blue fantasy

There must be a miracle. "

"Just mentioning Rukawa Kaede makes you blush."

Ayako slapped her cheek jokingly and laughed.

"Akagi Haruko, do you really like that wood?"

"Where is it!"

Haruko's cheeks were like overripe apples, and suddenly she looked terrified.

"Ah, look, here he comes."

"Who? Your Rukawa?"

Ayako looked in the direction of her finger, couldn't help shaking her whole body, and instinctively lowered her head.Not far away, Mitsui and a few unscrupulous boys walked past her coldly, that kind of natural gesture made her feel embarrassed.

"Mitsui."

A tall boy noticed the situation and whispered to him.

"It's her! That one from yesterday..."

Mitsui turned his face and glanced at her.

"Leave her alone, let's go!"

"Hello, Mitsui."

"It's about the same for you!"

Shocked, Haruko suddenly became furious.

"It's too much to bully a girl!"

"Haruko!"

Ayako couldn't help shouting.

"you……"

Mitsui paused for a moment, turned around, cast a mocking glance at Ayako, and turned indifferently.

"It's best not to bother me, I'm not interested in women."

not interested?Ayako's mind went blank, and she was stunned.Mitsui didn't bother to look at them any more, and turned away expressionlessly.

"Let's go."

"It's really bad!"

Haruko glared at Ayako angrily.

"What's so good about this kind of man? You should give up completely!"

**********

The Tamsui River shimmers in the sun, and the surface of the water reflects a little bit of gold. The reflections of trees and buildings are rippling in the water with slight waves.It has been two weeks since the last time I saw Mitsui.No matter how unwilling Ayako felt, the fact is that they never meet again.Three days later, the first class test after school starts, but there are still many things I don’t understand about physics. I made an appointment with Haruko to review after school last night. By the way, I can ask Haruko’s brother, Akagi Takenori, who is in the third grade. .But the tram was late just now, and now it seems to be late.Just as she was anxiously looking down at the watch and quickening her pace, a familiar figure slowly stepped into her sight.Ayako was stunned and muttered to herself, "It's him again".

Mitsui stuffed his hands into his trouser pockets, lowered his eyes, and walked along the riverside, as if he could feel his boundless sorrow as he rushed towards his face.He stopped and stared at the water in a silent trance.He who was alone looked so melancholy and quiet at this time, completely different from his usual domineering.Ayako stared at him silently, feeling inexplicably sad in her heart, and even had an urge to soothe the uneasiness and loneliness between his brows, he had something on his mind, it shouldn't be like this.

Mitsui turned his face unconsciously, and then found her, frowning in surprise.

"How will you be here?"

This was by no means an expected encounter, Ayako lowered her head in embarrassment.

"I made an appointment with a friend, and after..."

She stopped, and quickly raised her eyes to look at him again, and suddenly found that there were scratches on his face, she couldn't help crying out in surprise.

"You are hurt?"

"none of your business!"

Mitsui left a word indifferently, turned around and left.

"Are you going to fight again?"

Ayako blurted out.

"I told you it's none of your business!"

Mitsui frowned and glared at her, saying viciously.

"Don't mess with me!"

"Can't you survive without fighting?"

Ayako's timidity lasted only a few seconds, and she hurried forward to stop him.

"If everything is resolved by fighting, isn't that what children would do?"

"Go away!"

Mitsui let out angrily.

"What do you know? Self-righteous guy, stop teaching me!"

After a long silence, Ayako whispered.

"How can you do this?"

Her erect body trembled slightly, and she raised her voice.

"Mitsui-senpai, what happened? You... the basketball you care about the most?"

"shut up!"

Before she could finish speaking, Mitsui had already waved her palm and gave her a crisp slap in the face!Ayako's expression immediately collapsed, and tears also slipped from her eyelids.

"Who are you to me? Why are you questioning me?"

Mitsui's long hair hangs down his shoulders, and his face is ferocious.

"Think you're God? Get the hell out of here!"

His voice was colder than the wind.Ayako closed her eyes tightly without saying a word, letting the tears run down her face.If the body can replace the pain of the heart, tears can replace violence?A voice shouted frantically from the bottom of my heart: Give up!People like that... just give up...

"One last warning, stay away from me!"

With the back of Mitsui leaving, his lingering sound echoed in the air, the threatening sound seemed to be attached to Ayako's eardrums, and could not dissipate for a long time.

**********

Mitsui's turmoil was like catkins floating in the wind in spring, could it have been reduced to this level?Need an unknown little girl to comfort yourself?pick!He cursed under his breath.What is the fight for?Plotting for a moment of psychological pleasure?Or bury yourself more thoroughly in the boundless darkness!What is most needed?Is it right or wrong to give up everything and go so far?

His footsteps are flying, the wind blows by, his hair flutters and flutters, and there is a dazzling dark blue halo in the sun, which is really amazing.After walking for an unknown amount of time, I suddenly felt that my cheeks were icy cold, and I stretched out my hand to wipe it off, but my fingers were actually wet.Weeping.What a fragile fellow!He thought this in his heart, but there was a mocking smile on his lips.Is it still impossible to forget for a long time?When will the sinking end?The real joy that can only be experienced in dreams, the feeling of lingering in dreams, is not easy to feel...

**********

Half an hour later, Ayako appeared in Haruko's room as scheduled.Just like an ordinary girl, her room is filled with pink tones, and as far as the eye can see, lace and dolls occupy half of the room.The first time she saw Ayako, Haruko showed a surprised expression, but she didn't express any doubts, and led Ayako directly to the second floor.It wasn't until he entered the room that he stared at her bruised left cheek in surprise.

"Your face... so scary! What happened?"

Ayako glanced at her and lowered her head weakly.

"Just hit a wall."

"so serious?"

Haruko took Ayako's hand and asked her to sit on the armchair beside her, then looked at her injury with concern and frowned.

"It's not too young to be so reckless?"

"yes."

Seeing her friend so nervous, Ayako pursed her lips and smiled slightly.While she was sincerely happy, she felt a little ashamed for not being able to tell the truth.

"Haruko..."

"What's up?"

"Sakuragi and the others... why did they have a grudge against Mitsui-senpai?"

Ayako asked in a somewhat awkward manner after deliberation.

"Has there been an unresolved incident between them?"

"what the hell!"

Haruko stood up unhappily and walked towards the door of the room.

"Can you please have a longer memory? You've been told that, and you're still obsessed with that guy... Wait a minute, I'll get some snacks."

"no."

Ayako shook her head vigorously.

"Senior Mitsui seems to have something on his mind. Even if he is willing to fall, there must be a reason. I don't believe he will become a problem person from the beginning to the end."

Her clumsy explanation could only get darker and darker. Seeing Haruko turned her head and stared at herself angrily, she couldn't help turning her face away with guilt.

"Are you the roundworm in his stomach? Imagine yourself as a beautiful angel who saves the fallen knights? Don't daydream, I won't go crazy with you!"

Her voice was mixed with faint anger, and Ayako was speechless.Why bother with him?She also asked herself more than once in her heart.Someone who has no relatives and no reason, and the other party clearly expresses that he hates him!She stared at the warm sunlight coming in through the window in a daze for a while, then got up and walked to the window and looked down. There was a small courtyard with a cherry tree planted in the northwest corner. Although it was not a good place to bask in the sun, its branches were It is not particularly thick, but the light pink petals of the tree are still trembling with the breeze, looking cute and pitiful.

Ayako feels like the petals in the wind. Although she desperately wants to bloom, she can't escape the fate of withering and being forgotten.What's more, even memory is only one-sided.

two

Although the sun shines brightly at noon, the sky becomes bluer and clearer as it gets closer to mid-April, and the humidity in the air also increases significantly.Every time the season of cherry blossoms approaches, all weather forecasting units in Japan are on the alert, trying their best to ensure an accurate forecast of the first blooming date.This year the competition is especially fierce.

Ayako listened absently to the temporary substitute teacher Nishijima announcing the reason why the original teacher couldn't come because of something, so she will substitute herself today.I vaguely thought that at this time in previous years, my father would always walk in the park near the residential area in the evening in spring, and when the mature flower buds were on the verge of blooming, he would carefully take photos for later tasting.

Nishijima took over the roster from the person in charge of the shift, and after roughly reading it, he began to roll the names one by one.When Ayako's name was uttered, there was no expected response.Haruko looked sideways at her, and couldn't help but sighed softly.Ayako was staring at a corner of the classroom with her chin resting on her cheeks, her cheeks were slightly flushed, she was thinking of something.

"...Shimizu! Shimizu Ayako!"

Nishijima repeated it twice, and Ayako was still wandering in the void.

"Ayako!"

Haruko let out an annoyed cry.Ayako stared blankly and turned her eyes.Haruko glared at her.

"Are you running away? The teacher is calling you!"

Shocked, Ayako woke up abruptly, blushing and responded embarrassingly: "Yes!"

"Since you're here for class, don't be in a daze."

Nishijima is sullen