[Comprehensive] Manna's Summer

39#Darkness Before Dawn

Kugaoi has lived in Mana's house since that day.

"Um... Because of the incidents that happened in Aoi's house, the reporters watched closely. Her brother was worried about the relatives at home, so he asked Aoi to stay at our house for a few days before dismissing the reporter..."

Mana explained to Kuroko Tetsuya in a low voice.

In fact, Kaoru's original words were "Send her back to that dead old man grandfather as soon as her father passed away... I don't want to wait three years to get back a living corpse. For a long time, I have everything in my house, but there is no one-then Those who help the old never die never treat people as human beings."

"I have no objection. Mom and Dad took grandma back to Okinawa to visit friends a few days ago. It doesn't matter if my classmate stays at our house for a few days." Heizi nodded, and bowed his head to Kugaoi behind Mana, "Guest Room I've packed it up, my classmate can go to rest for a long time, you look very bad."

"……excuse me."

Kugaoi bowed mechanically, his eyes were empty, his face was pale, and his voice was full of indescribable weakness.She has been in this state since the funeral, and Mana gave her a worried look.

Mana sent Kugaoi into the guest room to comfort her to sleep before she came out, seeing Heizi sitting in the living room not knowing what to think, she paused for a moment before walking towards Heizi.

"What are you thinking, Azhe?"

"It's nothing." Heizi lowered his eyes slightly, "But sister, does your leg still hurt?"

Mana walked over with a cane, and slowly sat down beside Heizi.

"...although it still hurts, but it's much better."

"Actually, I don't agree with letting my classmate Jiu live in. Sister, your fracture is not healed yet, so you shouldn't be too tired."

"Aren't there you, Ah Zhe?" Mana smiled, "I'll leave the housework to you, Ah Zhe."

"...I don't cook well."

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll do the cooking. Just cut the vegetables for me."

"Don't tire yourself out."

"Yeah, I have a sense of proportion." Mana smiled and nodded Kuroko's forehead, "Azhe's mother~"

Heizi opened his water-blue eyes, and said without any fluctuations in his tone: "I will be angry, sister."

"Pfft, okay, just kidding, don't be angry."

Mana smiled and leaned on Kuroko's shoulder, she didn't know what she thought of, she sighed slightly, that smile gradually faded.

"In the future... what should Aoi do?"

"..."

"Aoi seems to be very stimulated by this incident, and Xun-kun... I don't know why, Xun-kun's appearance always makes me feel uneasy..." Mana's voice slowly lowered, "This kind of thing... I I don't know how to comfort Aoi, I am worried about her appearance, but I don't know what I can do..."

Heizi thought for a while and said, "I heard that sweets can make people feel better."

"Eh?"

"Just do what you can, sister."

Mana was taken aback, then smiled again.

"Well, that's right."

***

Jiuwo Kuaimu lay on the bed in a daze, staring blankly at the ceiling with the beige wallpaper.

It's ugly.

she thought unconsciously.His hands curled up by his sides, his fingers twitched unconsciously, as if he still wanted to grab something.

What do you want to catch?

She didn't understand herself, a strange numbness seized her thoughts, as if she had fallen into the deep sea, the world in front of her was isolated from her world, like looking outside through a glass window, with an inexplicable isolation Sensation, numbness to ultimate calm.

Kugaoi thought of the man she should call her father.It's very strange, when she thinks of him, she doesn't feel heartache anymore, what she feels is a slight chill in her heart, because it's extremely cold with a strange heat.She thought of this man and everything about him with a strangely cold indifference.

Summer gardens, green tree shadows, roses, amusement parks, balloons, carousel horses, dolls, London's Eiffel Tower, sunset over the Thames, night views of Paris, first lipstick, rainy days, broken Hina dolls, black Leather shoes, cigarettes, amber, divorce papers, hands pushed away, eyes, emerald earrings, watches, dusk, chocolate, cats, bamboo wheels, windmills, bamboo forests...

She was surprised to find that there were so many memories about that man.

But so what?

A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts, and Aoi heard Mana's voice, as if it came from far away.

"May I come inside?"

She responded casually, didn't care what she said, and continued to think about her own affairs.

What else can I think?About that man, about... "father".

The sweet scent diffused into her nostrils, carrying moist heat, awakening the numb sense of smell, Aoi turned her gaze away, and met Mana with her gentle smile as always.

"You haven't eaten all day, right? I made a little creme brulee, which is just right to eat with chai tea. Would you like to try it?"

Kuga Aoi nodded mechanically, Mana helped her to sit up, Aoi held the glass, the slightly scalding heat came through the glass, bringing slight pain to the fingers.This slight pain awakened her consciousness, she picked up the milk tea and took a sip, holding it in her mouth until the temperature disappeared before slowly swallowing it.

"I... hate my father."

Suddenly, Aoi opened her mouth.

Mana put her hand on the back of hers and listened quietly.

"Always make such and such requests, criticize so much, but no matter how much I do, I won't praise me, always compare Seijuro with me, never want to look at my face... I hate my father, I hate my father the most."

Aoi unconsciously clenched Mana's hand, the veins on the back of her hand bulged, making Mana's fingers turn blue and white, but Mana didn't say a word, just returned to hold her hand quietly.

"That guy... always talks about not admitting defeat, and never allows me to give up... But what about him! What about himself! A liar!!" Aoi clenched her teeth, the muscles on her cheeks tensed and twitched, "The coward !Using this method to evade responsibility...that coward!!! I will never forgive the guy who escaped in this way...I will never forgive!!!"

A tear fell on her hand, and Aoi finally burst into tears.

"...I don't forgive..."

Mana held Aoi's hand in silence, hugged her into her arms, and patted her on the back lightly, repeatedly.

"I don't care...he doesn't want me and I don't want him...I can live well without him..."

"Ah."

"That kind of coward is not my father..."

"Ah."

"That kind of person dies when he dies...I didn't cry for him..."

"Ah."

……

It wasn't until Aoi fell asleep tired from crying that Mana withdrew her hand from patting her back, and wiped away the tears on her face with the corner of the quilt.

"...Go to sleep." She said softly, "everything will be fine."

tomorrow is a new day.

No matter what the world has become, no matter who has been lost, tomorrow will still come.

Still will usher in a new sunrise.

***

at the same time.

For a long time my family.

Kaoru Kuga looked at the old man coldly.

"Does the unworthy descendant who has lost my family's face for a long time dare to appear in front of the old man?"

The old man scolded coldly.

Kaoru returned a contemptuous smile.

"Does this family that forced their own son to death have any face?"

The muscles on the old man's dead face twitched unnaturally.

"What did you say?"

"I said, wasn't my father and your son forced to death by you, old monster?"

Kaoru Kuga's eyes burned with cold anger.

"Are you still pretending? Do you want to listen to the recording of the last phone call you made to my father? In order to maintain the so-called reputation of this family...you forced my father to die, didn't you?"