Chapter 144 34: The price has always been heavy
Kyoko Shirai often feels abandoned by the world.
When my parents quarreled, when I was at home alone, when my parents divorced, when I saw others at school having good friends.
But it has never been as deep as it is now, Don't struggle.
Wet and embarrassed, she returned home, and the hungry little honey came up to her and acted coquettishly.
Shirai was covered in water and didn't dare touch the dirty little honey.
But Little Honey took the initiative to join in and didn’t seem to mind.
"I'm sorry, little honey, it seems I can't go on with you."
"I'm so tired, I'm still alive."
"Don't worry, before I leave, I will help you find a good home. How about the store manager? Although he likes to brag, he is actually a very caring person. He has said before that he wants to raise a cat."
"Meow~"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I really didn't know it was so difficult to live."
"Meow."
The girl and the cat, lying on the ground, Snuggle up to each other.
The next day, super typhoon "Straw" made landfall as scheduled.
The strong wind and rain give people a heavy and suffocating feeling.
Shirai put on his raincoat, put Little Honey into the waterproof cat cage, took the only package of cat food and the chicken breast left in the refrigerator, and visited the store manager's home.
"It's raining so hard I thought you wouldn't come."
The store manager was a little surprised when he saw her. Looking at the weather outside, it's hard to imagine what kind of determination made her He went out just to give away the cat, but he couldn't even open the store due to the weather.
"It's been agreed." Shirai put down the cat cage and cat food.
"Is it called Little Honey? It's so cute. It's really the same color as honey. Shirai, would you like to come in and have a cup of tea?" The store manager teased her a few times through the cage, and the adult, who was several decades old, smiled like a child.
"No. I have something else to do, store manager, and I won't be able to come to work in the future." Shirai bowed solemnly and apologized.
“Well, if something happens at home, I can tell you where I can help. If you want to come back or bring back Little Honey in the future, you can. I also encountered this problem back then. It’s almost impossible to survive, but now, it’s not okay, just like this typhoon, it looks fierce, but I know it can’t crush us.”
The store manager may have noticed. What? He said this with concern and sincerity.
Shirai didn't say much, just bowed deeply, glanced at Little Honey with nostalgia, turned and left.
"Boss, please bring a bowl of shrimp noodles."
"Please wait a moment."
A humble noodle shop still insists on opening even in a typhoon day.
Shirai clearly remembers that her mother brought her here to eat noodles when she was a child.
A bowl of hot shrimp noodles was served quickly.
The ingredients are simple, not as luxurious as what she and Hirosue had last time.
Taste it, it’s a familiar taste.
It just tastes a bit salty.
It has a bitter taste.
In front of Shirai, a tissue was handed over.
It was the landlady who was cleaning the tables next to me.
She showed a bright smile, patted Shirai's shoulder gently, and made a gesture of wiping tears in sign language.
"Thank you."
[Be strong]
She "said" this way.
Shirai slowly finished the bowl of noodles before wiping away the tears.
“Boss, check out.”
“Huh? Haha, just treat it as if I’m treating you to food! I remember you, although you have grown up a lot, you used to come here with your mother How many times, right? When you came here for the first time, you said it was delicious. I can remember this for a lifetime."
Shirai nodded blankly, she didn't remember what she said. That’s it.
The boss gave her a thumbs up: "I look forward to your next visit! This time, treat it as a treat for me, an old customer like you."
"Thank you, thank you."
After walking out of the noodle shop, she looked up at the dark sky with slightly bright eyes, which quickly dimmed again.
Why can’t the light of life always be seen at the end of the journey? With the wind blowing, she walked all the way to the Rainbow Bridge.
This is where my father jumped.
She also chose to end her life here.
The organ donation has been signed and the ambulance has been called, then.
Facing the howling wind, she jumped.
“What’s wrong.”
“Well, I understand.”
Hirosue, who had been sitting in the car for several hours, was silent for a moment. He used his mobile phone to send a text message to a number he had not known for a long time, and then said to the driver: "Let's go to the Rainbow Bridge."
That's it. Think of it as crocodile tears.
"She still has value." Hirosue tried to convince himself.
The driver drove to the Rainbow Bridge. According to the reported location, she had already seen Shirai walking in the wind and rain.
“I’ll get off here.”
"Yes."
The driver did not dare to delay and slowed down to stop.
Hirosue stepped out of the car. The heavy rain quickly wet her hair and clothes. At the bridge, she watched Shirai climb over the railing. Without any hesitation, she jumped down with open hands.
Throwing the phone into the car, Hirosue accelerated and jumped over the railing.
Plop!
Shirai slams Taiga down.
She didn't feel any pain, and she didn't think about it. She just let her body sink actively, watching the ripples on the water above her, and her heart felt calm. It turned out that she could hide from the rain underwater.
But soon, her body's survival instinct caused her heart to beat violently, and the hasty suffocation made her feel painful.
It's okay, it'll be okay soon.
Pain is temporary, rest is eternal.
Shirai, you will escape from this hell.
Boom!
A burst of bubbles bloomed above her, and a figure with an unclear face appeared.
She extended her hand to Shirai.
Shirai shook his head, turned around and wanted to dive deeper.
But her hand was caught.
Shirai hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still did not refuse. Perhaps he was afraid that his struggle would cause the other party to be unable to leave the water.
At the same time, she seemed to feel a hope for life, a hope that could make her feel beautiful again.
"Huh——"
The two girls walked ashore. At this time, they had been washed down a long distance. Shirai suddenly felt that his behavior of jumping into the river and calling an ambulance was a bit silly. Maybe Hanging herself would suit her better.
But now, she saw clearly that the person holding her hand was Hirosue Ryangong. In her memory, there had never been such a miserable Hirosue Ryangong.
The two walked to the shore. Hirosue took the initiative to let go of her hand. After looking back at her, he walked away towards the embankment without saying a word.
"Hiroyuki, isn't your experiment over yet?"
Hiroyuki ignored it.
“I feel the power of what you said, but is it really that important?”
Hirosue stopped, turned around slightly, and saw Shirai looking at her with moist eyes. He slowly stretched out his hand, and there was a soft white light in his palm.
Nodding slightly, she continued to turn back and move forward.
"I hate you and I will hate you all my life."
Hirosue paused for a moment, but in less than half a second, she quickly walked onto the embankment with firm steps.
Saki Kondo appeared in front of her, gave her a complicated look, then walked down the embankment towards Shirai who was sitting there.
"Miss! Do you need to go to the hospital first?" Several men in suits who were all wet and holding umbrellas came over nervously.
"Send me home." Hirosue shook his head.
She felt it.
Her power is also being born.
(End of this chapter)