Romance Fan Fiction ❯ Pin Up ❯ Vol, Three: Chap. Twenty-One: Phone Call from Hell ( Chapter 21 )

Phone Call from Hell

-Shojiro-

My mom called last night. She wouldn't stop talking. She went on for hours and hours. It had to be about four in the morning by the time I got her to hang up.

My phone rang around ten.

“Hello?” I asked.

“Shojiro-kun?”

“Mom?”

“How have you been?”

“Uh… Good. Is something wrong?”

“No, no dear. Everything is fine.”

“Okay… Why are you calling me?”

“I missed you.”

“But it's ten at night.”

“And? You barely call me! This is the only way I can contact you.”

“Okay, okay. What do you want?”

“I just want to talk.”

“Fine. What do you want to talk about?”

“Your old friend, Kento, stopped by the house today.”

“Oh.”

“He asked how you were doing.”

“Okay.”

“Do you remember Kento?”

“Barely.”

“Ah. I went to the supermarket this morning and you'll never guess who I saw.”

“Who?”

“Abe-san.”

“Uh-huh.” I rolled my eyes. I knew what was coming next.

“She asked about you too.”

“Uh-huh.”

“Her grandson said his first word yesterday.”

“Cool.”

“He's just so precious. Reminds me of when you were a baby.”

“Uh-huh.”

“Really big baby.”

“Uh-huh.”

“They thought we were having twins. But no. Just one baby.”

“Right…”

“Oh! That reminds me!”

“What?”

“Your cousins are coming to visit.”

“Oh. Who?”

“Yoko and Ayame.”

“Oh.”

“Your aunt is coming too.”

“Oh.”

“Shame you won't get to see them this weekend.”

“Uh-huh.”

“Maybe next time?”

“I guess…”

“Your grandma went to the hospital.”

“Wait… what?!”

“Oh, don't worry. It's nothing serious. Just a minor fall. She's okay now.”

“Oh, good.”

“She couldn't wait to get home.”

“I see.”

“She misses you too.”

“I see.”

Insert chatter about daily life, family, her friends, dinner, chores, and everything in between. My patience wore thin. How was I going to get Mom off the phone? I half-listened as I tried to think.

That's when Mom helped me choose.

“Hey Shojiro-kun.”

“What?”

“I was cleaning your room the other day. I found a strange box under your bed.”

“Huh?”

“I found several old VHS tapes inside. I couldn't watch them because our old VCR got lost in the attic somewhere. What does oviposition mean?”

Oh shit. “Uh… nothing! It's nothing! Nothing at all!”

“Shojiro?”

“Um… Listen, I have to go now. It's getting late! Goodbye!” I hung up before Mom could say a word. I stood there, panting. Oh shit… Oh shit! I didn't want to have a long awkward conversation about the weird porn Kento and I used to swap back in the day. Oh boy…

I was not ready for that yet. I rubbed my forehead. I thought I was going to be sick.

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