For the next week, the rainy days continued endlessly, as if the entire town was going to be washed from start to finish. It's been a month since I saw the sun again, but judging by the weather forecast on the radio, it seems that the weather will continue to be sunny and rainy for some time.

I was almost tired of the food at the hospital, so when Lola came to visit her as usual that day, I tried to ask her, "If it's convenient, can you bring me a convenience store lunch?" ”

After listening, Lola tilted her head, as if she was a little puzzled, "Why?" Isn't the food here delicious? I hurriedly shook my head, "No, I'm just tired of eating." May I? ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, she agreed to it, but then added as if serious: "Yes, but considering the problem of nutritional balance, it is better for me to bring it to you." ”

After saying that, she stared into my eyes for a while, while I desperately avoided the gaze that seemed to be playing tricks, and then, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, she nodded slightly in satisfaction, "Then it's decided!" Despite my astonishment, she quickly jotted it down in her notebook.

Then he got up from his chair and closed his notebook while pointing out. - "It's a nice day, why don't you go out for a walk?" "That's what she meant, right? I nodded sheepishly, "Then I'm sorry for you—" and walked out of the room into the hallway with her help.

During the month, Lola came to show her face from time to time.

Holding on to the wall with my hands, I slowly walked to the corner of the stairs at the end, and suddenly swayed slightly. She held the right hand of my arm and put some strength into it. Instantly, he turned his head and smiled at me, and that warm smile did not lose the sunshine behind him.

Immediately, I was very encouraged.

Then the two of us walked slowly and like this.

When I finally arrived at the lobby on the first floor, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and reached out to gently wipe the sweat from my forehead. After that, we walked towards the garden in front of the hospital. Finally, we stopped in front of the fountain in the center of the garden. "Pretty, isn't it?" Lola proudly took out her notebook and asked me with the words on it.

"Hmm."

As if infected by her laughter, I unconsciously found myself in a sea of flowers, and I couldn't help but raise the corners of my mouth when I looked at the violets and bellflower flowers all around. At this point, Lola closed her eyes, and then opened her arms as if she wanted to hug something. Breathe gently......

"It's fragrant!" Then she turned her head and told me so. "You mean the fragrance of flowers?" She nodded vigorously. "Chihiro, close your eyes and try—" Soon another line of text appeared in the notebook. "If you do what I just did, you can smell it!"

Then, a little surprised and a little embarrassed, I scratched the back of my head with my hand, "No, right? However, Lola tugged at my sleeve and kept urging, "Try and you won't lose a piece of meat, and there is no one else here!" As she spoke, she seemed a little angry.

In the end, I had no choice but to do it—the moment I closed my eyes, I immediately felt the scent of flowers rushing from all directions, and when I slowly relaxed and opened my arms like Lola, I felt them crept into my nose.

"Right?"

And the moment I slowly opened my eyes again, I saw Lola's bright smiling face appear in front of me, "Well, it's exactly like you said—" I said as if nothing had happened. Then desperately avoided her gaze.

At the same time, you can clearly feel that your face is hot.

Then we sat down on a bench next to us, and Lola leaned back in the chair and asked, "How long will it take to get out of here?" I frowned, tilted my head, thought for a while, and said, "I don't know, at least wait until the rehabilitation is over, right?" ”

As soon as she finished speaking, I heard her sigh, as if she was even more sad than me. "Anyway, why haven't you seen Aster lately? Is it because you care about the past? Lola smiled bitterly and shook her head slightly, "She's a little concerned, but that's also for Izumi—"

"That is?"

"That said, she's not mad at you." Before we knew it, the original snow-white page of the notebook was filled with conversations between the two of us. "So don't worry. But—" Then Lola leaned over to me as if she had suddenly remembered something, and smiled mysteriously—

"What did you do to get Shion to do that?"

"What method? I didn't do anything......"

I was taken aback by her question, and quickly explained, "I think she explained it to you a long time ago, right?" Then he desperately avoided her gaze and turned his face away. Unexpectedly, Lola simply sat on the other side, staring into my eyes—

"Indeed, she and I, as well as Izumi, explained that although it seemed like that, in the end it was just thanks."

She continued as if she were in a hurry.

"But what do you think?" Then, from the bottom up, he looked at my face with a wicked smile on his face! "Didn't think about anything......?" Suddenly, I was about to be overwhelmed by the sense of shame and shouted as I ran away from her.

"Since that's what she said, that's what it is!" Then, a little weak-hearted, I added. "Really? It's boring. Lola said, moving back to her original position. Dangling his feet a little frustrated......

"Really boring? What the hell are you trying to get from me? Then I muttered something in a low voice, finally relieved. "At this time, maybe you want to ease the somewhat awkward and stiff atmosphere in front of you, right? Lola brought up another thing, "The day you come back to school, maybe it's the day of the exam?" ”

As soon as she finished writing this sentence in her notebook, my expression instantly froze as if it had frozen over! "Don't!?" Lola stopped the pen she was writing in her hand and quickly crossed out a string of words that was almost finished.

He raised his head and looked at me again, and instantly his eyes and expression were disgusted, "Even if you shout at this point, it's useless." Give it up! She rewrote these words perfunctorily.

I was about to cry when I saw half of it. "By the way, if you don't pass the test, you have to make up for it—" I covered my face with my hands before she finished writing, "It's unreasonable!" "Desperately shouting at self-defeat.

Over the next two weeks, the rehabilitation went very smoothly and he was discharged from the hospital not long after. Even so, I couldn't be happier. My mind is full of what Lola said half a month ago, "Don't put on a bitter gourd face every day!" ”

"Isn't it yet the end! If you take advantage of the bad ones these days, maybe you won't need to tutor? "On the day I was discharged from the hospital, in the classroom, she patted me the shoulder while trying her best to smile and comfort me." Impossible, have you ever seen someone improve that much in three days? ”

I sat down in my seat and asked in a voice that was on the verge of crying.

"That's right, at least I haven't seen it—" At this time, Izumi walked into the classroom and teased as he walked briskly to my seat. "If you can achieve it, it has to be said to be a miracle." She quipped as she looked down at the stark score on my paper.

After listening to her words, although I was very unconvinced and wanted to refute it, every time I saw the score on the paper, I was immediately deflated. "It's better to give up." At this time, Aster, who was sitting diagonally opposite, said to me in a hurry.

I knew she was serious about her advice, and she didn't mean to be sarcastic in the slightest - but that's what frustrated me even more. I can't help but hold my head with both hands and cover my ears! Shion sighed, and after a while turned her gaze back to the book she was holding.

Izumi also returned to his seat, laughing as soon as he sat down. Even though she tried her best to keep her voice from leaking out, it still made me want to disappear in place more than once...... Then, the teacher walked in, as usual.

After that, there were less than 5 people who were left to participate in tutoring, and I was naturally one of them. "Ahh I picked up my bag hanging on the back of my chair and left the classroom, and as soon as I left the house, I was called to the office by the teacher.

It seems like

"Chihiro, you—" The homeroom teacher was young, and he looked like he was only four or five years older than us. "You've opened my eyes to such a poor score—" She sighed heavily, and to be honest, I couldn't tell if her expression was angry or not.

"I'm sorry."

"Excuse me? If this helps, you'd better get some energy!? Suddenly, she kept slapping the table; He yelled at me as if he was complaining. "Every time, every time, do you want me to be in the hospital?"

"I'm sorry!"

In an instant, I bowed my head deeply. "Do you know what kind of outcome will you face if you continue like this?" At this point, she sighed heavily, and her tone became softer, but I knew very well - she must have been very disappointed in me. "Chihiro, what do you want to do in the future?"

However, I couldn't answer, I didn't have a clue at all, "Now, I don't know ...... yet" so I told the truth and left like that. "It's okay, let's think about it now, right?" Back in the classroom, I kept thinking, "What can I do?" ”

Then put the contents on the table back in your bag. I'm going to go home like this...... But as soon as he left the school gate, he was stopped by Lola - "What's the matter?" Dejected. You look like an old uncle! ”

She half-jokingly wrote these words in her notebook and showed them to me generously. After reading it, I couldn't help but think, "Actually, I'm almost 30 years old...... Then, with a wry smile, I asked as I walked, "Lola, do you think I have merit?" ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned her head to look at me as if she was a little puzzled, and then picked up the pen and wrote in the notebook. Only this time, it seems to take a long time to think about it—"You're going to tidy up the room, right?" ”

"Yes. But is that a plus? ”

After I finished reading it, I couldn't help but whisper to her. I was also surprised that she would feel that it was a plus. Lola ignored my question, and after a moment of thought, she lowered her head and wrote down what she thought was an advantage—"You will also strictly follow the plan and complete all kinds of things step by step, right?" ”

Even though I didn't think it was a good thing, I nodded and said, "That's right." ”

"And, very patient." After thinking about it for a while, she wrote down the third. "That's what Izumi said." It was added later. "Look, isn't that what it is?" In an instant, she looked up at me and told me with a gentle smile.

That straightforward and calm expression made me very envious - just the moment I thought so, her face was grabbed by her hand! "So, don't get down!" I resisted, but she didn't use much effort. So, I don't feel any pain at all.

"That's right—" I laughed, "maybe there's really no need to worry, even if I don't get an answer now...... so I turned to Lola and said, "Thank you." ”

"You're welcome."

At this time, a heartfelt smile appeared on her face.