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Three Days of Happiness

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†‹–ǯ•‘–Ž‹‡™‡…ƒǯ–„‡„‹‰ƒ†ˆƒ‘—•Ǥ –‡›‡ƒ”•ǡ™‡ǯŽŽ•Š‘™–Ї ƒŽŽǤ‡ǯŽŽƒ‡–Ї”‡‰”‡–‹•–”‡ƒ–‹‰—•Ž‹‡–Š‹•ǤЇ›ǯŽŽ•‡‡Ǥ Dzǥ™‡–› ›‡ƒ”• ‘ކǤ –ǯ• ƒƒœ‹‰ǡ ‹ˆ ›‘— –Š‹ ƒ„‘—– ‹–ǡdz •ƒ‹† ‹‡‘ǡ ’—ŽŽ‹‰ Ї” Šƒ†• „‡Š‹† Ї” „ƒ… ƒ• •Ї •–ƒ”‡† ƒ– –Ї •—•‡–Ǥ Dz‡ǯŽŽ „‡ –™‡–›‹–‡›‡ƒ”•Ǥdz Dz‡…ƒ†”‹ƒŽ…‘Š‘ŽǤ‡…ƒ•‘‡Ǥ‡…ƒ‰‡–ƒ””‹‡†Ȅwell, I guess ™‡…ƒ†‘–Šƒ–‡ƒ”Ž‹‡”ǡdz •ƒ‹†Ǥ DzŠƒ–ǯ•–”—‡Ǥ ‹”Ž• …ƒ‰‡–ƒ””‹‡†™Š‡–Ї›ǯ”‡•‹š–‡‡Ǥdz Dz –ǯ•‡‹‰Š–‡‡ˆ‘”‰—›•Ǥ—– ˆ‡‡ŽŽ‹‡ ǯŽŽ’”‘„ƒ„Ž›‡˜‡”‰‡–ƒ””‹‡†Ǥdz Dz ‘™…‘‡ǫdz Dz Šƒ–‡–‘‘ƒ›–Š‹‰•Ǥ †‡•’‹•‡‡˜‡”›–Š‹‰–Šƒ–Šƒ’’‡•‹–Ї™‘”ކǤ How can I possibly get along with someone for the rest oˆ›Ž‹ˆ‡ǫdz Dz •‡‡Ǥƒ›„‡–Šƒ–ǯ•–”—‡ˆ‘”‡ǡ–‘‘ǡdz•ƒ‹† ‹‡‘ǡЇ”ˆƒ…‡†‘™…ƒ•–Ǥ  the light of the setting sun, her profile looked as if it belonged to a completely different person. She seemed more grown-up and more fragile. Breakable. Dz‡ŽŽǥ‹ –Šƒ– …ƒ•‡ǡdz •Ї …‘–‹—‡†ǡ ‰Žƒ…‹‰ ƒ– ‡ ˜‡”› „”‹‡ˆŽ› „‡ˆ‘”‡ Ž‘‘‹‰ ƒ™ƒ› ƒ‰ƒ‹ǡ Dz™Š‡ ™‡ –—” –™‡–›ǡ ƒ† ™‡ǯ”‡ ‹’‘”–ƒ– ƒ† ’‘™‡”ˆ—Žǥ‹ˆ™‡ǯ”‡„‘–Š•ƒ†‡‘—‰Š‘––‘Šƒ˜‡ƒ›‘‡–‘ƒ””›ǥdz She coughed, clearing her throat. Dzǥ–Ї™Š›†‘ǯ–™‡„‡އˆ–‘˜‡”•–‘‰‡–Ї”ǫdz Even at my immature age, I could tell the change in her voice was evidence of bashfulness. DzŠƒ–†‘›‘—‡ƒǫdz ”‡’Ž‹‡†ǡƒŽ•‘ˆ‡‡Ž‹‰ƒ™™ƒ”†Ž›’‘Ž‹–‡Ǥ Dzǥ ǯ‹††‹‰Ǥ ‘”‰‡–‹–ǡdz•Ї•ƒ‹†™‹–ŠƒŽƒ—‰Šǡ–”›‹‰–‘’Žƒ›‹–‘ˆˆǤDz Œ—•– wanted to try •ƒ›‹‰–Šƒ–Ǥ ‘™ ǯŽŽ‡˜‡”„‡ƒއˆ–‘˜‡”Ǥdz DzŠǡ–Šƒ–ǯ•‰‘‘†Ǥdz Žƒ—‰Š‡†ǡ–‘‘Ǥ ButȄstupid as it wasȄeven after Himeno and I went separate ways in life, I always remembered that promise. Even when a reasonably attractive girl showed interest in me, I would firmly turn her down. I did it in middle school. In high school. And in college. I did that so when we met again, I could show her I was a leftover after all. As I said, it was a really stupid idea. Ten years have passed since then. And when I look back, I think, Maybe that really was the most wonderful time of my life.