Prettyinpinkgal: We still have ONE MORE CHAPTER! Ironically, this is Part Thirteen of the fifteenth summer. Unlucky indeed...
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THE LAST FIFTEEN SUMMERS
THE FIFTEENTH SUMMER XIII
Misuzu awoke as her real self one night, while Mama was sleeping. She retained all her memories of her time she wasn't "all there", and knew that this development wasn't all good. The curse would never let her go free, therefore it had to mean that Misuzu was entering the final stages.
But she was glad, because Misuzu could now thank Mama with all her heart and do what needed to be done, knowing what to do. First, though, she went to her journal and drew her and Mama and Sora all together. And then she fell asleep.
After experiencing the most wonderful and most tragic dream in the entire world, Misuzu was jolted awake by Mama's frantic shaking. She knew what she feared, and smiled cheerfully. "Okaa-san, good morning!" she chirped, using "Okaa-san" instead of "Mama" since it was more her habit to say, and because she wanted to let her know that she was now completely back.
Okaa-san was in denial, and Misuzu wondered what she should do. Should she prepare her? Or should she give her this beautiful morning?
She went with the latter, as she had no idea how to discuss the subject anyway. All it would do was make Okaa-san more miserable than she had to be and keep Misuzu from reaching her goal by thinking that doing so would keep her alive.
Alive...as opposed to dead... Even now, Misuzu couldn't fully grasp those two ideas. Her whole life felt like one long dream. She needed to feel truly alive, like she had struggled against all odds and come out the victor.
Like she was running a race.
She looked at her goal, and smiled.
I love you, Okaa-san. You've been the best parent I could ever have.
Yukito-san, let's go, okay?
