xxix. fireworks

In Westown, they hold a fireworks show after the New Year's countdown.

"It's like a whole bunch of colors bursting into the night sky."

Her face shone as she animatedly described the pyrotechnic effects that would cause sparks to shatter into many particles.

"We used to watch them in my hometown every year by ourselves while my dad was …" She trails off and quickly diverts the topic, mentioning the mochi-pounding ceremony they had at Tsukuyusa.

He knows her father is still a sore subject.

He wants to comfort her somehow.

He reaches for her hand before he stops himself.