My house wasn't that far from the market. My dad usually did the shopping and took care of everything. But unfortunately he was busy today. That was how I ended up here.
I finally got home.
"I'm home" I opened the door. My dad hadn't came home yet.
He would probably come home around 9 p.m.
I stared at the empty house in silence.
"Didn't your mom teach you how to apologize?" His words still echoed in my mind.
"It's about time to start cooking" I took out the item I bought and I started making dinner on my own.
I started cutting an onion and mixing it with the beef.
I wasn't skilled at cooking but I tried my best.
I finally finished making the food and prepared to eat, but…
Damn. I messed up.
I looked at the food I make but it wasn't like I expected. It was black and looked completely inedible.
It couldn't be that bad... right?
I took one scoop and slowly put it in my mouth.
Glup
"Maybe I'll skip dinner tonight." I muttered, almost vomiting. I wash the dishes and cleaned the living room.
"I'm just going to take a shower and sleep," I muttered after cleaning the living room.
Before I went upstairs, my Dad came home.
"I'm home," he said.
"Oh Hamasaki you're already home, I see" He said looking at me, smiling and then his expression changed. "I'm sorry for making you do all the work today, actually my boss treated us as a surprise, haha" He laughed nervously. I can see that he felt ashamed.
"It's okay Dad, you always took care of me after all, this is the least I can do" I tried to cheer him up, I don't want him to feel guilty about it.
"Thank you son" He felt happy.
I smile back at him.
If you ate the dinner I made, you'd probably be disappointed anyway.
"It's getting late now, I'm going to take a shower and sleep, and don't stay up late okay? Dad" I told my dad not to stay up late.
"Okay" He gave me a thumb-ups
My Dad raised me since I was 9 years old after my mother passes away. He tried his best to support me and took care of me.
He even skipped some of his work time just to check on me when I got cold. He was like a hero to me.
Somewhere along the way, I realized his tired smiles weren't just from work.
I should repay him someday.
I went upstairs. I took a bath, brushed my teeth and washed my face and start walking towards my bed.
"Okay. Time to go to sleep" I muttered.
I climbed on my bed and about to sleep.
"I had to start high school again in two days." I muttered, hesitating to go to highschool.
I stared at the celling above me, lost in my thoughts
I wonder how High School life will be like this year?
Before I knew it I fell asleep.
"Hey.. Hamasaki!!" I heard a voice.