ten years love letter

[8]

2000 years.

After the winter vacation, Haiqiu High School started again.

Zhibo is getting used to high school life more and more.

From Kazuki's point of view, the current Aoki student is completely a normal teenager, and it is not at all obvious that he has suffered psychological trauma.

Kazuki was very happy for Zhibo.

The relationship between the two of them has also become more and more intimate.

They go to school together every day, rain or shine; they have lunch together at noon, and the cafeteria has launched a new set meal; some people transfer to Tokyo, and some transfer from Tokyo, and their lives are as peaceful as ever.

The summer vacation of the first year of high school is coming soon.

Kazuki and Shiba went to watch the fireworks display in the town together, and their younger siblings also followed.

This year's fireworks display is extremely lively. I heard that many people in the city drive to the beach to play.

The two teenagers had never seen such a bustling town.

Kazuki bent down and put Reina behind his back, and said excitedly: "Aoki-san, do you think there are so many people in Tokyo every day?"

Shiba held Eita's hand tightly.

Carefully avoiding crowds, he replied, "I guess so."

He Shu said with emotion: "My mother recently dated an office worker uncle. That uncle always comes to drink beer in the shop where my mother works part-time. He was transferred to Haiqiu Town from Tokyo."

Zhibo asked hesitantly, "You...don't mind?"

Kazuki gave Shiba a hearty smile.

Because of frequent swimming during the summer vacation, Kazuki's skin became very dark, and his teeth looked even whiter.

He Shu said proudly: "If that person bullies my mother, I will beat him hard!"

Yingtai yelled, "I'm going to beat him up too!"

Shiba smiled.

On the crowded embankment, the four found a small gap.

Heshu let his sister ride on his neck.Reina had already started to doze off, and Kazuki really didn't know how she could fall asleep in such a noisy place.

While dozing off, Reina held her brother's hair tightly with her two small hands.

Kazuki gritted his teeth in pain, Shiba wanted to break Reina's hand, but Kazuki mouthed "Don't wake her up", Shibo had to give up.

Zhibo looked down again, only to find that Eita was about to climb down the embankment.

Zhibo was startled: "What are you doing?" He quickly grabbed the back of Yingtai's neck.

Yingtai struggled: "Let go of me, I want to go down!"

He Shu on the side was amused and laughed.

Zhibo hesitated for a while, then imitated Kazuki's appearance, holding Yingta high on his neck.

Yingtai was very happy: "Brother Aoki is so tall!"

He immediately forgot about the escape, and when he turned his head and found his sister who was dozing off, he unceremoniously reached out to grab her hair.

Reina woke up.

Seeing Yingtai laughing, her cheeks puffed up, and she wrestled with Yingtai on the spot.

Kazuki shook his body, and quickly grabbed Reina's calf: "Hey, you two, stop!"

Reina and Eita fought furiously, and Kazuki had no choice but to endure the martial arts scene on his head, and grabbed Eita's clothes with his backhand to prevent the kid from falling into the sea.

For a moment, Reina and Eita became generals of the Warring States Period, and Kazuki and Shiba were the generals' war horses.

The two horse boys became extremely embarrassed, and their hair was messed up.

The two looked at each other in disgrace, and couldn't help but laugh.

Rumbling--

The fireworks show has begun.

The four stopped their movements at the same time and looked up at the sky.

Bright fireworks exploded in the starry sky.

The radiant and colorful lights are constantly changing, forming patterns of various shapes.

The transparent sea reflects the fireworks and meteors in the sky like a mirror, and the sparkling waves are colorful and beautiful.

From time to time, the crowd made exclamations of wonder.

He Shu was extremely shocked, and murmured: "It's so beautiful!"

Zhibo whispered, "Yes."

And the tree turned around.

He saw the colorful colors reflected in Shiba's pale brown eyes.

Zhibo's eyes were silent, and in the magnificent night, his side face was as clear as water.

Aoki-san is really handsome.

Kazuki stared at Shiba for a long time, and that strange feeling surged in his heart again.

Shiba noticed Kazuki's eyes.

He also turned his head and asked in a low voice: "Student Xiaoshan, do you think the fireworks look good?"

He Shu came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "It's beautiful!"

Zhibo smiled lightly: "It would be great if we could watch together next year."

He Shu laughed loudly: "This year's fireworks are not over yet, are you starting to think about next year's things?"

Zhibo smiled without saying a word.

The two teenagers stood side by side by the beach, quietly watching the sky full of fireworks and the beautiful sea water.

They wear the simplest T-shirts and jeans, life is the simplest appearance, and youth is also the simplest appearance.

How nice it would be if life were always this simple!

Always is always.

Oh, it should always be forever, right?

[9]

The fireworks display is over.

The crowd gradually dispersed, leaving a lot of abandoned garbage on the seaside embankment.

Kazuki put Reina back on the ground, his arms were so sore that he couldn't lift them up.

Shiba held Reina with one hand and Eita with the other.

The four of them were about to go back when they suddenly heard someone shout: "Heshu Jun, Xiao Yingtai, Xiao Li Nai!"

They followed the prestige, and not far away, two men were waving their hands.

The two men are holding pick-up clips and garbage bags, and they seem to be volunteers who spontaneously pick up garbage and keep the streets clean.

Kazuki shouted happily: "Mr. Yamachi, how are you!"

The two men smiled at him, lowered their heads and continued picking up trash.

Zhibo asked in a low voice, "Who are they?"

Kazuki explained: "Those two Mr. Yamachi are new neighbors who just moved to the town recently. I heard that they are adopted father and son."

Zhibo was stunned for a moment, then asked back, "Father and son?"

"That's what you think." He Shu stuck out his tongue mischievously.

Zhibo didn't ask any more questions.

[10]

After the summer vacation, both Kazuki and Shiba entered the second year of high school.

Kazuki and Shiba are not in the same class, so their meeting time is reduced a lot.

Moreover, Heshu joined the track and field club this year.

He has to go to club training every day after school and on weekends, and there is no way to go to and from school with Zhibo.

At first, Kazuki was worried about Shiba.

He often squeezed out the rest time to go to see Zhibo's situation.

Fortunately, Zhibo behaved normally in the new class and seemed to have made a lot of friends, so Kazuki felt relieved.

Even without me, Aoki-san will definitely be fine!

He Shu devoted himself to his new life.

He likes running and has a cheerful personality. He has made many new friends in clubs and new classes.

The second year of high school passed easily.

During the winter vacation and summer vacation of the second year of high school, Kazuki invited Shiba to come to his house to play.

The two chat together and play games together.

Zhibo also teaches Kazuki to do homework, and their relationship is still very tacit.

Heshu is so happy.

Even though they each made new friends, they were still good friends with each other, and that friendship never faded.

Even my mother said: "It would be great if you could be assigned to the same class in the third year of high school!"

Kazuki hopes so too.

There is only the last year of high school left, it would be great if I could be in the same class as Shiba!

It's a pity that after entering the third year of high school, they still couldn't be in the same class.

What's more frightening is that the carefree high school life seems to have suddenly become heavy.

The teacher always asks Heshu like this: "What does Kosugi-kun want to do in the future?"

He Shu felt very puzzled, there are still many, many years in the future, why everyone is urging me to make a decision now?

However, everyone around me seems to have goals, and even the students who usually only focus on playing games have started to come to school every day to collect attendance.

Under the urging of such an atmosphere, Kazuki couldn't help but get serious, I should do something, right?

My mother persuaded: "If you don't know what you want to do in the future, you might as well follow the crowd. He Shu, you can go to cram school first, then go to university, and find a good job in a big company after graduation. Everyone is You did that."

In order to make up for the tuition fees for Heshu's cram school, her mother found more part-time jobs.

He Shu watched his mother go out early and return late, feeling very uncomfortable.

In fact, he didn't want to go to college.

Going to university and looking for a job seems not to be in line with his personality, but how could Heshu say such childish words "I don't want to go to university" in the face of his haggard mother?

He Shu paid the tuition for the cram school with the money his mother earned.

At that time, it was already the winter vacation of the third year of high school.

The atmosphere of the cram school is really dull and depressing, completely different from the school.

There are many boys and girls in the school who are just dawdling to make up for attendance, but all the students in the cram school are facing pressure to enter higher education.

Every time he walked into the cram school, Heshu felt so stuffy that he couldn't breathe.

Fortunately, there is still Aoki in the cram school.

[11]

When entering the cram school for the first time, Kazuki found Zhibo in the crowd at a glance.

Shiba sat by the window.

He looked down at the textbook, his pale brown eyes looked extremely indifferent, and his skin was a distinctive paleness.

Kazuki happily ran to Shiba's side: "Aoki-san!"

Shiba paused, and raised his head in surprise.

He Shu bared his teeth and smiled: "So you have been attending cram school here all the time!"

Zhibo came back to his senses, and hurriedly said: "I, my father has always let me go here..."

He Shu knew that Aoki's father was very rich.

Mr. Aoki opened a dental office, and everyone in the town went to see his teeth.

Many people said that the reason why Mrs. Aoki left her husband was because he was too obsessed with work.

The students in the cram school noticed the movement of the two teenagers and cast curious eyes.

He Shu smiled and said, "Student Aoki, can I sit next to you?"

Shiba got up and made way for the seat.

The textbooks in the cram school are too difficult, and Heshu can't keep up with the rhythm of the cram school. Fortunately, Zhibo will give him a little advice.

Zhibo took all the troubles with Kazuki, and Kazuki was so happy.

Although Aoki-san looks particularly indifferent, he is actually very gentle.

Kazuki really thinks that his mother should hand over the tuition to Zhibo.

The cram school ends very late.

Every time after tutoring, Kazuki would go home with Shiba, just like returning to the first year of high school.

The town at night is very quiet.

The sound of the gentle waves travels far, far away along the sea breeze.

Kazuki and Shiba walked on the way home.

Although very tired, Kazuki always chattered, and Shiba always listened silently.

If they go to a convenience store, it means they are breaking up.

However, if Kazuki said "I'm hungry", Shiba would say "Would you like to go to the convenience store for something to eat", and they would go to the convenience store to eat oden or meat buns together.

The uncle who was on the night shift in the convenience store was always dozing off, and the two teenagers sat side by side on the chairs in the convenience store.

They wear the same winter uniform with black stand-up collar.

The weather was too cold, and Kazuki would put on a fat down jacket, and it was difficult to even put his arms into the straps of his schoolbag.

Shiba always wears a horn button coat over his uniform, which looks very handsome.

He Shu put his schoolbag on the ground, and happily ate the steaming buns.

The town is so quiet at night, only one convenience store is still brightly lit.

The nights in Tokyo are definitely much more lively than here.

Kazuki looked at Shiba beside him.

Shiba held a cup of hot drink with both hands, trying to warm it from the side of the cup.

His fair cheeks were flushed red from the cold, and his pale brown pupils were as pale as crystals.

He Shu suddenly handed the bun to Zhibo, and asked attentively, "Would you like to have a bite of my bun?"

Zhibo looked at the half-remained meat bun, and lightly took a bite from the middle.

He Shu asked with concern: "Is it delicious?"

While chewing slowly, Zhibo let out a "huh".

Kazuki smiled happily.

Zhibo also smiled lightly.

I'm so happy.

It's great to be your friend.

[12]

The night sky was as black as the sea.

The sea was as black as the night sky.

Black transparent waves beat the wet sandy beach over and over again. Although it is midsummer now, at night, the wind blowing from the sea is bitingly cool.

The sound of the wind whizzed past, like a boy crying.

And tree clothes are too thin.

For ten years, he had already forgotten what Haiqiu Town looked like at night.

Braving the icy wind, he finally found the residential building.

He Shu opened Aoki's house with a key, the room was very dark, and he fumbled to turn on the light.

With a bang, the living room of the apartment lit up.

Kazuki looked around cautiously.

Aoki's apartment is a typical home for young people living alone. The windows are half open, the curtains are blown to and fro by the wind, and everything remains as it was before the accident, as if it is still waiting for the owner to come home.

He Shu felt that he was a tyrannical intruder.

He broke into Shiba's house unreasonably, and Shiba couldn't resist.

Zhibo is such a shy and sensitive boy, if he was still alive, he would never let others break into his house so rashly.

——But Shiba is dead.

Kazuki took off his shoes and quietly entered Shiba's house.

There are many documents and design drawings piled up on the coffee table and cabinets of the apartment, and the kitchen is extremely clean. There are bento boxes bought from convenience stores in the trash can, which already emit a peculiar smell.

Kazuki walked across the living room, turned on more lights, and continued to spy on Shiba's apartment.

There are many paintings on the walls of the hallway, and Shiba's bedroom looks messy.

There was a suitcase spread out on the floor of the bedroom, and there were a few pieces of clothing that hadn't been tidied in the box.

Why did Shiba pack his suitcase?

Was he planning to go out?

He Shu came to the study again.

Shiba's study was even more chaotic than his bedroom, full of faxes, newspaper clippings and drawings.

The bookcase is full of books, all stacked horizontally.

There is also an irregular glass sphere on the bookshelf in the middle.

Kazuki thought it was an ornament, but when he got closer, he realized it was a trophy.

A line of words is embossed on the base of the trophy: "Tokyo Art Awards 21 Emerging Designer of the Year—Shiba Aoki".

The trophy itself is a work of art full of beauty.

This is Aoki's work, this is Aoki's life, and this is Aoki's world.

He Shu stared blankly at the trophy.

He suddenly discovered that he had no idea what kind of life Aoki would lead as an adult.

In his memory, Aoki will always be the boy who turned around at the entrance of the alley.

However, neither the graphic designer Aoki nor the crystal boy, they no longer exist...

There is a laptop on the desk.

He Shu tried to open the computer, but the computer required a password to turn it on.

Empty input boxes flickered on the screen, and He Shu didn't know what to type.

What will be Shiba's computer password?

Someone's birthday?someone's name?

He Shu couldn't even think of a clue.

How did he know Zhibo's password?

He didn't understand Zhibo's heart at all.

Aoki-san, I always thought we were friends.

That night, we had already made an appointment, why didn't you come?