[Weekly Short-Short Note] Toilet Paper Driver

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When I opened the passenger door, my eyes were met with a white mass filling the entire backseat.

"Toilet paper? Why is there so much..."

"Ah, whenever I go to the bathroom outside, I just can't help but bring some home."

The man in the driver's seat answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"No, that's not okay. That's theft. Besides, you don't need this much."

I closed the door quietly so the tower of toilet paper wouldn't collapse. I have a scrupulous side like that.

"But it's not like anyone would be in trouble if one roll went missing, right? I don't take it when it's the last roll, anyway."

It seems the man has his own set of rules. Of course, I can't understand them.

"So, what is it? You suddenly showed up at my office saying you wanted to talk."

"Ah, let me get straight to the point. You know Sayoko, don't you?"

"Sayoko... ah, you mean your..."

"That's right. Sayoko is my wife. You are... someone else's wife..."

"Toilet paper, you see, belongs to everyone."

I instinctively lunged at the man who said that and licked his lower lip, but he blocked me with the toilet paper as if he were used to it.

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I am participating in Nikasan Tahara's 'Maisho' again this week.
The theme was 'Toilet Paper Driver'.