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The square that I frequented is now closed to entering.

I went with the kids in the neighborhood to look for new vacant land.

As a result, I was the only one left running.

In a neighborhood I don't know.

The scene in front of me felt like a country I had never been to when I was a child.

As evening approached, I gradually quickened my pace.

Preparing to start......

From behind the high hedge, an incredible sound was heard.

Sounds never heard before.

But it's so nostalgic.

As if attracted by something, I looked around for the entrance.

I found a gap in the corner of the hard foliage, and finally squeezed my body in.

Nice patio.

On the short, neatly cut lawn, there are white tables and chairs.

In the flower bed, flowers whose names are unknown bloom in groups.

It seems that the twilight of the evening cannot be entered here.

It's not like the square construction site, no one drove me away, and I didn't build a house, it's a really special place.

Just when I was about to turn around and call everyone in.

There was a girl I didn't know.

Carrying the bow of the violin, he stared at me blankly.

After saying a few words, she smiled stupidly at me.

She and I became friends in this way.

Since then, I've been going to her house almost every day.

Warm sunlight streams through the courtyard into the floored rooms.

There was a faint smell of tobacco wafting through the air.

"It's the smell of Daddy's tobacco......"

The tobacco was a noble thing in my mind, and it was completely different from the cigarettes that other adults smoked.

Her favorite thing is to play house.

But the playing house she played with was a little weird.

She would point to her little fingers and count the names of the dishes one by one.

When I'm done with everything, I want to fold my hands seriously.

"Let's eat, I'm eating, please don't be polite."

She looked at me and greeted me exaggeratedly.

"Open your mouth, ah~"

Pick up the dish with chopsticks once and bring it to me.

Look like that. If I don't eat it properly, she'll start crying right away.

"You can't eat this thing......"

Because her dishes are all made of clay.

"Xiao Qinmei doesn't eat it herself, it's too cunning...... Give, Xiaoqin's beautiful portion. ”

Put the clay into the dish. Poured it into her paper tray with a clatter.

"Hmm. My share, and Peng Yejun two people, one and a half. ”

Smiled slightly.

In the end, I didn't tell my friends about the courtyard.

Originally, I didn't like to play with too many people......

So, I kept it a secret in my heart.

Her mom was hanging her clothes. Look at us gently.

She always wears a crisp white apron.

Always smiling slightly.

I'm so envious.

That's what I crave the most.

"Now, Kotomi, since the weather is good, let's go outside with my friends, right?"

Every time my mother said this, she would have a look of embarrassment.

"Here. It's the outside. ”

will give such an answer.

"It's just a courtyard, right?"

"It's a courtyard, so it's outside."

"But ......"

"It's outside."

The appearance of never giving in.

The mother sighed, looked at her seriously, and said.

"Outside, it refers to the opposite side of the hedge, it's very wide outside, and there are a lot of things that Kotomi doesn't know."

"I'm scared, don't go."

"Nothing to be afraid of."

I replied from 'outside'.

"yes...... Peng Yejun is a good boy...... Kotomi is a small nuisance. ”

"I'm not in trouble...... Outside. I'd like to go, but next time. ”

When she said this, her mother sighed helplessly.

……

When the weather is cold, the two of them read together.

At this time, I soon realized that she was different from ordinary children.

A book full of complex kanji and without kana annotations. She was able to read very fluently.

"It's a little difficult to write, but if you read it, it's very simple."

As he said this, he smiled a little proudly.

Her favorite book is the beautifully bound book with a cover wrapped in brown paper.

It is said to be to celebrate her entry into elementary school. Her father bought it for her.

I thought it was so difficult, I got bored just watching it.

“…… Isn't that interesting? ”

She noticed the way I looked. Turned his head to me and asked.

"I don't understand what I'm talking about."

Let's be honest.

"I'm actually pretty much the same...... But my dad told me I had to read a lot of books. ”

"Dad also said that it doesn't matter if you can't remember it now, you will understand one day, for Xiao Qinmei, there will be a lot of things that need to be remembered, what about me, I want to read all the books in this world, if I know everything, it will be a very good thing, Peng Yejun, don't you think so?".

She looked at me.

"Well, maybe......"

She smiled at my vague answer.

Very happy look.

"Ah, yes, a great idea...... We only pick the part of jingcai to read, and read it over and over again before memorizing it, so that even if the book is gone, we can always remember it...... So, let's start over. ”

As she spoke, she read it, and although it was not very neat, she kept reading the passages she liked.

I read along with her.

I guess I was a very poor student......

But she was patient and taught me again and again......

……

"Right away, it's my birthday party."

The setting sun shone on her face, and she spoke.

That day, we were all tired of playing, and the two of us sat together and looked at the courtyard.

"Then, I hope Tomoya-kun can come."

"How many people will come?"

I don't feel comfortable with people I don't know.

"There are four of them."

Proudly answered.

"Pengyejun, and me, and my mother...... Daddy......"

"That's not a raw feast."

Although I wished for it, I followed suit.

"The so-called raw banquet, if there are no more people......"

I said this with a slight expression of regret.

"That's right...... However, this is the raw banquet, and if Daddy wants to give me a big stuffed bear as a gift, Mom, she will make a lot of delicious food, and ......."

That's all.

“…… It's almost time to go back. ”

As the sky began to darken, I stood up.

Maybe she's a little jealous of her proudly boasting about her parents.

I put on my shoes and socks and left the courtyard alone.

"Tomoya-kun, see you tomorrow."

She said the same as usual.

"Tomorrow, probably not coming."

My answer was the same as usual.

She looked straight at me, like thinking about something.

"It doesn't matter if you don't come tomorrow."

"Huh? ……”

It was the first time she had said such a thing.

"Tomorrow, if I don't come, I'll be patient...... But on the day of my birthday party, I must come...... Absolutely, absolutely, come on. I'll wait for you, I'll wait for you......"

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