Chapter three: Yohei
Gee, the cherry trees are coming into bloom…I stopped to watch the tiny pink petals swirling in the wind….kirrei…
Flashback~ "Narniya 'nesan?" wailed a small boy, being tugged by a teenager. She laughed and sprinkled a few petals on his head, "Ikko, Mito nisan…the sakura flowers are coming…"~
'Nesan loved to watch the sakura blooming…the family would go to the park every spring and in the evening, to the festival….
I continued walking…..it's been awhile since we did that…arre….is that…Sakuragi? A dispirited figure disappeared down the road…
Sakuragi Hanamichi…his name reminds me of 'nesan…..she was called Sakura too…
When I was a kid, she would hold me gently and sing me to sleep….'nesan's voice was….like this wind….soothing…..she had the softest brown hair and I remember that she always had a sweet smell……like baby's breath…….and a warm hug…..
I shook my head….it was a long time ago…
Flashback~ "Ta ka da, I have made up my mind…sayonara…" Yohei trembled, keeping back tears, "'Nesan, yi ada…'nesan.." She smiled….~
Shoka….when she left, I was angry…..I kept begging her…….'nesan, nande? All she did was smile..then no more…..
I miss her…..that must be why I get cranky in Spring……still…….it's always so beautiful….just like 'nesan…….it feels like she's here when the flowers bloom but then I feel the pain of when she left………I thought she didn't like me anymore……
A small petal flew past, off into the wind. I started after it, then noticed that I was next to a payphone……should I? I hesitated, then lifted the receiver………. " Moshi, moshi? 'Nesan? Wa tashi wa……."
Along with a thousand more memories,
A leaf falls