Short-short story "Sometimes Days Like This Happen" #DialogueThreePartStory

I will be participating in Haratokei-sama's project.

Theme:
■ Dialogue "Do you need a reason?"
■ Three topics
・Strawberry milk
・Sports
・Stagehand

Step right up, it's starting now.
Come one, come all.
Come and see.
A single boot hidden in the grass,
already covered in leaves.
How did this happen after this?

"Sakiyo?"
"W-w-w-Toru? What are you doing in a place like this?"
"A place like this...? This is just the park on the way home. I thought you didn't like strawberry milk?"
"O-oh, that's right... I don't know, I just felt like drinking it when I bought it."
"Huh. So you don't feel like it now...? Want to trade for my cafe au lait?"
"Huh? Why?"
"...No, I mean, why... you don't like strawberry milk, right?"
"That's true, but... did you go to the candy store too, Toru?"
"Y-yeah. Wait, don't tell me you did too? What a coincidence!"
"That's right! What a huge coincidence! I'm so surprised! Wait? Are you really sure? It's sweet, you know? Seriously!"
"(She's talking so much...)... Yeah, it's fine, trade accepted!"
"Then... here we go, take it!"
"O-oh, thanks. And... thanks for carefully taking the straw out too..."
"Huh? Yeah! And why are you using polite language?"
"No, yeah, it's fine, don't worry about it. Here, cafe au lait."
"Thanks!"
When Sakiyo smiles, a dimple appears on her right cheek.
"...!"

Rustle.
A shadow moving like a stagehand in the shade of the grass behind the bench.
"Hey, Tatsuki."
"What is it, Kayo?"
"My sister, she definitely likes Toru."
"Oh, what a coincidence. Toru is supposed to like Sakiyo."
The four of them met in the sports club (a club where you play whatever sport you like at that time on that day). Twins Sakiyo and Kayo. Toru and Tatsuki have been friends since they were babies.
"Hey, how long do we have to stay like this?"
"Well, isn't it until those two start heading home all lovey-dovey?"
"Then after that, we'll head home all lovey-dovey too, right?"
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
"What's with the 'huh'? Because we're going home together anyway!"
"Ah, ah, that's right, yeah. Of course, yeah."
"...Shall we hold hands on the way home?"
"...Hm? Why?"
"Do you need a reason?"

The other boot was found,
found by the two stagehands.
It's a boot covered in leaves,
but someone placed it by the bench, wondering whose it was.
It has a somewhat sweet scent.

Afterword

Maybe this is connected to that too...

Thank you for reading!
I share things I feel and events from my daily life as stories.
See you again next time (^^)