367 Grandfather by blood

"D-do you like me?"

Upon those words leaving Hinari's mouth, she couldn't help but hold her breath. Her eyes focused on his lips waiting for words to come out. Her heart was like a drum beating so loud in her ears that everything else faded from existence.

1 banana… 2 bananas… 3 bananas… 4 bananas… 5 bananas...

Hinari counted the seconds silently in her head and when the number reached ten, her tensed shoulders dropped. She even began to sweat because of her extreme nervousness but at the same time, she was somewhat disappointed that the sleeping beauty didn't respond. Sigh… stop acting crazy Hinari, there's no way a sleeping person could answer every question you ask, you know?!