[Volleyball] Life Goes On

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Kobayashi and Yamada sneaked over with wine, and the boys drank a little.

Everyone slowly talked about the North Island.

We also met Bei Dao's childhood sweetheart, and she seemed unable to forget Bei Dao. "

Every word was engraved into Saki's heart like a curse, the pain made her almost out of breath.

Every year on this day, the second grade class of Saki Middle School will organize to visit the grave of Keisuke Kitajima who committed suicide by jumping off the building at that time, and a girl who had a crush on Keisuke Kitajima like her at that time would send text messages on this day to urge her to attend , relaying the facts.

She knew that the introverted girl had a crush on her too much, and she lost the opportunity before confessing, so she fell into a magic barrier, trying to pull her ally at the time, Saki, into the painful memories and prevent her from escaping.

So she can only avoid, can only be silent, trying to make the other party give up in a cold way.

But that person obviously won't let her go so easily.Every year this year, she reminds Saji not to try to bid farewell to the past.

The proprietress yelled that the ramen was ready, put the noodle bowl in front of the two of them, and said "use it slowly" with a smile.

Saji hurriedly raised her head, and said to the proprietress with a smile on her face, "Thank you!"

"Thank you, proprietress!" Xigu also yelled, he always looked happy, like a simple child, and the proprietress was very happy to see it.

"Wow... that looks delicious."

"It's delicious."

Saki handed over chopsticks and spoons while Nishitani was spreading the sauce, Nishitani was startled, then smiled, then grinned and said to her, "I'm starting!"

Saki was healed by his childlike expression, and the miasma in her heart was dispelled a lot, and her fake smile became also childlike at this time, "I'm starting."

After taking the first sip of the soup, the heat and aroma of the soup diffused in her mouth, and soon flowed into her stomach, bringing her bursts of warmth.

While eating, Nishitani was amazed again and again, praising everything in a bowl of ramen before giving up.The proprietress was so happy to hear that, she brought them a small dish, and she still joked, "Your friend's mouth is as sweet as yours, Xiao Saji."

"It's not sweet, it's really delicious!" Xigu's cheeks were almost bulging.

While eating happily, Saki's cell phone on the table rang suddenly.

Saki glanced at the caller ID, and her eyes, which were finally stained with joy, were occupied by coldness. Although the indifference in her eyes was fleeting, it was still keenly captured by Xi Guxi.He swallowed the food in his mouth, stared intently at his ramen, and asked without curiosity, "What's wrong?"

Saki smiled wryly, "Someone I don't like very much called."

"Hey... I'm a little surprised, there are people in Higashino who don't like it."

"Why do you say that, I am also an ordinary person, of course there will be people who like and dislike."

"No, that's not what I meant!" Xi Gu hurriedly put down his chopsticks and explained nervously, "Because Dongye seems to have a good relationship with everyone..."

"Really." Saki said, she wanted to refresh herself and took a sip of soup, but it didn't work.

"It's great to meet Nishitani today, that's what I think." Saki said while stirring the soup with chopsticks, "Actually, I was very depressed... Today, three years ago, I A classmate with a good relationship committed suicide by jumping off a building, and I was within 50 meters of where he landed."

It's not just a good relationship, she has a crush on that person, she keeps using various reasons to get close to him, gets to know him well, and is only one step away from confessing, but that person is pouring out in front of her with a pool of blood.

There was no abnormality during his life, and there was no suicide note or last words after his death. No one knew why he committed suicide until the end.

She grew up year by year, her height stopped at 155cm, but her hair grew from ear-length short hair to shoulder length, her side face became more mature, and her figure became more slender with daily exercise.Gradually learn things that I don’t know how to do, have more and more friends, and laugh more and more happily.

But that young man died in her memory, he would never grow up or grow old.

"My classmates at that time would organize a grave-sweeping trip every year today. There is no way, he has a very good relationship with everyone, and has many, many friends..."

Saki slowly talked about the past, which she had never mentioned to her friends from high school.

"Among my classmates, there was a girl who had a good relationship with me at that time, and every day she would be like this... keep sending text messages and calling me to go.

But... I am different from that girl, I always want to get out of that memory. "

Saki slowly put down her chopsticks, supported her chin with both hands, poked the phone with her fingertips somewhat melancholy.

At the beginning, she went to visit the grave every day, flipped through the photos and text messages with Keisuke Kitajima on her mobile phone, and kept going around the city like being trapped in the city of memories, without the courage to escape.During that time, she slept extremely poorly, fell asleep in class, her grades declined, she had no intention of making friends, did not participate in club activities, and was immersed in memories of her crush with her friends every day, unable to extricate herself.

Some people walk into the abyss step by step in the remembrance, but some people can wake up in the remembrance and choose to face a new life.

One day, Saki Higashino had an epiphany.

She stuffed the flip phone full of memories into the bottom of the box, and stuffed the items and memories about Keisuke Kitajima into the depths she couldn't see.She wants to laugh again, to make friends, to study, to play, to do interesting things, to do what she wants to do, not for Keisuke Kitajima, but for herself.

But every year on May [-]th, the continuous text messages and phone calls always reminded her of the past that she didn't want to recall, as if warning her to "don't think about going out alone" and "you will fall into the abyss with me".

"Of course I couldn't forget it at the beginning. I went to the grave every day and made myself very bad... Then I suddenly realized, how should I put it...'I want to find a new life', anyway, it gradually became what I am now Yes, I really like such a positive energy of myself."

"Me too!" Xi Gu listened carefully, and hastily expressed his agreement. Then he realized that something was wrong with his words, and lowered his head with reddish cheeks, "Well, I think your personality is very good."

Although a large part of it is pretended.

Like strawberry jelly, afraid of bugs or something.

When some boys try to save face and play handsome, what they think in their hearts is "if you don't understand, just say you don't understand", not "that's amazing" as they said on the surface.But Xi Guxi doesn't know how to say polite words, doesn't know how to be handsome on purpose, she is so innocent like a child that allows her to open her heart.

Compared to himself like this, the boy in front of him is more likable.

"Really, I'm very happy." Saki couldn't hide her smile, but her eyes couldn't help showing a bit of sadness, "I also think Xigu's personality is very pleasing, and it feels like people won't want to pretend to be themselves. Look, In front of other people, I will definitely not be able to finish a big bowl of ramen. Everyone will think that a girl who can finish a bowl of ramen is not cute, right?"

"Would you? I think such a girl is very healthy and cute." Xi Gu replied as if it was a matter of course.

His words were so pure that no flaws could be found, which moved Saki's heart, but she couldn't stop the thought of bullying, her cold lips opened and closed, and she said the words of guidance, "Is it cute to mock senior sister?"

"That's...the other party made a mistake first, Higashino just wanted to protect himself..." Nishiya retorted solemnly, and it wasn't until the last moment that he realized that he had slipped up. He hurriedly covered his mouth, and rolled his eyes to look at him with a little embarrassment. Saji.

Really simple.

Saki thought so, but she didn't hate him at all.

"Sure enough, I saw it." She pouted pretending to be angry, but she couldn't help opening her mouth to laugh because of her broken smile.

Just after being happy for a while, the phone rang again, accompanied by a rhythmic vibrating sound, which made Saki feel uncomfortable in her heart.

A good dinner, all spoiled by this persistent man.

"Do you want to have a good chat with her?" Xigu suggested with his head tilted.

"It can't be helped..." No matter how calmly you communicate with the other party, that person will keep bringing up Keisuke Kitajima, trying to draw out Saki's guilt with an indescribably weak state, and continue to tie Saki with shackles. on its own front.

As if aware of Saki's gloom, Nishitani didn't continue speaking.

After a long time, Saki sighed and said helplessly, "Let her go."

4. Broken shell sprout

Since then, Saki and Nishiya's contact has gradually increased. In addition to daily line conversations, there are also weekly hunting activities.The boy's cheerfulness and sincerity seem to have infected Saki, allowing her to face memories and others more honestly.

"What are you looking at?"

A friend from the same class suddenly sat down in front of Saki, put the finished yogurt cup away, put his head on the table curiously, and looked sideways from the Internet.

Saki thoughtfully lifted up that part of the cover so that the other party could see it.

""Come with me, learn the rules of volleyball for a week"...?" The girl's doubtful tone was like a fish flicking its tail. "Why did Saki suddenly read this kind of book? I remember you have no interest in sports."

"Recently, I met a friend who likes volleyball. Don't you think it's more interesting to talk about the other person's interests?" Saki pressed the book down, but didn't read any more.She doesn't do other things while talking to other people.

"Boys? Girls?" Girls at this age seem to be more concerned about this kind of question.

"Boy." Saki replied with a smile.

"Hey—someone Saki is interested in finally appeared? A lot of boys are going to be sad."

Saki heard something was wrong from the other party's teasing, and was thinking about how to answer appropriately, when the boy at the door of the classroom suddenly yelled at her, "