Chapter 45 Section 45

Heisuke started to get busy early on Saturday morning, first went to the gas station, filled up the car with gas, and then washed the car by the way.After such a wash, the old car, which was already full of scars, can finally make do with it. After refueling, Heisuke went to the musical instrument store again, where he bought several CDs. The female clerk suppressed a smile, probably because the CDs Heisuke chose did not match the age of the middle-aged man.After leaving the musical instrument store, he went to a nearby electrical appliance store and bought a CD cassette recorder. The next stop after the electronics store is the barber shop.

"It has to be so that no one can see that I have had a haircut, the more natural the better." "Yo, what's going on today? Are you going on a blind date?" The acquaintance of the barber shop owner showed a surprised expression after hearing Heisuke's request. "It's not a blind date, it's a date!" "Ah? Really?" The boss laughed silently after hearing this.That expression was saying that it was a lie anyway. "I kid you not, I'm going on a date with my daughter." "Ah? That can't be sloppy!" The boss suddenly became serious, "For a father, a date with his daughter is a formal performance that is rarely seen in a lifetime!"

Just in time after coming out of the barber shop.Heisuke started the car and drove towards Sami Nami's school. This is the first time Hirasuke came to high school after the last campus cultural festival.There seemed to be another bonfire in front of him.Although it was less than a year since that time, he felt that it was a long time ago. The school seemed to be over, and some students came out from the main entrance one after another.Heisuke parked the car on the side of the road and stared at the faces of the female students who came out. Sami Nami finally came out with two female classmates.He was about to honk the horn, when she seemed to have noticed this way, and ran over alone after saying a few words with her friend.

"The car has become clean." She said as soon as she sat in the co-pilot's seat. "Yes." "Ah, your hairstyle is beautiful too." "This is the face of a man." "That's right. But it's not daddy, it's little daddy." "Little Daddy? Sounds good too." As he spoke, he pushed the gear lever and started the car. Sami Nami, who was still joking when she first got in the car, stopped talking soon after the car started, and just stared out of the car window.Heisuke didn't make a sound either.Although the weather was fine outside, the air in the car was heavy.On the way, they stopped at a roadside burger joint.After getting back into the car, Sami Nami silently ate cheeseburgers and drank Coke.Heisuke was also manipulating the steering wheel while chewing on the hamburger.

When he came to the side of Yamashita Park, Heisuke parked the car in the parking lot and got out of the car with his luggage. "Hey, isn't that too vulgar?" Sai Nami pointed to the CD cassette recorder. "Huh? But this is the latest model." "I'm not saying that the machine itself is vulgar, but that taking it to the park is vulgar." "Then I'll put it back in the car." "Forget it, you must have brought it because you wanted to use it?" "yes." "Then there's no way." Today is a sunny weekend, so many people come to the park, including couples and families.Heisuke walked towards the benches facing the sea and found that only one was still vacant.

"I think it was closer to the pier," he said. "what?" "The bench your mom and I sat on on our first date was supposed to be a little further over there." "But there are no vacant ones over there, and it's useless if you say it." Sami Nami sat on the bench, and Heisuke sat down beside her. One is a female high school student in school uniform, and the other is a middle-aged man holding a cassette recorder. I don't know what others will think when they see it. The two looked side by side at the sea for a long time. The water was calm, with occasional boats passing by.

"Did your mother tell you to do this?" Ping Jie asked, facing forward. "Ok." "when?" "I wrote it in my diary yesterday morning." "Is it written on Saturday?" Heisuke saw her nodding out of the corner of his eye. "On Saturday, ask Dad to take you to Yamashita Park, and then there..." "There...and then?" She shook her head, meaning she didn't want to say it. "That's right." Hiroshi sighed. "Daddy..." Sami Nami asked, "Should I really come back?" "Of course," he said, "mother is happy about that, too."

Sami Nami nodded as if she was relieved, then suddenly closed her eyes half-closed, her head began to shake, and then she leaned on the back of the bench.She fell asleep like a doll. Heisuke picked up the cassette recorder and turned on the power switch. The CD has been put in in advance, it is a song by Yumi Matsutoya.He hit play. Almost at the same time as the song was played, she opened her eyes.Heisuke didn't talk to her right away, but continued to stare at the sea just like when he was with Sami Nami just now. She was also looking in the same direction. "You really dare to buy Yushi's CD." She opened her mouth in a very calm voice.

"I was so ashamed that I was about to breathe fire in the face." "But you still gritted your teeth and bought it for me." "Because Naoko likes to listen." The two looked at the sea in silence for a while.The sea was a little dazzling, and I felt a sting in my eyes. "Thank you for bringing me here at the last minute," Naoko said. Heisuke turned his body to her side. "Is this really... the last time?" She stared at him and nodded. "Everything has an end. In fact, I should have left on the day of the accident, but it was postponed until today." Then she continued in a low voice, "The reason why I was able to postpone until today is because of you..."

"Can't we just stay a little longer?" "Impossible." She smiled slightly, "I can't explain it very well, but because it's my own business, I know it very well. At this point, it's time for Naoko to say goodbye to you." "Naoko..." Heisuke took her right hand. "Pingsuke," she called his name, "thank you, goodbye. Please don't forget me!" He really wanted to call out "Naoko" again, but he couldn't. A smile formed on her eyes and lips.With a smile, she quietly closed her eyes, and slowly tilted her head in front of her body.

Heisuke shook her hand and lowered his head.He didn't cry, because someone kept whispering in his ear, "Don't cry!" After a while, a hand was placed on his forehead.Looking up, he and Sami Nami's eyes met. "Is mother gone?" she asked. Hiroshi silently nodded. Sami Nami's face was distorted, and she buried her face in Heisuke's chest and burst into tears. Heisuke looked at the sea while gently stroking his daughter's back.A white boat appeared in the distance. Matsutoya Yumi sang "The Darkened Room"...