio, are you hiding something from me?"

"Miki-nee wants me to ask Seiya about the audition... Huh?"

Mio Takahashi was speaking when she heard her cousin's words and realized what she was saying. Her eyes widened in surprise, and she let out a sound of astonishment.

There was a moment of silence on the phone.

After a while, I heard Miki Takahashi's soft laughter in my ear:
"Hehe, does Mio think that I called you to ask you to ask Shiratori-kun to help me pass the audition?"

"Ah, no..."

Is not it?
"To be honest, before I made that call, I was indeed thinking of asking for help. After all, whether Shiratori-kun is a director or a screenwriter, he can help in some way with the audition..."

After a pause, Miki Takahashi sighed deeply, reached into her pocket, and lit a cigarette.

A blinding red light ignited, and she took a deep breath and exhaled. The white smoke, carried by the light from outside the window, left a thin trail in the dimly lit room.

"I'm sorry, Mio, please forgive me for having such thoughts. I'm such a grown-up, and it's a bit embarrassing to think about making things difficult for two juniors."

"No, no, how could that be, Miki-nee."

Upon hearing her cousin say such things, Mio Takahashi repeatedly denied it; it was the first time she had ever heard her cousin speak to her in such a self-reproachful tone.

My mind was a jumble of images: my cousin's confident and radiant past and her haggard and depressed appearance from a few days ago.

Mio Takahashi felt a pang of pity; she bit her lip and said:

"I'll talk to Kiyoya about the audition, but he might not be able to help..."

Hearing her say that, Takahashi Miki couldn't help but chuckle, then narrowed her long, thin eyes and said teasingly:

"Really? But then, Mio, what will you do?"

"what?"

Judging from her surprised voice, Takahashi Miki realized the other person didn't understand what she meant. She swallowed the bitter taste in her mouth and asked calmly:

"Mio, aren't you going to participate in this audition?"

"You're planning to pursue a career as an actor, right?"

"Huh? How could this be? I..."

Before the girl could finish explaining, Miki Takahashi continued:
"When I went to your house last time, I saw your training notes hidden under your bed. Ah, I guess you could call them notes? They were half full. I think Shiratori-kun wrote those down for you, right?"

"I also saw the notes about directing and screenwriting... So, you and Shiratori-kun are actually planning to develop in the film and television industry together, right?"

Miki Takahashi tried to recall the contents of the notes that Seiya Shiratori had written for Mio Takahashi, and gave a bitter smile. It was because she remembered this that she realized that even if she begged, it would probably be of no use.

She stubbed out the cigarette with her thumb and forefinger, feeling the pain in her fingertips, and couldn't help but sigh:

"He really loves you, Mio."

"Although I can't be 100% sure you'll be in this drama, judging from how much effort he puts into it, I guess that's the case?"

"but……"

At this point, Miki Takahashi suddenly added:

"Mio, does your uncle know that you want to be an actress?"

……
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(End of this chapter)