Chapter 22 – End of Summer Vacation #3
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“Overall, there seems to be no problem… But since you said you drank a lot of water, I’m worried about swelling. Let’s stay in the hospital for a day or so to see the condition.”
Doctor’s opinion after completing all tests.
Midori, who was behind Miyuki, replied.
“Yes.”
“If you go to the admission and discharge window and fill out the contract, we will guide you to the hospital room.”
“Thank you…”
Miyuki lowered her head sluggishly and trudged out the door of the clinic.
Outside of her, Wataru, Kana, and Tetsuya were waiting for Miyuki.
Miyuki looked around at them and asked Wataru.
“Dad… What about Matsuda-kun?”
She “Didn’t bring her change of clothes and her shoes, so she went to her street clothes shop.”
“Okay…? Did you give me the money…?”
“I gave it to you, but you stubbornly refused to accept it.”
“I still have to give it to you… I heard you came here to buy clothes…?”
“I didn’t say anything like that…? I told you the name of the hospital, so I will come.”
After the frantic situation passed, she remembered clearly what she was doing at sea.
She grabbed Matsuda’s head, who had come to rescue her, and not enough to sink it into the water, just about to catch him trying to rescue her from behind.
Then she got hit on the forehead twice… She must have been very angry.
But what should I do?
At that time, Matsuda, who was approaching him, looked like a relief pitcher with an ERA of 0.
It’s a bonus that she vomited water while instinctively trying to get closer to Matsuda because she needed something to grab onto even on the boat the lifeguards were pulling.
I was so sorry, embarrassed, and thankful.
“What is your contact information? Did you tell me…?”
Wataru shook her head.
“I wrote it on paper and gave it to you.”
“Paper…?”
“I heard Matsuda lost his cell phone. They say it looks like they dropped it into the sea.”
Miyuki’s eyes closed tightly.
I owe you my life and my cell phone…
I don’t have the face to see Matsuda.
“Miyuki, what did the doctor say?”
Tetsuya’s question took a step forward.
Miyuki, who looked at him with blurry eyes, answered.
“There’s no problem… But they say it’d be better to stay in the hospital for a day and watch the progress…”
“I’m so glad… I was very worried.”
“Thank you… Tetsuya-kun, aren’t you going on vacation with your family?”
“How are you going to spend your vacation now that you’re like this? My mom and dad were worried too.”
“Yeah… I’ll call you later.”
“You don’t have to do that, so just take care of your body.”
My body is exhausted, and I have no strength to talk any more.
He seems to have used up all his energy in struggling.
Miyuki, who said thank you to Tetsuya, went through hospitalization procedures with his family and was assigned a hospital room.
“They say that even family members can’t enter the hospital room. I’ll be at the lounge, so let me know if you need anything. Understand?”
Miyuki, dressed in a hospital gown after taking a shower, agreed to Midori’s request.
Reclining on her bed under the kind guidance of her nurse, she looked around her.
There are 4 people in the room, but no one is there.
Being alone in a quiet place makes me think a lot.
Kana was like that. Matsuda saved himself very quickly.
According to the circumstances, it seems that he ran as soon as he fell into the water…
If so, did you keep looking at yourself?
Or a coincidence like fate?
‘I want to ask…’
Like in a bookstore…
No, Matsuda’s expression, even more desperate than at the bookstore, flickers before my eyes.
When will Matsuda come?
Surely you haven’t lost the piece of paper with your contact information on it?
Besides, since Matsuda is an idiot, it’s possible that he even forgot the name of her hospital.
Miyuki, who was staring at the ceiling with all kinds of worries,
Whoa-!
He looked at the screen as his phone vibrated.
Seeing Wataru’s text appearing in the center of the screen, she jumped up her upper body.
[Matsuda is here.]
**
“Thank you so much… If it weren’t for you, Miyuki would…”
No, mother-in-law. It’s a bit boring after hearing the story dozens of times.
But it’s so nice to hold my hand tightly.
Your hands are very warm. Can I wash my mama-tong just once?
“Let’s go look at the cell phone first. We’ll buy a new one.”
“I’m fine.”
“It’s okay, what…! Of course we have to buy…”
“That’s not it… I just bought a new one. I was going to change it anyway, so you really don’t have to worry about it.”
Having said this, it’s hard to say anything more.
If you’re so grateful, invite him to his house later instead of using his cell phone.
After a few words of conversation with Wataru about Miyuki’s condition, I approached Tetsuya, who was standing timidly, and lightly tapped him on the back.
“Are you Miura? I see now.”
“Hello, Matsuda.”
“I heard you came to play with your family?”
“I’m worried about Miyuki… I have to go soon. I saw you saved Miyuki. It was really great.”
You are an uninvited guest.
Wouldn’t it be polite to disappear quickly?
“If you see it, I’ll lend you a hand.”
“Sorry… When I found you, lifeguards were approaching in a boat…”
“I’m kidding, dude. My hair is cool today and I feel fine. Keep doing that.”
“Oh, thank you…”
Grabbing Tetsuya subtly, I waved a hand to Miyuki as she walked out of the corner in a hospital gown.
“Are you here?”
She said nothing
They just walk around and stand in front of me, just staring at me.
The color of Miyuki’s lips has died and she looks thin.
She looks like a sickly beautiful girl. The crossbreeding press at this time is the real thing.
I pretended to be embarrassed and gently scratched the temple next to me.
Then, in a joking voice, he scolded Miyuki.
“Did I tell you to stretch? Listen carefully in the future.”
Miyuki, who was making a complicated expression at him, let out a collapsed laugh.
That bewildered smile, as if a screw had come loose in one place… I love it.
“Okay… Thanks for saving me, Matsuda-kun.”
“I heard from the uncle, but he said he had to be hospitalized for a day? Get some rest. I’m leaving.”
“Yes…? Are you going? Where are you going…?”
“I have to go home before the train cuts off.”
Don’t go I will eat dinner with you and your family.
So grab it quickly.
“What are you talking about…! If I just send it like this, what will I be…! When I go back home, my dad’s car… He said he would give me a ride… Let’s eat together with me now…”
“Didn’t they feed you at the hospital?”
“I just got hospitalized, what are you talking about… Let’s go to the restaurant.”
“Can I just move? You look sick.”
“It’s just that I’m exhausted… I’m fine… I only need to stay in the hospital, so let’s go quickly… I’m hungry because I couldn’t eat anything…”
Miyuki pulling up to the sleeves of my clothes.
It seems that I am very reluctant to go.
I glanced at Wataru and said as he smiled and nodded slightly.
“Okay.”
“Do you want to go with Tetsuya-kun too…?”
Miyuki’s question to Tetsuya, who had been embarrassed until now.
Before he could say anything, I jumped the ball.
“Miura said he should go to his family.”
“Okay…? Goodbye then, Tetsuya-kun. I’ll contact you later.”
Then Tetsuya flinched and stuttered his answer.
“Ah, yes… Get some rest… And be sure to contact me.”
“Yes.”
Waving weakly at Tetsuya, Miyuki immediately told me to follow her and headed for the elevator.
Tetsuya-ya, why are you yelling at me like that?
If I hadn’t brought up the family, it would have interrupted the relationship between me and Miyuki…
This is why people shouldn’t be too honest.
Do you keep kicking shitballs even though there is a goalpost?
**
“You don’t have to eat sick food, do you?”
“No… The doctor said you can eat it as a regular meal.”
“Even so, eat something plain. The kid who ate seawater with pleasure is going to grease the boat?”
I pushed Miyuki’s arm away from the kiosk, which was about to serve tempura, and I pressed home-cooked meals for each day of the week.
Then, he put the number ticket in Miyuki’s hand.
Shall we go further out of here? It seems to work though.
I was nervous on the inside, but pretending to be calm on the outside, I gently stroked the back of Miyuki’s head.
“In the future, even if I don’t have it, eat something like this. Don’t eat greasy food just because adults aren’t around. Understand?”
Miyuki’s mouth protruded three inches at the blatant childish tone.
But it was just the look on his face, and he didn’t say anything.
It meant that besides the one I was teasing, other actions were not intrusive.
Your rescue worked well.
I called for joy inside and pointed to an empty seat in the corner.
“Wait over there. Don’t go anywhere else.”
“What are you going to eat, Matsuda-kun…?”
“Pork cutlets.”
“No… Eat it at home.”
“Why me?”
“Because I eat only unhealthy things every day… Eat healthy even here.”
Having said that, Miyuki pressed the Home Meal button herself and took a numbered ticket.
After that, he stood in the back row and gestured towards me.
It feels like a wife who is worried about her husband’s body, but is it an illusion?
I happily stood behind Miyuki.
Of course, I didn’t forget to grumble on the outside.
After receiving the food, we ate at the empty seats I indicated earlier.
Miyuki didn’t even touch the side dishes, she just ate the rice.
Looks like a lot of thought. I said after taking a large spoonful of rice and eating it.
“What are you doing? Do you have no appetite?”
“It’s not like that… Matsuda-kun.”
“Why.”
“I’m sorry I lost your phone…”
“My uncle and my aunt said the same thing. I’m telling you for the first and last time, never mind. I was going to change it anyway.”
“And thank you for saving me…”
Miyuki bowed while placing her hand on her lap.
I smiled and held out my new cell phone.
“Didn’t you say hello earlier? Okay, take a number.”
“Ah, yes…”
Carefully pressing the keypad, Miyuki returned the phone to me.
After that, when I saved the phone number and started eating againhehesitated and said.
“Matsuda-kun.”
“Why?”
“Am I bruised on my forehead?”
“No.”
“Look closely. You must have been bruised…?”
“Take your head, then.”
She pushes her head and shows her own forehead.
It is obscured by her bangs and cannot be properly identified.
This request… You want me to hand over your forehead?
It does what you want.
I casually ran my hand through her bangs and carefully examined her forehead.
Then, as if it didn’t matter, he shrugged her shoulders.
“I didn’t hear you.”
“Okay…?”
“Are you sad? I could have sued for assault, but because the evidence is gone?”
“…. Not funny.”
“It’s a pity.”
Miyuki let out a helpless laugh, fiddled with her phone, and sent me a picture.
It was none other than a picture of the two of us that we had taken together the other day while going back home.
It’s the one that’s so close that it’s almost close to the head.
“I want you to save that.”
“Okay. I’ll go back and do it.”
“…..”
I didn’t think it was a big deal, put my phone in and was about to eat again, but Miyuki just stared at me, and I wrinkled my eyebrows a little.
“Save now?”
“Yes, now.”
Now she had a monumental first picture of her new phone, she was hoping it was a picture of herself and me.
That’s why I’m trying to save it now.
I did everything I could during summer vacation, and I finished it off with this event.
I should have gained a lot today.
And Miyuki generously gave gifts to me who had such a wish.
It was not enough to allow the back of the head and forehead with a completely different attitude than usual, showing an obsessive appearance and forcing the first picture…
The balance in Miyuki’s heart, with Tetsuya and I on both sides.
I can see that the weight is shifting more toward me.
Wanting more than this is greed.
Miyuki had enough courage.
