Volume 1 Chapter 8.3 - Shimizu-san and Shared Umbrella
Shimizu-san and Shared Umbrella 3
“It’s a story from when I was little. I had a friend named Yu-kun. I didn’t know where he was from, but he was always at the park. We played together, and before I knew it, Yu-kun and I became close friends.”
Shimizu-san quietly listens to my story.
“We played at the nearby park every day, but after about a year, older kids started coming to the park…”
“And then?”
“They started teasing me and Yu-kun. I ignored them, and Yu-kun didn’t react to them, so I thought Yu-kun didn’t mind either. But I was wrong. After an incident, Yu-kun suddenly stopped coming to the park.”
Shimizu-san didn’t say anything. She seems to be waiting for me to tell her the rest of the story.
“After that, no matter how many times I went to the park, Yu-kun wasn’t there. I regretted it so much at the time. I thought if I had told them to stop teasing us, maybe Yu-kun wouldn’t have disappeared. Since then, I’ve been trying not to have any regrets.”
It doesn’t seem like a big story when I finish telling it.
It’s not an exciting or amusing story either.
Neither Shimizu-san nor I say anything more, and only the sound of rain can be heard.
“…sorry.”