Chapter 31 Part II, Verse 32: Cicadas on the Eighth Day (32)

"I told you not to touch her before, sorry." I couldn't help whispering like this, the woman stopped rubbing her cheek in embarrassment, and returned the Kaoru plug to me.Kaoru kept crying. "It's so noisy! Since it's her mother, tell her not to cry!" The woman turned her back to me, pouted her buttocks and turned up the volume of the tape recorder.Loud bangs that even the neighbors next door could hear rang through the house.I let Kaoru sit in the baby carrier, put on my coat, and walked out of the room with my luggage. "where are you going?" While I was putting on my shoes, the woman poked her head out of the paper door and yelled.

"I go to buy something." I dare not say that I want to escape. "Is there anything I can buy back?" I asked as usual.The woman frowned, glancing back and forth between me and the travel bag. "Orange!" She said coldly and then slammed the paper door shut. I go out.The sky was heavy and cloudy.I closed the sliding door, and while stroking the back of Kaoru who was crying, I walked out across the overgrown yard.Sorry, auntie, I can't buy oranges back.Sorry, auntie.I murmured repeatedly in my heart as I quickened my pace.The woman on the phone must be calling the police soon.Maybe the police have been called.Sorry, auntie.I borrowed your kitchen and your quilt without authorization, so that I have the opportunity to cook for Kaoru, and to experience the taste of life, but I cannot buy oranges for you.

While repeating this in my heart, I jogged through the deserted alley.In the past few days, Kaoru seems to have become much heavier.I'm out of breath, but I can't slow down.Where should we go?Where should we go?Where can I go?Where to go without being found? Although I took a step and decided to go to the station first, I was out of breath, my feet and shoulders hurt, and I sat down on the park bench where I met the woman before.The air was cold despite the sun, and I breathed on my frozen hands.Kaoru reached for my hand.Kaoru's little hands were also cold.I took out the hat from the travel bag and put it on Kaoru, and I also breathed on Kaoru's little hands to try to warm her.

Where should we go?Where can escape the hunt?Where should we go?Where are you going?Only questions kept circling in his mind, but his body couldn't move.Most of the tourists in the park are with their families.Young father and mother pushing a stroller.Father walking with toddler in mostly clothes.Laughter bounced off the sun.By the way, I just realized that today is Sunday.On the bench in front, a man in a baseball cap was reading a newspaper.I couldn't help but hug Kaoru tightly and bow my head.Shouldn't I be mentioned in that paper?I lowered my head all the way, turning my eyes to peep at the man.At his feet, a child who has just learned to walk is playing.After tremblingly approaching the flying pigeon, he turned his head and said something to his father.The young father ignored it and continued to read the newspaper.A woman in a white coat ran across.It's like being a mother.The child rushed to the mother, but immediately fell down.Mother ran over and picked him up.The sound of crying could be heard even from my side.