Chapter 21 first quarter

"Good morning. It's dawn, get up quickly! I want to go in! This door is not locked, it will be opened immediately, and I'm coming in—" It is true that the sky is dimly visible outside the window, but it is only a hazy white light.What time is it now-I glanced at the watch next to my pillow, and the hour hand pointed to four twenty. "Hey, don't you want me to wake you up?" The owner of the voice seemed to have entered the room and was opening the window.The cold air suddenly rushed into the room and swirled.I couldn't swear anything, I could only try to prop up my upper body, but the desire deep in my brain to sleep a little longer tried to disturb my will to get up.

"Good morning—wow! Kisaragi, you are so sexy, you sleep like this in this season, aren't you afraid of catching a cold?" Mariko teased me with a sneer. I'm used to sleeping with my upper body naked, and when she told me, I just said "sorry", without even the strength to cover it up.The morning breeze blew on my shoulders, making me nostalgic for the warmth in the blanket. If I retracted into the blanket, I would definitely fall asleep again. I had to open my left hand and press the temples on both sides with my thumb and little finger, trying to drive away the drowsiness.If it wasn't for Qianzhi's promise to her yesterday, I wouldn't have to be in such pain now - I glanced at Qianzhi who was sleeping next to her, and she just opened her eyes.

"Good morning." Chiori blinked her eyes, then opened them wide immediately, and sat up before Mariko finished speaking.There seemed to be a switch in her head, and when she pressed it, she immediately woke up.Although I'm used to it, I always feel envious every time this happens.Chiori stood up and said good morning to Mariko, then stretched. "Will Chiori go for a walk?" "Well, Chiori, let's go." "Jiyue, please help her change her clothes first, and I will come back in ten minutes. There is still some time before breakfast after a walk. It doesn't matter if you wash your face at that time. Anyway, everyone looks sleepy, and no one will Pay attention to yours. Let me repeat, Kisaragi, you will definitely catch a cold if you go for a walk like this, so you also need to change your clothes."

I opened my eyes and looked at Mariko by the window. The yellow T-shirt on her was very dazzling in the light morning mist.She should also go to bed in the middle of the night like me, but now she is already dressed neatly, with a refreshed and energetic face. "Qianzhi...do you have to go?" "Ok!" "Hey, don't play tricks! Just resign yourself to your fate and get up and change quickly! Wait for me outside the door in ten minutes. Chiori, I'll leave it to you, Dad!" Mariko said. Chiori nodded vigorously, expressing her understanding.I shook my head and stood up, Qianzhi immediately entangled me, and kept repeating: "Change clothes, change clothes." I replied: "Got it." Helping her change into a sportswear that was different from yesterday, she hummed yesterday I was very excited about the words I just learned.I also changed into a new shirt myself, and put on the jacket and trousers that hung on the wall yesterday. I wanted to rinse my mouth but couldn’t remember where the bathroom was, so I had to use the boiling water in the water bottle and rinse casually. After rinsing my mouth and spitting it out of the window - this series of actions made Chiori beside me stare at me stupidly.

Not long after, Mariko appeared at the time she said. "If you want to do it, you can do it, not bad!" Mariko snickered and urged us, "Then let's go!" Mariko went ahead of us first.When passing through the corridor, I saw the washstand on the way, I asked her to wait for a few seconds, and rinsed her mouth again, Chiori followed suit this time and rinsed her mouth. Mariko first took us to the entrance to get the shoes, and then took us to a place like the back door.Although it is the back door, it is spacious and not badly decorated. There are shoe cabinets of the same size as the entrance on both sides. If you don't see the cars in the parking lot, it is not an exaggeration to say that this size is the front door.

After changing our shoes and walking outside shrouded in milky white morning mist, we found that we had joined the last of the team we saw yesterday evening.At this time, the sky is brighter than when I just woke up, and the morning fog covering my body is full of bright and dazzling white, which is completely different from the dazzling sunlight.In the morning fog, the tall blue building at the other end can be seen faintly, and a cross stands on the top of the steeple-shaped roof-it turns out that this is the church, which is the slender black shadow I saw in the hospital parking lot. There is a straight asphalt road between the back door of the sanatorium and the church. Although the sense of distance is slightly lost due to the morning fog, the mountain is about 300 meters long!A row of red bricks is paved on both sides of the road. Outside the red bricks is the unique fresh lawn in May. At this time, the greenery is hidden by the morning fog, making the whole road seem to be floating in a white space.When I looked up, the layers of white mist in front of the church were constantly changing shapes. Only then did I understand that the mist can also move.

The people in front of me all moved at a very slow pace.This line is almost a group of two, occasionally a wheelchair or crutches will be mixed in on the left or right, and on the other side are companions who look like family members. No one reaches out to help the patients around them, and they all let them Go forward under your own power.In front of a few people is Mirai Hasegawa's back, and on her left is Mr. Hasegawa on crutches.She has been following closely behind her father, and occasionally saw his clumsy movements as if she wanted to reach out to support him, but she never really stretched out her hand.Looking back, we can see Mariko behind us, and Dr. Kurano walking at the end of the procession, and Mr. Fujimoto at the front. There are about forty people in this walking procession.

I took Chiori's hand and watched the group of people and the incredible atmosphere. There is silence all around, no one talks, and in the silence, the earth continues to revolve.The surrounding gradually brightened, and after the first morning light hit the mountain ridge, the rising sun finally showed its face, breaking the magic power of the morning fog.The dazzling sunlight was projected onto the lawn, and the surrounding scenery began to reveal a clear outline. At this moment, the procession entered the church one after another. The ceiling of the church is very high. The first thing that caught my attention was the colored mosaic glass depicting the birth of Christ on the front of the entrance. In the picture, the three saints were dressed in three strong colors of blue, green and orange. The Virgin Mary and Jesus in the middle were beige costumes, surrounded by bright colors like blessings.Only this place inside the building is colored, and all around except for the windows, there is a whole piece of stone walls.Perhaps it was because it was early in the morning, and the air inside felt cool.Looking around again, there are seven rows of benches on the left and right sides, which can seat about six people, arranged neatly, and can probably seat more than seventy people.There is a podium directly under the stained glass, and there is some space in front of the podium, and a piano is faintly visible to the left of that space.Looking at it like this, it's no wonder that this place is called a church.

Everyone sat down from the front chairs in order. After they were all seated, Mr. Fujimoto walked up to the podium and nodded good morning to everyone.If he put on the holy robe at this time, it would be no surprise to call him a priest. "Everyone worked hard on the rehabilitation in the morning, thank you for your hard work. The weather today should be very good. I sincerely hope that you can work hard for the next day and work hard to recover. In the past, we would just leave the meeting, but today there is something I would like to announce to you. I mentioned to you that there will be a piano recital today, and the performers arrived here last night, so today, according to the original plan, the piano recital will be held here at 9:30. Today’s rehabilitation course was originally It is relatively easy. I hope you can suspend the class in the morning and come to listen to this performance. After all, the opportunity is rare. Also, I am sorry, because the piano will be moved to the middle, can I ask the gentlemen present to help move it and then go back? Thank you all After finishing speaking, Mr. Fujimoto saluted and walked off the stage.

Just when I thought it was a bit strange that this kind of atmosphere did not say "Amen" as the conclusion, I realized that everyone had chatted with each other, and they were talking about very ordinary things, such as "Do you want to take a break before going back?" ?” or “Is it comfortable outside?”, the atmosphere was peaceful and harmonious, and some people began to gather around the piano. I hurried over, just in time to hear Mr. Fujimoto say to Ogiwara: "You still have work to do in the kitchen, so it's okay to leave first, and there are so many people here, so they should be able to move soon." I looked around immediately. , as he said, there were seven or eight middle-aged men with rosy faces and strong bodies.These are indeed more than enough people to move a concert piano.After Mr. Fujimoto yelled, they lifted the piano and began to move smoothly. After being settled, they went back to the patient. Some of them seemed to be partners, and some were parents and children.

"Breakfast starts at 6:30, and you are free to move around before the meal." Mariko's voice came from behind me, holding Chiori by the hand, "Do you want to stay here or go back to your room, or go for a walk nearby? It doesn't matter if you go, but I have to go back to do the kitchen work and other chores, and I'll see you at breakfast later. If you need anything, just tell Fujimoto. Chiori, see Luo later!" After finishing speaking, Mariko let go of Chiori's hand, turned and left. Chiori watched Mariko leave with a lonely face.I thought, should I let Chiori practice for a while?However, she may not be able to play the song during practice when she officially goes on stage, so it seems meaningless to do so.But I still asked her, "Do you want to play it?" "Do you want to play?" "Yeah, I'm going to play the piano in front of everyone today." "Now?" "Not now, just play it in front of everyone later. I'm asking if you want to practice first, practice, practice." "Practice." Chiori repeated my words, then shook her head, "No need." Chiori didn't care about playing the piano at all, her eyes wandered around.No way, I had to play two or three chords by myself. Although the keys seemed a bit old-fashioned to the touch, the pitch was adjusted quite well. "Future and I play occasionally, so I can assure you it's still in pretty good shape." The speaker was Mr. Fujimoto.There were a few other people in the church, but he was the only one I knew.Thinking of this, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have nothing to do, so he chatted with him, and the topic revolved around Chiori's situation.Regarding his question, I try to recall what Dr. Shiraishi said, and use it to explain to Mr. Fujimoto. "So that's the case, then her current situation should be pretty good, but you must be very worried about her future, right?" I nodded feebly.Indeed, as he said, there is actually no such thing as a future. "So, you do have different surnames. I read some reports from Mariko, and I have a little impression of the incident. I remember not only your surname is special, but even Chiori's surname seems to be rare..." "Well, her surname is Kusumoto. But this surname doesn't mean much to the current Chiori. If my father is still alive, I think he will officially adopt Chiori as his adopted daughter and let her be named Kisaragi." "That's right, it's 'Kumoto'!" After finishing speaking, he frowned as if thinking of something, but the look disappeared in an instant. "Respect Dad! Respect Dad!" Qianzhi walked to the entrance without knowing when, stood there and called me loudly. "I'm calling you!" Mr. Fujimoto said with a smile. I apologized to Fujimoto-san, and walked quickly to Chiori.Her tone was very urgent, and she kept yelling "Hurry up, hurry up" Although the distance was not far away, I still rushed over with strides.The clatter of leather shoes on the ground echoed in the surrounding stone walls. "Look, it's so beautiful!" We looked at the scenery in front of us side by side, and the white fog was gone, replaced by the dazzling morning light scattered everywhere.The dense fog cleared, and the turf on both sides of the road was clearly visible. The not-so-wide mountain top seemed to be covered with a green carpet, forming a horizon in front of my eyes.Behind the green horizon is a perfectly clear blue sky, the two colors contrasting sharply. "Sparkling!" Hearing what Qianzhi said, I lowered my head to take a closer look, and saw dewdrops condensed everywhere on the grass, shining crystal clear light on the tip of the leaves. "Chiori likes this view?" "En!" As soon as she finished speaking, Qianzhi immediately ran forward, leaving the asphalt road, and ran to the grass to chase butterflies or grasshoppers. I, Ren Qianzhi, ran around as much as I wanted, and when she came back to me, the newly put on tracksuit was wet with dew.There was only one set of clean clothes left, and when he was thinking about what to do, he saw Chiori in front of him with a face full of indifference.I think there is nothing I can do except laugh. "Are you happy?" "Ok!" "Let's go!" I urged, and thought, the wet place is very conspicuous, but it doesn't seep into it, it should dry up in a while, so I continued, "Do you want to sleep again after brushing your teeth?" Chiori didn't know if she understood what I said, but she just kept looking back reluctantly.