Once Again…

*munch…*

(It’s good…)

(The thick burger patty is slathered in white sauce and cheese, which makes it so rich… And you can dip your fries into any sauce that drips out… It’s delicious.)

(Last time I went here, I couldn’t decide on what to order, so this time, I picked one of the burgers I was considering back then, but… Both choices are equally tasty.)

……

(I can see the harbor.)

…Yeah, so I go to work…bike.

I’ve heard that story…something stolen…found in the next prefecture over…10 times already.

That’s not…talking about.

(Last time, I sat at that table with the chief, Toi, and Netaro.)

…looked at the balcony, and there was laundry hanging out there, even though it was the middle of the night.

Dude…gross for looking for that sorta thing.

……

*sigh…* I’m so full. That was delicious!

Gii, ahhh.

(A lot has happened since then.)

(I spent so much time in HAMA finding happiness and running into issues, but this restaurant stayed selling the same burgers the entire time. Time keeps on flowing…)

(So many people have walked on that street. Conversations between all walks of life have started there, intersected there, ended there…)

Hm…

(It’s kind of emotional.)

Ohh…

(So this is what the view looks like from the top of this slope. I can even see the harbor I was just at.)

(…I should take a picture.)

Ah.

(My phone died. I forgot to bring a charger.)

…Well, whatever.

(The sun’s setting. It’s about to get dark.)

(With the money I have on hand and the rest of the bonus I got, I have 25,471 yen in total…)

I’m rich.

Damn, it’s hot in here. Where you wanna sit?

Let’s go to the corner.

Ah.

(I saw them at the burger place earlier today…)

So, there were some dude’s clothes mixed in with the laundry you saw on the balcony? What happened after?

Ah, yeah. So I’ve been watching that balcony for, like, a year, right? All year. It was so sudden. You remember how I got the flu last month, right?

Yeah, you took a few days off.

After I got better, I went to work, and when I was walking home, the curtains were gone too.

Huh? They moved?

Probably.

Maaan. You got my hopes up for nothing.

(True…)

I’m never gonna see her again… I mean, even if I did, I’d just be some random stranger to her.

But I’m sure she’s still living her life somewhere in the world.

……

…Phew…

(I’m sweating so much.)

(I didn’t mean to let everything pile up like this, but it just keeps coming.)

(Regret, worry, sadness, anger… I wish all of these unhappy emotions would just leave me.)

Ah.

(I actually got the pineapple one this time.)

(Last time, I never got the flavor I wanted, even if Buchi-san got it for me.)

*munch* Mm. It’s good.

(It’s not even 8 yet… What should I do now?)