Early in the morning, Sakamo slowly opened his eyes and stared at the smile of pure bliss that Hangaku had plastered on her face. He gently moved away a curl of her hair from her forehead to kiss it. She flinched a little, still fully asleep and with the same smile.
Sakamo carefully got out of bed and went to the bathroom.
He was flushing the toilet when Hangaku suddenly opened the door, still n***d and with a scared look on her face that quickly disappeared when she saw him. “I… I thought you left without me! I felt the bed cold, and when I opened my eyes, I wasn’t in my room! For a moment, I… thought something bad happened to you!”
Sakamo hugged her and felt her trembling. She sobbed, and he tried to reassure her, “I am not going anywhere, Hangaku-chan.”
She slowly nodded and made a
