The Reason Why He Didn’t Have a Girlfriend

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(Translated and Arranged by Saya)

My friend Mori kun *1 didn’t have a girlfriend. 

He looked like he was popular with girls, so I had always wondered why.

One day, I had a chance to go for a drink with him.

I asked him then why he wasn't seeing anyone, but it somehow caused him to go quiet.

Oops, it was probably something I shouldn't have asked, I thought, when he said, "do you want to come to my place?"

I was just relieved that he wasn't offended, and I said “sure” straightaway.

I was drunk so I am not sure exactly what time it was when we arrived at his apartment, but it was well past midnight.

Mori kun, after opening the front door, said something strange.

“I will go in first and lock the door, so please use this key to unlock it and come inside.”

I looked at him questioningly and he added, “I just want to check if the lock is working properly.”

I said no problem, and after he locked the door from inside, I entered using the key he gave me.

I should have known what he was trying to do.

I entered his room, fully intending to continue the drinking session with him.

But the sake (alcohol drink *2 )tasted like water in my mouth.

I felt somehow repelled by the whole room.

Uneasiness filled my heart. There was a strange floating sensation in my stomach.

Perhaps sensing my discomfort, he didn’t talk much either.

I was wondering if I could ask him, very casually, about something that had been bothering me since I entered his room.

Being in the room was increasingly getting unbearable, and I had only been in there for half an hour.

It was past midnight so there would be no trains running. But still, I wanted to leave as soon as possible. 

I hated being in the room.

I have no memory of the excuses I came up with, because I was too agitated at the time.

I didn’t even think it was weird that he didn’t try to stop me from leaving.

I went home by taxi like I was running away from something.

Now I know that it was that key which started this whole thing.

The reason he gave it to me was to make me open the door with it.

Here is what must be done: enter a room using a key, and be the first one to leave it.

My girlfriend came to my place just the other day.

And she asked me the question that was on my mind the whole time while I was in his room:

“Those high heels at the front door — whose are they?” *3

I must invite a friend over to my place very soon.

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Note:

*1 — Mori (森) is a common surname in Japan, and it means “forest” in Japanese. The kanji 森 (Mori) is made up of three 木 (ki) which is a kanji for tree.

Kun (君) is a form of address used mainly for men who are either inferior in position or equal in status to the person addressing them. It can be used for women too, for example when a male superior is addressing their female subordinate at work.

*2 — Sake (酒) is a term known in other parts of the world to denote Japanese rice wine, but in Japan, sake usually means just alcohol drink of any kind. 

Japanese rice wine specifically is referred to as Nihon shu (日本酒) meaning Japanese Sake.

*3 — If I may remind you, Japanese people leave their shoes at the front door before entering a house.

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