Chapter 33 Section 23

In the evening, Ah Hui came, as if she had heard about my riot in the tavern.It was probably Tachibana Naoko who contacted her.She helped me spread the bedding, settle down, and do this and that for me. "Don't do this nonsense again." She told me while applying a wet towel to my forehead.Compared with Tachibana Naoko, this girl's face is still very immature, and the freckles on her face will disappear completely one day. "Are you listening to me?" she asked me a little nervously. "Well, listen, I won't do that kind of thing again." I feel a little ashamed to compare her to Tachibana Naoko, who should be irreplaceable to me.

As for why what happened yesterday, she didn't ask further, as if she was afraid of touching on that matter.She seemed to sense, in her own way, what was happening in me.Anyway, she said very little tonight. "That... Ah Chun, can I stay here tonight?" She looked at me like a child about to confess something.She's never asked me that kind of question before. "Of course," I replied, "stay with me." She stood up with half smile and half cry, and approached the easel that had been left closed for a long time. "Is the painting finished?" "That's right."

Just the landscape painting from that window. It was so badly painted that I didn't even have the courage to look at it again.I still can't even believe it's my work. Not far away came the faint sound of hysterical dogs barking. "It's so noisy" I muttered. "It seems to be raised by the four families behind." Ah Hui said. "Well, that kind of dog really should be killed." Ah Hui didn't respond to my words.She stared at the canvas for a long time, and finally turned to me and said, "Ah Chun, I...I want to go back to the countryside for a while."

"Home?" She nodded slightly. "Mom's health is not very good, and I haven't been back for a long time... Some time ago, my family always called me to go back." "Oh? When?" "I bought a ticket for tomorrow." "Oh." I just responded, unable to find anything else to say.Perhaps, saying "Don't go back to your hometown" is the reaction that Naruse Junichi should have. "Actually, I quit the apartment yesterday, and I spent last night at a friend's house, so if I'm not allowed to live here today, I'm going to sleep on the street." She laughed forcefully, probably trying her best to joke with me .

"Just stay here," I said. That night, we slept in a quilt.Ah Hui leaned on my arm, buried her head in my chest, and cried.I knew very well in my heart why she cried and why she left me.But what can be done?I tried my best to conceal the change of heart that had taken place so far, but she undoubtedly saw through it. I hugged Ah Hui's body tenderly.It's been a while since I've had this feeling, but the fact that I don't have an erection is sad. The next day, I sent Ah Hui to the station.When the two of us stood side by side on the platform, I was still hesitating whether to say what I should say as Junichi Naruse.If you tell her not to go, will she feel at ease?Even if we pull her back and stay by our side, what kind of future can the two of us write?

The train slowly entered the station, and she picked up the luggage that had been stored in the coin locker. "Let's go." I knew she was trying to hide her inner hurt.She should be kept, and keeping her is tantamount to keeping herself.After all, I still couldn't say the phrase "don't go", and only spit out meaningless lines like "be careful on the road". "Thank you, you should take good care of your health." Ah Hui replied. She got in the car and turned her face to me with the saddest expression I'd ever seen.The moment I saw that face, I felt a faint headache, as if I heard the sound of drums approaching from far away.

The doors closed and the train started to move.Ah Hui waved lightly at me, and I waved at her too. The drumming in my head was getting louder.Boom!Boom!Boom!I watched the train leave and felt it was difficult to stand up, so I squatted down.Nausea, dizziness, I put my head in my hands. "Hey, are you okay?" Someone next to me asked.I waved my hand to indicate it was okay. After a while, my mind began to calm down.The sound of the drum gradually faded away, and the pain in my head disappeared.I just squatted on the ground like that, looking at the front of the track.Needless to say, Ah Hui's car has gone far.

Why am I so panicked and preemptive? It's just that there is a woman missing. I stood up, glared at those making a fuss around me, and walked away.