After the two of them finished eating, they came out of the restaurant and passed by the gift shop.
"Hey, sister, look at this bracelet, it's so beautiful!" The Great Condor saw a bracelet on the display cabinet of the gift shop at a glance.
The ends of the bracelet are staggered and not welded together, but have a root on one end and a sunflower flower on the other.
"It's just a small gift." Nana Hashimoto disagreed.
"Hey, can I buy you one?"
"No, I don't need it." Nana Hashimoto subconsciously tugged at her cuffs.
"Hey, don't be shy! I'm your sister!" With that said, the great condor pulled Hashimoto Nana into the gift shop.
Unlike rings, bracelets don’t need to be measured, and they are not expensive. You can get them for just over 1,000 yen. The Great Condor took the bracelet and pretended to put it on Hashimoto Nanami.
"Wait a minute." Hashimoto Nana stopped the Great Condor and took the bracelet from her hand. "Let me do it."
She put the bracelet on her right hand, outside her cuff.
"It looks good, hehe."
As if showing off his vision, the Great Condor smiled at Hashimoto Nanami.
"It looks good." Hashimoto Nanami coaxed her and said, "Boss, how much does that cost?"
Nana Hashimoto walked to the counter and pointed to a necklace on the display case.
"25800."
"Um...get me one."
"Hey, I don't want it." The great condor said as if to stop Hashimoto Nana from paying.
"One for you and one for me, these are the sisters."
"...."
When the Great Condor thought about it, what she said seemed to make sense. She has a necklace and Hashimoto Nanami has a bracelet, both of which are engraved with sunflower patterns. Later, the two also bought sunflower-flavored ice cream, but the Great Condor didn't like the taste very much, but Hashimoto Nanami liked it very much.
Happy time is always short-lived, and the time the two of them agreed with their families to arrive home did not allow them to stay any longer.
"Eggplant~"
At the entrance of Himawari no Sato, the Great Condor held a camera and pointed the lens at the two of them. The Great Condor was wearing the necklace given by Hashimoto Nana, and Hashimoto Nana was wearing the bracelet given to her by the Great Condor.
"I'll give you a copy of the photo when it is developed. How about it? Does it look good? Hehe." The Great Condor operated the camera and gave Hashimoto Nanami a look at the photo he just took.
"It looks good. When did you move to Tokyo?" Nana Hashimoto returned the schoolbag to the Great Condor.
"Well...I'll write to you when the address is changed." She took the schoolbag and didn't reply.
"Okay. However, I have to review recently, so I may not reply to you so quickly."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, I have to take the high school entrance examination, and I have to review, let's work hard together!"
"You are the devil if you can study." Hashimoto Nanami obviously didn't believe her nonsense, "When the time comes, I will finish the exam and come here to play again."
"Okay, then even if I go to Tokyo, I will fly back."
"Pfft. Okay, can you still catch up with JR? Pay attention to the time."
"Ah! By the way, I have to catch the bus, bye! Next time... oh no, I'll see you after the exam!"
"bye."
Nana Hashimoto watched the big condor disappear around the corner, and she walked in another direction. It's relatively close to Asahikawa, so you can go home by taking the bus, you just have to back up a few times. She waited for a while at the station, got on the bus, found a window seat and sat down. She put her schoolbag on her lap. She raised her right hand and touched the bracelet given to her by the Great Condor.
The cold touch contains family affection.
She pulled up the sleeves of her school uniform. Unlike her white hands, her forearms were covered with horrific scars, some of which were scabbed, and some of which were still bloodshot.
It was her mother who did it. When they divorced, it was because her father couldn't stand her mother's strong desire for control. And when Hashimoto Nana was sentenced to her mother, she only wanted to see Hashimoto Nana become a talent, so she went to extremes. That is to say, abuse, forcing her to study. If she fails in a test, she will be punished. What the punishment is is now obvious.
This is why Hashimoto Nanami wanted to wear the bracelet herself when the Great Condor put it on her just now. In order not to let her sister see and worry, she was careful along the way, for fear that any movement would push up the cuffs and expose the scars, thus worrying the big condor.
Hashimoto Nana pulled down her cuffs and looked out the window.
The sky that was clear just now seems to have some dark clouds now.
In the following time, Hashimoto Nana did not actively review, but worked hard. There were piles of review materials on the desk, like a small mountain. From time to time, the perverted and controlling mother came back to 'visit' a few times. The only motivation for Nana Hashimoto to continue this hellish life was her sister. She went to college and went to Tokyo to find her sister.
During this period, she also received a lot of letters from the Great Condor. The two cheered each other through the letters. Even in the written words, Hashimoto Nanami seemed to be able to see the smiling sister on the other side when writing the letters. This is also One of the few times she could laugh.
On the other hand, what Hashimoto Nana didn't know was that the Great Condor actually had pancreatic cancer. After the two separated in Himawari no Sato, the Great Condor's condition worsened and she had to be hospitalized for observation. In the next few months, she She lives in the hospital and has stopped going to school for a long time. What accompanies her every day are medicines and cold equipment.
One of the few times when she was happy was when she received a reply from her sister. She could write down what she wanted to say, stuff it into an envelope and send it back to her sister. But she also knew that there was not much time left for her, so she asked her father to buy a notebook. Whether intentionally or not, she didn't know. On the cover was a girl in white riding a bird, which seemed to symbolize hope.
But this hope is extremely cheap for her.
Page after page, she writes whatever comes to her mind. The Great Condor is ready to make this notebook the only thing she can leave to her family after her death. If there is anything she can't let go of, it seems that only her father who loves her is left. and sister.
In the ward, the Great Condor wore a large hospital gown and kept writing on the bed table, even if the food next to him was already cold.
'The exam is over! '
In early February, Hashimoto Nana finished her college entrance examination. She finally got through it. In the email she sent to her sister, she wanted to write a lot, but she felt that the letter was not clear, so she just wrote that she had finished the exam. She took the test and did very well. She also asked her if she wanted to go to Himawari no Sato in Hokuryu Town again, and attached the agreed time.
This was the most painful time for her to wait for a reply, but fortunately, Japan's postal service was pretty good, and she received a reply in less than a week.
The content of the letter is very simple, just one word.
'good. '
I don’t know when it started, but my sister seemed to be a lot colder to me. She was immersed in studying and didn’t notice it before, but she realized it after receiving the reply. However, she just thought that her sister had grown up and might be a little rebellious. Not so close anymore.
However, based on Hashimoto Nana's understanding of her sister, after meeting, the gap between the two will definitely be eliminated.
The days passed, and the agreed date slowly came. On this day, Hashimoto Nana dressed up carefully, thinking about showing her most beautiful side to her sister.
"Father....?"
And at the door of Himawari no Sato, she saw a familiar yet strange man, their father.
"Where's the eagle?"
Hashimoto Nana looked at her haggard father and asked. The middle-aged man didn't say anything, but took out a notebook with a white cover from his briefcase and handed it to her.
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Time goes back six years.
Nana Hashimoto was wearing a beige windbreaker, sitting on a bench at the top of Himawari no Sato, and picked up the slightly yellowed photo. The two girls on it were so beautiful, and everything seemed to just happen yesterday. .
She turned to the last page of her diary.
"Did you cry when you saw this?" I'm sure you cried! Even though I haven't cried yet, you are even sadder than me. I can't figure out who is suffering. 』
"It is precisely because of you that I can persevere in these dilapidated days, and every day is precious because of you. 』
"I want to be with you all the time, but it's probably impossible, haha." 』
"Sister, smile more and don't keep a straight face. I hope you can always have a bright smile forever. Believe me, girls who love to laugh will be favored by God! 』
"Yes, just like a sunflower, give more of your straightforward gentleness to others. 』
"Sorry, I missed my appointment. 』
"However, even if one day we are far apart and each of us embarks on a different path, please have faith..."
"We will definitely meet again in the future. 』
