Secondhand Memories (Pioneer English Cell Phone Novel)

Clear Skies

Chapter 381

Clear Skies

"There's hope."

"Things will keep changing."

"Nothing ever stays the same."

"A day from now,"

"A week from now,"

"A month from now,"

"A year from now,"

"Years down the road,"

"Things will be different."

"The past won't change."

"But the future will."

"The fight for that future is what's important."

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A light breeze touched my face, whispering, dancing.
It was surprisingly warm, the scent of spring in the air.
A southerly wind?
The warmth spread from my finger tips,
up along my arms and right into my chest.

What was happening?

Then I looked up and a miraculous sight was before us.

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As we stood there, still in an embrace,
all the color slowly returned to the world.

The dark grey clouds above were scattering,
golden sunlight released from Heaven's gates above.

Like honey, the grassy field in front of us turned golden, lit ablaze with vibrant color.
The grass began to sway back and forth counting to a beat,
dancing with the wind.

I stood there, wide-eyed like a child in awe.

Spring.
Spring has come.

Life.
Life has returned.

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"Let's go." I said.

"Where?"

Where, she asked. I remained silent.
I had no idea where, but I knew there was a destination up ahead.
Someone had planned the rest of the road ahead.
A road that I must walk.

"There's alot to do."

"Hmm..like?"

"Like, winning the fight."

She grinned. "Like, getting up again."

I nodded. "Mhm. Like, fighting for the future."

I grabbed her arm and we took our first few steps into Spring.

Down this path,
who knows where it will take us?

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There was a lot to fight for.

First on the list, I still had Aoi.

I will make a bright future for us both.

It will have to begin with me.

She's waiting for me to become strong.

That's what she had said before.

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There's so much to fight for.

Everyone who believed in me.

Airu, who is helping me stand up once again.
Airu, who I must help stand up again.

I still had family. I still had friends.

Compared to the world around me,
there was a lot more sorrow that other people know.

The world full of bloodshed, disease, pain and tears.

Yet some of those who are in more pain fight harder than I ever had.

It was selfish to drown in self-pity.

It was selfish to make Aoi an excuse.

On the train ride home, the tears in my eyes was freedom.
No longer pain.