"Nakano, I have your phone......

The owner came to the dressing room to look for me, and I already had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.

"I'm Iktoku Nakano......"

"Hello Mr. Nakano, this is the Western Branch of the National Air Search and Rescue Service Corps, is Ms. Nakano your wife?"

"Huh?"

She said that she had always wanted to come to the United States to see me, and this time she had wanted to take advantage of the summer vacation to bring him along, but it was delayed until the start of school, and she had to come alone. Yesterday, I had already planned my trip for the next few days, but I didn't expect the plane to have an accident when it landed......

***

Xia Jiang and I have known each other since we were very young, and at that time we were teammates in the same junior league team and youth baseball team, although we were girls, but in this traditional men's sport, her drive was not lost to that of boys. When I was in high school, we both went to Chimi-Nara, a famous baseball school in Nara Prefecture. However, there was no women's baseball club there, so she switched careers to softball and quickly became the mainstay of the team.

She and I are such childhood sweethearts, and the relationship has developed from teammates who support each other to lovers. Then a few years after graduating from high school, we got married, started a family, and then gave birth to Agni. Everything was so natural, so natural, that I never thought she would leave me so early.

But I didn't have time to dwell on my grief, and I had to hurry back to Japan, where the fire was still waiting for me.

"Mom died to see you, why did you go back to Japan at this time? What did you do earlier?"

I never imagined that when I first got home, Agni would be so hostile to me.

But he's right, in order to gain a foothold in the big leagues over the years, I haven't even returned to the country once. In fact, when I saw Agni, who was already in the third grade, I felt very unfamiliar, because I still had the impression that he was when he was not in school.

When I think about it, I really feel guilty to death. qδ

"Yide, you can go play over there with peace of mind, and let us take care of Agni." Seeing me like this, the eldest brother suddenly said.

"How can this be? Your school work is so heavy, and your health is not good, so you still have to take care of your second brother and Pingxing!" I hurriedly exclaimed, "And I already owe so much to the fire, how can I continue to be so irresponsible? I'll apply for retirement from the club when I go back and stop playing baseball!"

"Don't be too reckless," the eldest brother advised, "Although you have not taken care of your family over the years, after all, the family is mainly supported by the money you earn over there, if you don't play ball, what will happen to the family's financial resources?" You're still on the rise...... And you've been playing baseball for so many years, can you really say put it down?"

"So what should I do?" I asked urgently.

"This time the ball group has given you a long vacation, you just think about it slowly, don't worry," the eldest brother said, "I think you will definitely be able to get over this hurdle!"

***

For the next month, I wandered around the city with nothing to do. I wanted to do something for the fire, but he kept resisting me.

Maybe the eldest brother is right, even if I retire and return to my family now, I won't change anything, and I will cut off my financial resources. It's just that I still think of Xia Jiang from time to time, and every time I think of her, I almost can't help crying.

Since Agni is now taken care of by the eldest brother and Pingxing, then I will help take care of the second brother to relieve their pressure.

And so the days went by. One day, when I was going to the hospital to help prescribe medicine for my second brother, I met an unexpected person.

"Nakano-senpai?" A nurse called me, "Sure enough, it's Nakano-senpai!"

"You're ......" The nurse in front of me looked quite familiar, definitely an acquaintance, but I couldn't call her name for a while.

"Really, senior, you don't remember me? When you were still in the baseball club, I washed your clothes for a year and a half!"

It dawned on me that I could not help but exclaim, "You

It's the manager of the baseball club, Xiao Dong!"

"You've remembered!"

Her name was Guan Donghai, and she was the manager of the baseball club a year younger than me at the time, and although she didn't like to talk much, she was a very hardworking student.

I looked at her closely, and her appearance didn't seem to change much from her high school days, but her personality seemed to have changed so much that I didn't recognize her right away.

"It's been a long time, so you work here."

"Yes," she smiled, "Senior, did you come to the hospital today to help your family prescribe medicine?"

I was stunned, how did she know? Normally, when I come to the hospital, shouldn't I think I'm coming to see a doctor?

"That's right, my brother was sick a while ago, and I'm here to prescribe some medicine for him......" I said.

"Your brother's name is Yuncho Nakano, right?" She continued, "I nursed him while he was in the hospital."

It dawned on me and I said, "I see, no wonder you know so clearly, my brother is really in your care."

"Where, it's my business!" She laughed again.

At this time, I realized that she seemed to be very cheerful and talkative now, and I even saw Xia Jiang in her.

"That's it, Xiaodong, if you have time this weekend, let's go have a meal together, I'll treat you......

***

I didn't know how to entertain people, so I found a new café and sat down on Saturday.

"Senior, this season hasn't ended yet, why are you going back to China?"

When Xiao Dong asked me this question, my heart tightened again. Although this matter has not been announced to the public, in this era, I am afraid that nothing can be hidden.

"My wife is dead, come back and see ......," I replied lightly.

"In this way, it seems that the rumor is true, Senior Sister Xia Jiang...... Don't be too upset, senior."

"I know, it's just that now that Agni kid still thinks that I killed Xia Jiang," I sighed deeply and said, "I'm also very confused now, if I continue to play, I'm afraid that Agni will alienate me even more, but if I retire and return to China, I don't know what I can do for this family now......

"Senior, I'm afraid you're not suitable for anything other than playing baseball, so don't think about retiring yet," she said bluntly, "As for your son, I'm sure he'll understand your ...... when he grows up."

"yes, you don't approve of me retiring......" I said, "By the way, how have you been all these years?" I guess I'm getting married and having children, right?"

(To be continued)