Four Voices

"You look uncomfortable, Tatsu.", Naoki asked worriedly.

"Eh? Oh, yeah, yeah. I'm okay.", I replied.

"Are you sure? Your face is pale."

"Yeah, maybe I'm just tired."

"You've been running nonstop maybe you need to take a rest. But, wipe out those sweats on your body first, or you'll get sick. I've bought a water jug if you want to drink then after that you can take a sleep.", Naoki said, an aura of motherly love ooze out of Naoki.

Naoki handed a used towel to me. I asked, "Did you use this?"

"Yeah, I recently used it to wipe my body. It's the only one I have. Sorry...", Naoki said apologetically.

"N-No worries. Don't mind what I said.", I said in bewilderment.