The Planet of Humans and dolphins

Chapter 12 Time to say goodbye

Max woke up in the glare.It wasn't the brilliance of heaven, but the light of the Maglite that the search crew pointed at his face, and it took him a while to remember where he was.Max had lost all sense of time, of what time it was and how long they had been on Wish Rock.After that, Max didn't remember what did the search crew speak words to him, how responded, or how they brought him to the rescue ship.Max barely remembered that there was Satoru wrapped in a blanket next to me in the cabin.Many adults and many cars gathered in the port at midnight.When Max got off the ship, one search crew said, "I also went Wish Rock once."Max wanted to ask, "What did you wish for?", But the cold, tiredness, and drowsiness prevented it.″I wonder if the searcher got his wish...″Max just thought so with a stuned head.His mother was approaching like an avalanche.At that moment, Max felt "hit me", but she didn't, and was hugged instead.Perhaps it was because his own body was cold, but Max could not feel any warmth from his mother's body as she hugged me.Max was to be transported to the hospital instead of to his home.He had been taken into the ambulance, with his mother and a paramedic holding both sides of his body.It was his first time getting in an ambulance.Of course, be rescued from an islet too.Before Max got on the ambulance, he looked over there and saw Satoru and his mother walking to another ambulance.She held Satoru's head and forced him to bow to the people around them, as Japanese people often do.Over and over again.The mother herself never bowed her head or apologized. At least not as far as Max could see.Did she forget that her child has a leg disorder?Completely covered with a blanket, Satoru's face was not visible until the end. ▲Since he had been taught by Doc, Max could already hear the voice of Inner Judge."Keep your splendid. this child's fault. keep your splendid. this child's fault."It seemed she couldn't hear any heart whisper from her child, because busy to lay the blame on his door.A similar voice came to Max from the nearest place.But it was too painful, so Max covered his mind's ears so it wouldn't hear.But, unable to walk on his own two feet, was carried off somewhere, as prompted by.Without knowing what would happen to me afterward."Do Mom like me? like only herself? Does she like both herself and me...?"Something is being sucked out of the arms of the embrace.I feel that way and I doubt my mother because I'm tired, cold, and sleepy now.Max decided to think so."I hope it's both..."He was brought into the ambulance, with his eyes half open and his eyes down, with only the ground insight.Max couldn't see anyone's face.However, he felt as if closed his eyes, he seemed to be swallowed by the darkness."I hope so..."After that, couldn't think of anything anymore.・。・。・。・。・。・。・。・。・。・。・。・。・。・。・。・。After returning home from the hospital, he was banned from going out for three days and was absent from school.Max didn't feel like going anywhere or seeing anyone in any way.He wanted to be alone.Staying in the room and kept crying for three days.Marlo called him once and told, "That boy is not coming to school at all."Later, Daniel told me that Marlo went to Satoru's classroom every day and asked, "Isn't he here?"Another thing Max learned later was that Ned told the adults that he had lent the boat, and that was the beginning of the search for Wish Rock.Later, when Max went to apologize to Ned, prepared to be punched in the face.He unexpectedly forgave him, saying, "Okay, it's a crappy boat anyway. I'm no longer a kid playing boats."The friend stone Max exchanged for Satoru was nowhere to be found.When he was able to go to school, as soon as he finished greeting his fellows, hurried to visit Snicky, the school's informant.Snicky, with his usual quick skills, had the information he sought in less than three hours."Originally it needs 5 dollars cost, you know?"Snicky put on airs so, so he still paid tribute to the challenger to Wish Rock and provided that information for free.If Satoru's move out was on a weekday, Max will have snuck out of school.But the date Snicky taught him was the last Saturday of the school year.Max cycled to Satoru's house for about 40 minutes, sweating. ▲I have to thank Snicky for doing such a good job of finding out the address of Satoru's house.The next time I see him, I will tell him that "you will make an excellent agent."The rented house where Satoru and his mother were staying was located in an upscale residential area.Max ducked into the shade of a blue oak tree in a position overlooking the house.It might be someone's premises, but he didn't care.By the time he arrived, a delivery company worker was already loading the truck under the direction of Satoru's mother.Satoru was quietly in the backseat of a passenger car parked in front of the truck.Max wanted to get closer, but he was sure Satoru's mother wouldn't allow it.Besides, Max couldn't have a face to meet Satoru.Satoru, who had hung his head, raised his face and noticed Max.Only once, the two of them looked at eyes each other and waved hands quietly in front of each chest.After that, they didn't know what to do anymore, and they both kept silent and faced down.Satoru's mother hugged a farewell to a person who looked like a landlord before getting into the driver's seat.At the time of departure, Max and Satoru looked at each other once more and waved again, this time a little bigger than before.The cars and trucks became smaller and smaller at the end of the road and soon disappeared.And then Max never saw Satoru again for the rest of his life.It was the first time Max was forever separated from someone, had become friends with. ▲″Sorry, I wish I had done better, if we had gone home sooner instead of stopping, if I had tied the mooring rope tighter, we could have been friends forever..."Max knelt on the grass, slumped down, and shed tears.A piece of grass clung to his face and clothes but didn't care.Even if he cried or cried, tears continued to overflow.There was nothing but regret in his heart.Max didn't want anyone to see him.Perhaps his wish was granted, for the shade of the blue oak leaves gently and tenderly hid the boy's figure from the strong sunlight and the eyes of others.After crying until the tears died, Max slowly got up and ran his bike to Doc's Labo.At times like this, Max is sure that Doc would be able to tell him some interesting science or social stories that would distract him.It should treat me with unsweetened wild grass tea and will give him wisdom on what to do in the future.It will surely make me feel happy.With that in mind, Max pedaled, sometimes rubbing his eyelids with the back of his hand.But it is never granted.There was no one in the "Laboratory".When Max visited again the next day, the "Labo" was empty and there was no sign of human habitation.About two weeks later, during the summer vacation, a letter, not an e-mail, arrived at Max.Dear Max,Suddenly, really suddenly, I had to leave this land.I'll contact you someday if I settle down somewhere, but I still don't know when or where it will be.I really enjoyed the months I spent with you.When you came, it seemed that another little sun was shining inside my house, which you call the "laboratory."You received a lot of love from your father when you were very young.As long as you have it in your heart, you will be able to overcome any difficulties in the future.I'm sorry to say goodbye.I hope we can meet again someday. From your friend, George Lilith