"Hey, hey, kura-chan is becoming more and more like an adult now. Even her eloquence is exactly the same as Taki-san."

"Nako-chan called me just now... I was a little emotional for a while."

Sakura jumped out of bed and put on her slippers, put the photo frame in her arms back to its original position, and started eating the snacks prepared by her mother bit by bit.

"Kura-chan, we have lost a lot of weight during this period. Have you ever thought about contacting Taki?"

Sakura's mother helped her rearrange the photo frames on the windowsill. The walls and items here were filled with too many traces of Takiichi.

Even after the separation, Sakura still did not choose to throw away those things.

As a mother, she understands that Sakura may have unresolved feelings for Takiichi.

"No..."

Sakura shook her head, holding the warm cup in both hands, and asked after thinking for a long time.

"Oka-san, if I propose to reconcile with Taki-san in the future, will it be successful?"

Faced with such a sudden question, Sakura's mother seemed very surprised, but also very calm.

"Do you regret breaking up with Taki?"

"The breakup was a mutual decision between the two of us. It was hard for Taki-san to bear the alienation and loneliness because we couldn't see each other often. In order to save my last face, he took the initiative."

"That child Taki-san is the most sensible child your father and I have ever seen.

He always knows what you want to do immediately without anyone having to say anything, and then takes action. He knows exactly what you want.

Many years ago, when Kura-chan wanted to become an artist, it was always Taki-san who stood behind you to support you.

Your father and I have often lamented that Taki-san relied on hard work at a young age to support your acting career with all the money he earned without asking for anything in return. Are there any other examples of such a person in the world?"

Her mother's words caused Sakura to fall into long-lost contemplation. The book said that seven years is a leap.

Love that can overcome the seven-year itch is a test that can withstand the test, and she believes that the happiness in the six years of dating Takichi will not be worse than the seven years, if the acquaintance before the relationship is confirmed is included.

Takiichi has indeed given her a lot of support since she was selected into AKB48.

"A pair of lovers have been in love for many years and have never experienced any quarrels or breakups. This kind of relationship seems to be the least able to withstand the test.

Although I don’t understand why you chose to separate in the first place, but... after having made each other sad once, you propose to re-engage again. This depends not only on your heart, Kura-chan, but also on Taki’s thoughts.”

"My...heart?"

Sakura turned her head and stared at the glass of the window. The increasingly delicate face reflected in her eyes seemed to reflect the phantom of Takichi living in them.

"It takes courage for people in love to go from separation to reconciliation, or from dating to separation.

We kura-chan must first ask ourselves, are you confident enough to let Taki-san come back to you?"

Confidence... Just like I always trust him and know all his preferences.

When Nako called her, Sakura didn't even feel a little bit flustered or unhappy. Instead, she treated it as an ordinary thing.

Flashback to Takiichi's words on the day we broke up...

"I want to become a singer recognized by everyone, and let's meet again in the best possible way in the future."

These words seemed to be the last promise made to each other.

He is a man who sticks to his promises, even if he treats too many things without ambition.

But as long as you are needed, you will do your best. Sakura has always believed in this.

"No...it should be Taki-san's heart. I believe he is the same as me. We are only temporarily separated."

The sound that swept from the depths of her heart was eroding Sakura's brain bit by bit. The perfect analysis and understanding of Takiichi in the past seemed to have been giving her endless confidence.

"Arigado, I know how to make Ocasan."

Sakura chose to wolf down the rice crackers and tea sent by her mother and sent her mother out of the room.

"Although we broke up, it doesn't mean that we can't interact with each other in the future. Taki-san may not always be in Kagaya, but his parents are always there. If you have time in the future, let's go and see..."

Sakura's mother stroked her cheek under her short hair and said, "You have missed Taki-san's birthday. This is actually a very regrettable thing.

Anyway, I should pay a visit. Your grandma sent me plasters from Kagoshima, so I’ll bring them all at once this time.”

"yes..."

After watching her mother leave the room, she turned off all the lights in the room.

In the dark room, Sakura's moving figure can still be caught.

She had a habit of sleeping naked, sitting on the bed with her legs crossed, her sparkling eyes swaying from time to time, wondering what she was thinking about.

...

"Is it because I don't worry, because I trust it, or because I really don't care anymore.

If...Taki-san, when did you become an object that comes and goes when you call it? Is this what you really think Sakura..."

Nako stood there in a daze, her hanging little hand still holding the phone with the bright screen.

"I'm sorry Nako-chan, please be sure to say sorry to Taki-san on my behalf, if she is still willing to wait for my return..."

I replayed that sentence in my mind again and again like a song rewinding. Sakura, a person full of contradictions, showed retreat and reluctance at the moment...

He also tried his best to show his generous side, which made Nako feel helpless and angry.

Immediately afterwards, tears burst into my eyes, I was very disappointed and couldn't help myself.

Nako realized that he was crying and wanted to test Sakura's feelings.

In the end, although she didn't notice her 'abnormal' self, she said something she thought was extremely selfish.

Tears fell down her neck drop by drop, and she could feel it on her skin.

Nako was crying. She didn't expect that she might cry.

But it seems... ever since I learned that Takiichi and Sakura were separated, the number of times I shed tears became more and more frequent.

If there was a medicine in the world that could stop tears, then she would choose to drink a whole bottle.

Why does the body always react this way before consciousness arises?

Nako felt that his chest felt like a spasm and his breathing was quite rapid.

Like a patient, faced with the condition of constant tears, he obviously wants to stop the tears, but he can't stop them.

"I must tell him! I must tell him Sakura's selfishness..."

Suddenly, a sharp voice came from my ears: "Stop talking."

Nako suddenly opened her eyes and looked around. In the deserted courtyard, only the high walls and the swaying leaves seemed to be replying to her mood.

But at that moment, the voice was colder than Nako expected, more like her own, causing her facial features and heartbeat to stop working.

No matter when, she hoped that her body would be the first to react.

Then after a moment... If his heart had a shape, Nako felt that he would definitely be able to hear it make a terrible breaking sound.

"do not talk..."

Closing his eyes tightly, Nako saw another version of himself in the space formed by his thoughts.

Wearing the same clothes as her, his body transformed into a ball of white light.

Those images synthesized with CG that were only seen in movies and TV series, now really appeared in her brain.
Chapter completed!