Chapter 125: Atsuko
Not only Katsu Ota, but Hiroki Kakutani also remembered those days, thinking of the girl who had precipitated in the depths of his memory, perhaps because of her death, which put an end to the best time of his life.
At Atsuko's funeral, everyone got together for the last time, but they could no longer find the excitement and excitement of laughing and fighting, and being able to desperately promote and raise money for a movie made by the club, and only the sadness of parting for the sake of work and going their separate ways
Ogata looked at Atsuko, and these classmates and friends who had gone through four years of college with her, that simple and pure feeling. Perhaps only after experiencing twists and turns and bitterness will you understand the preciousness
Three years ago.
"Atsuko, what are you up to?" Hiroki Kakutani looked at the girl who was working hard in the corner of the club with a pen and writing something in a notebook, and seemed to have a lot of thoughts in his mind, forgetting to eat.
The girl is thin, with a short head, a delicate baby face, and a pair of smart eyes, which seem to contain a lot of things.
She didn't react until Kakutani shook her palm in front of her eyes with a wry smile before calling her soul back.
"Kadoya, when did you come?" Atsuko looked up at Kakutani, who was as kind as her brother and matured and steady. The two met in movies, the former likes to ponder his own things, while the latter is a cheerful boy.
Kakutani couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's already here." Sure enough, everyone went to eat, and you were the only one hiding here and working hard. ”
"I suddenly had the idea to portray a character that I thought was interesting. As soon as I wrote like this, I unconsciously forgot the time. Atsuko said happily with a smile.
Kakutani looked at her like a baby, holding the notebook between her hands: "Atsuko, it's very tiring to be a screenwriter, and it's really not easy to become a good screenwriter recognized by the industry." But I've got your back! We are partners in a film club! ”
Well! Atsuko looked at Kakutani and said excitedly: "I always believe that Chikako and I will become very powerful screenwriters, and Kakutani will become the most powerful photographer, Takahashi is a professional prop master, and Ota and Ayako are excellent actors!" ”
"That's right, I'm working hard for this day!" Kakutani pointed to the bag he was carrying, which contained a camera that was as important to him as the notebook in Atsuko's hand.
Dream! Every time I talk about this hot topic, what is written on Kakutani and Atsuko's faces is excitement and anticipation, and they are full of hope for the future.
"What? Why don't you go to dinner with me? Kakutani asked with concern when he saw that it was time for Atsuko to eat, and he didn't leave.
Atsuko shook her head lightly and pointed to her notebook: "I think I feel very good at this time, and I should be able to write a lot of words to make up stories, so let's talk about it later." ”
"Oh." Kakutani walked over and patted Atsuko on the shoulder: "Don't work too hard, I'll go find them first, if you want something to eat, call me." ”
"Okay." Atsuko nodded obediently and watched Kakutani leave.
When the whole community returned to a quiet atmosphere, she continued to write, scribbling everything she had filtered in her mind into her notes, artists need inspiration, and screenwriters need it too.
Growing up, Atsuko lived in a family that was not financially well-off, and there was an older sister at home, who was better than her and more cheerful than her, and found a job as a bank clerk as early as two years ago.
Her parents hope that she, like her sister, will find a job with a stable income after graduating from college. But she knew very well that she wasn't extroverted enough to use words to please others, so she wanted to finish her work in her final year of college.
The life she longs for is to be able to rely on the scripts she designed to make her whole person glorious.
"Take a break, and we'll be writing later." Although he knew that he was a little out of time, but when he saw Atsuko's thin body, he still hesitated to speak.
Atsuko saw a familiar face, wearing glasses, and Takahashi, who didn't talk much like her.
"Atsuko, I brought it to you." With a smile on his face, Takahashi handed Atsuko the food he had brought back from the cafeteria.
Atsuko smiled, "I'm bothering you again, Takahashi." ”
"It's okay, I know our big screenwriters are busy." Takahashi smiled shyly, although the prop master worked hard, there were few opportunities to watch Xiàn in front of people, and it was not the enthusiastic and cheerful Ota Katsu who could talk to him, but Atsuko who always wrote things in the corner.
Atsuko stretched her waist and took the food handed over by Takahashi: "Takahashi, we are about to graduate, do you think we will get together again like now?" ”
"Well, definitely! Because we are good friends. Takahashi looked into Atsuko's eyes and said with great conviction.
The last time everyone got together to drink, the drama that celebrated the hard work for most of the year received a good response, and the drunken people supporting each other were vivid, and everyone was chatting about their ideals and favorite objects, and that feeling could not be replaced by any means
The last month before graduating from college.
Atsuko is still writing her script in the corner, and with the last ending to go, she can find the relevant film crew to see who is willing to shoot the series she has put all her energy into.
"Atsuko, I saw the script you wrote last time, it's really great!" Chikako sits next to Atsuko, and because she is also a screenwriter, there are always endless topics between the two women.
Atsuko cast a grateful gaze: "Well, if you have Chikako, I'm more confident!" ”
"Ota and Kakutani don't know how to appreciate at all, and Ayako is still busy with going to school, so only I know you best!" Chikako Ikeda said with a smile.
Atsuko and Zhijiazi laughed and asked, "Zhijiazi, are you still writing your script?" ”
"I gave up a long time ago." Zhijiazi shook her head and sighed helplessly: "How can I have your patience, I think this script of "Qingping Lovers" takes up all your usual leisure time, right?" ”
Atsuko nodded: "But I'm very satisfied, and soon my "Qingping Lovers" will be finished, and I am just one last step." ”
"Looking for a crew that is willing to invest in filming?" Chikako asked understandingly.
"Well, I've heard that very few film investment companies are willing to use a newcomer's work like me."
Zhijiazi smiled and said: "Have you forgotten that I have an uncle who is engaged in film investment?" If Atsuko is at ease, you can give me the manuscript, and I'll talk to my uncle. Atsuko's drama is so good, it will definitely be a big hit. ”
"Really?"
Atsuko looked at Chikako gratefully, feeling that her dream was so close to her for the first time
Atsuko, who returned home in the evening, felt that she was so excited that the manuscript had been taken away by Zhijiazi and taken to her uncle to see, and the only thing she had to do was to wait for the good news from Zhijiazi's mouth.
"Hey, Takahashi?" Atsuko called Takahashi, four years of college, and both of them are difficult people to show their hearts, so after exchanging ideas with each other, they will call each other if they are happy or sad.
Takahashi's voice came over the phone: "What's wrong?" Atsuko? He had rarely heard Atsuko's voice so excited.
"Chikako promised me that she would help me contact the film investment company, and my work is likely to be turned into a series and presented on TV." Atsuko believes in Chikako because, like herself, she is a screenwriter who keeps working hard and a friend who doesn't talk about anything.
"Great, Atsuko, your dream is about to come true, I actually knew that you are the most attentive in the club, so you must succeed faster than us."
"Well, thank you Takahashi!"
"Thank me for what?"
"I'm so happy that I can't find anyone to listen to me for a while, and you're my only listener!"
Takahashi was on the other end of the phone and said with a smile: "It was in the past, and it will be in the future!" ”
The day before the graduation ceremony.
The moment "Takahashi Woo" picked up the phone, the smile on Takahashi's original face froze, because Atsuko was crying, she never cried, and this crying was close to despair, and through the sound, a picture could be generated in her mind.
"What's wrong!?" Ryoichi Takahashi felt that his palms were cold, and his mind was a little messy, and he asked tremblingly.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry"
On the other end of the phone, it kept repeating.
"Atsuko, what happened?" Takahashi pursed his lips slightly, asking worriedly.
Atsuko replied to him miserably: "I'm sorry, maybe my dream can't be realized, maybe I can't do it, let the audience become the audience"
"Takahashi is leaving, because here, for me, has become a little strange and lonely."
Ryoichi Takahashi's eyes widened, and a busy tone came from the other end of the phone.
Toot, toot, toot, it's like some kind of melody that makes the mood fall to the bottom. Takahashi runs all the way towards Atsuko's house, and he tells himself that he can't afford to lose her.
Because apart from friends,
She's still the woman she likes!
The university is over, and those enthusiastic youth have changed their appearance in the cold autumn.
The people in a daze went to the graduation ceremony to the funeral scene in front of them.
Katsu Ota, who had a neat and short hair, looked at the tombstone in horror, and Hiroki Kakutani looked at the word "Atsuko" on the tombstone, and felt his eyes tingle
Ayako Suzuki was crying, and the other classmates were comforting her. Chikako Ikeda wipes tears from the corners of her eyes with a tissue.
Ryoichi Takahashi looked at the tombstone, which was facing him, and the desperate wail sounded in his ears. Atsuko's sister and parents burst into tears, and relatives and friends advised them not to grieve.
Everyone came to participate in this memorial because she would choose to commit suicide, which no one expected.
Some people speculate that she was immersed in her work and couldn't face the reality in the end. Some people also think that her personality is too dull, and she is always busy creating in the corner alone, numbing the meaning of her own existence.
"Takahashi, Atsuko's death, don't care too much." Someone comforted him.
"Oh." Takahashi replied with a smile.
That day, when he arrived, Atsuko had already passed away, as she said to herself on the phone, leaving this lonely and terrible world.
Atsuko's call to him was the last one he had to say here. Left to her most precious audience.
When everyone is gone, there will be no mourning, no more weeping, no more noise
Ryoichi Takahashi knelt down in front of the tombstone.
Quiet, depressing, collapsed.
Clenched his fists, letting the dirt stick to his black suit.
"Atsuko, I love you."
Ryoichi Takahashi, who didn't shed tears during the entire memorial, looked at the girl who was still smiling in the photo, and tears couldn't stop flowing down his cheeks.
"Takahashi, you're going to be the best prop master."
"I have to work harder to be a good screenwriter."
"We all have dreams"
Takahashi couldn't control the tears from slipping, because he knew that at this moment, he had also lost his dream.
His dream is not to become a great prop master.
It's on the tombstone, this woman who is enough to be nostalgic for her life. (To be continued...!)
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