Chapter 31 fourth quarter

At noon, Ogiwara brought lunch over, because he was alone at this time, so he left in a hurry as soon as I took the food box. Mariko also woke up at this time, sat up slowly, "I fell asleep." "Yes! I slept soundly." "You still look like Chiori when you sleep, you should be used to seeing it! I don't mind letting you see it at all." Mariko turned her neck and said some strange nonsense. "You can say whatever you want, come and eat while the food is still hot!" "That's right, it's better to eat as soon as possible before the strange voice appears." Mariko nodded and smiled slightly after speaking.

"By the way, I just met Dr. Kurano and chatted with him for a while. He said he would come over in the afternoon." "Really? What is he coming for?" "Of course I came to confirm your condition." "Oh! That's right. But I don't feel any discomfort—did he mention my situation?" "He only said that the electrocardiogram became more regular, and didn't say much else. We only talked about the relationship between Qianzhi and me, and about his wife." "Oh……" "He seems to be working hard." "Of course, but this kind of thing can't be described as hard work. I have been very worried about the doctor's physical condition, and I often persuade him to rest more, but he doesn't listen."

"He also said he would have been a surgeon." "Is that so? It's the first time I've heard of it." The two of us talked and ate.After eating, I took the tableware for both of us to the sink to flush. Mariko wanted to do it by herself, but I said it was a bit strange for Chiori to do such a thing, so she had no choice but to dismiss it.Shortly after returning to the room, a nurse came to take Mariko's temperature.It was the first time I saw this person, but Mariko seemed to know her and nodded slightly at her.After taking the temperature, the nurse left in a hurry.After she left, I suddenly remembered that she was probably the one who took Dr. Kurano's ashtray away!

Not long after, Dr. Kurano and Mirai came to see Chiori. As soon as the doctor came in, he glanced at the tableware by the door, then nodded and praised Chiori for eating well, and stood by the bed and asked Mariko: "How is it? Chiori, do you feel sick or have a headache? Say something?" Mariko seemed to have figured out how to pretend to be Chiori—she tilted her head slightly, and then hurriedly nodded twice.For a moment, I really thought that the person sitting on the hospital bed was Chiori. "Well, it seems that you can understand me. Qianzhi, I will use a stethoscope to help you auscultate. In the future, you will help her take off her shirt."

Future responded and approached the hospital bed.This situation was completely beyond Mariko's expectations. There was obvious confusion on her face. After glancing at me, her whole face turned red, and she kept her back to me during the auscultation—in fact, I have long been used to seeing Chiori's body. - Fortunately, none of them noticed her abnormality.After the auscultation, Dr. Kurano said that there was no abnormality.When Mirai helped Mariko put back on the clothes she took off, she still kept her head down to avoid my sight. "You can continue to use this ward, but there is a little trouble." Dr. Kurano said to me with a frown.

"Do you want to change to another place?" "No, in fact, it can be said that it has no direct relationship with you. The heavy rain caused a landslide on a certain road below. Ogihara told me that he got contact, and the other party said that due to the landslide, the vehicle in charge of the on-site inspection could not Come up. Although I don't know the details, but because it is likely to cause landslides again, the road repair project must be carried out depending on the weather. That is to say, you can't go down the mountain for a while, and you have to endure it here for a few days. Rehabilitation Center The other side feels even more sorry for you—really, why do bad things happen one after another? Even the nurses can’t go home.” Dr. Kurano said that it turned into an irritable nagging, and finally said that he would go to the nursing center. Then he turned and left.

Mirai said she would stay and change the sheets, and helped Mariko up, "Mr. Kisaragi, Chiori's reaction is much better than yesterday." She neatly rolled up the dirty sheets and held them in her hands.Mariko has been standing on the other side of the bed staring out the window. "Your face looks much better, too." "By the way, the future, your, um, that--ass, is it alright?" "Hahaha!" The future laughed, "It's all right, and I came here after taking a nap in the morning, so don't worry." "Where's your father?" "He seemed to know that I was busy because of Miss Mariko. Although I was in a bad mood because of the rain, he didn't lose his temper with me. He stayed in the room obediently alone. Ogiwara also said that when the meal time came, he I will also go to the restaurant to eat by myself." After putting on new sheets, spreading out blankets, and cleaning up the garbage, Mirai said that he would come back in the evening, waved to Mariko and left.

After confirming that Mirai's footsteps were far away, Mariko returned to the hospital bed. "Oh! It was so embarrassing just now! But at that time, it was impossible to ask you to go out first. It would be even more unnatural if you really went out!" She then snickered and stuck out her tongue mischievously, "It's not anyway. my boobs." "I don't know if the landslide will be serious." I smiled bitterly and blurted out when I thought of this. "Maybe! I probably know where it is. It's very dangerous there. Of course, I don't know how serious it is. I have to move the ingredients next week. If the road is not repaired before then, it will be troublesome." Mariko said at this time But he sighed lightly and lowered his head.I was thinking about what happened to her, when she burst into tears again, and spit out softly, "Maybe, I won't have a next week."

I see.Despite her cheerful face, our current situation—especially hers—is serious enough to be unpredictable.I can't even imagine what it would be like to watch myself face the brink of death from a distance.My head was blank, I didn't know what to say, I could only sit next to her and hug her shoulders gently. When I touched her, she trembled a little, then covered her face and whimpered, and gradually moved closer to me while crying.I could feel her whole body trembling slightly.I don't know how many times I have hugged Chiori, but the weight leaning on me at this time is completely different from before.I slowly rubbed her arms up and down (I knew she wasn't shivering from the cold), repeating the same movement, trying to comfort her.After a while, the whimpering finally stopped, Mariko sniffled, forced a smile, and raised her head.

"Sorry, I can't help it." I wanted to tell her not to care about these little things, but I just shook my head silently. Mariko sighed inexplicably again, and murmured: "Thank you for letting me act like a baby." Then she sat facing me and said, "I just acted like a baby to you, and now it's a bit cheeky to ask you again, but you and I agreed Good thing, can you fulfill it now?" "What agreement?" I asked suspiciously. "What? You forgot?" Mariko pouted and said dissatisfiedly, "Didn't you say that when there are only two of us, you want to be my chat partner? But anyway, you don't speak much, and I hold back in the end Can't stop trying to talk."

I was also relieved to find that Mariko's tone became more cheerful. "Then I'll go buy something to drink first, are you thirsty too?" "Good idea, I don't see how considerate you are." She smiled back at me, "Isn't it good to buy beer?" "of course." "There are no stores here, but there are vending machines in the lobby." "I know, I smoke in the smoking area over there." "Then you can have a cigarette before you come back. I won't allow you to smoke in the middle of my talk." I bought barley tea and orange juice and smoked another cigarette before returning. "Which would you like to drink?" I asked Mariko. "I drink fruit juice, can you drink barley tea?" "Can." We each opened the seal of the drink, inserted the straw, and just held it in our hands. "When you went shopping just now, I wanted to cry again, because when I thought that I would die at any time, I suddenly remembered a lot of past events, and I couldn't stop. It's not that someone said that people will recall the past in the moment before death Everything? I think it must be true—I want to talk about some personal things around me, okay?" "I'll be a good listener," I said, nodding. "I said before that I was married before! Don't look at me like this, I am married in love! He is two years older than me. He met in the fellowship I joined when I was in junior high school. He was also my first dating partner. I I often think, I am really a super lucky person. I am so happy to meet someone I like and marry him! Ah! Wait a minute, I want to declare that my first love is you! These two things cannot Confuse. "At first it was he who fell in love with me at first sight. Under his passionate pursuit, we started a formal relationship. He is very simple and gentle. To put it simply, he should be very simple! When I found out, I liked him more and more Yes. In the year of graduation, my friends around me began to plan their plans after graduation. Either they have found a job, or they are planning to get married. But he didn’t say anything, not even talking about job hunting. Avoid talking about it. I feel very uneasy. I know that my future will change because of his words. Seeing that he seems not nervous about taking office, I am really worried about what happened to him. "Later, I finally couldn't take it anymore, so I asked him about it. At this time, he reluctantly said that he would go back to the countryside to inherit the agriculture of his hometown. He also said that because he was the eldest son, it was because he promised to inherit the family business after graduation. , his parents are willing to let him go to college. Therefore, although he has no choice, he cannot break the agreement with his parents. Hearing him say this, I found out that he is studying in the Department of Agriculture. And it was then that he finally said that when the farm Daughter-in-law is very hard, if you really don't dislike it, I hope I will marry him or something like that." Having said this, Mariko blushed and lowered her head.This shy look is subtly different from when he just took off his clothes and auscultated. "Later, I really married into his family as a farm wife. His hometown is in a settlement of about thirty families, no matter which one is a farming family that has been farming for generations since the Edo period. My husband's family My surname is Goto, and almost all my neighbors are named Goto. Only the five families have different surnames, so I can meet relatives wherever I go. The whole settlement is like a big family. I was a child who grew up in the city. At first I found out that this kind of place still exists in Japan. I am not used to it. I always feel that this is a kind of culture shock! “What surprised me the most at first was that there are three or four generations in any family. It’s not uncommon for a family to have grandpas, grandmas, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren. Of course, some families have less Grandpa or grandma. And these old people know the members of every family in the settlement very well, needless to say the people living in the settlement, where they even marry the three daughters of which family, and the five sons of which family Which electrical company in Tokyo I work for, etc., I remember everything clearly. They almost always use the second daughter of the collector, the youngest of the Goto family in Shangshui, to remember the members of each family. Obviously they They are all children of other people's families, but they are as clear as their own children. "By the way, the Goto family in Shangshui I mentioned just now lived at the highest point of the settlement. They have been managing water for agricultural irrigation since before, so everyone calls their family that way. And the Goto family behind the place name uses each family. The head of household's name is used to distinguish. "Although when I first married, my husband's family introduced me to the members of the settlement, but they all spoke with a strong local accent. I was confused at first, and I thought they were just neighbors nearby. I remember their names, but the other party used "Jiu Xing's daughter-in-law" to remember me firmly. By the way, Jiu Xing is my father-in-law's name, and my ex-husband's name is Ze Xing. "In short, since returning from my honeymoon, I immediately began to live a life that was completely unpredictable and unimaginable. This is when I realized that my ex-husband meant it when he said 'a farm wife is hard'. I never Sleeping past six in the morning, I have to prepare everyone’s breakfast with my mother-in-law after waking up. There are grandparents, parents, three younger sisters who are still studying in his family, plus our husband and wife, we have to cook breakfast for nine people. After breakfast Finally, I had to help take care of the chickens raised by my grandfather. In my grandfather’s view, eggs are very precious things, so he never sells eggs, so the eggs we eat are all fresh, and my sister-in-law borrowed hatching eggs from the school I used a device to incubate the chicks, and I just couldn't eat eggs since then. "It's about eight o'clock after all this work. From eight o'clock to eleven o'clock is farming time. Because of technological advancement, not only there are lawn mowers to help mow the grass, but they can also mow very cleanly. But my outfit is really not Covered, because the summer sun is poisonous and hot, so it is necessary to do a good job of sun protection. Not only the whole body is covered with cloth, but also gloves are worn, the neck must be carefully covered, and finally a bamboo hat is also worn. Hats are fine. Grandma, mother-in-law, and I all wear this kind of dress to bind pasture in the field, while grandpa goes up to the mountain to take care of mushrooms. I have always envied grandpa, because there are shade trees on the mountain, it must be cooler. And my father-in-law My ex-husband and I work in the peasant association, and the family's cash income comes from there. "Before noon, everyone will suspend the work at hand and go home for lunch. The father-in-law and ex-husband who work in the farmers' association are the same, so six people eat at noon, and the whole family eats together during school holidays. After eating, they immediately go back to the field. Work, until about three o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun starts to set. And the work at home starts from this time, cleaning the house, cleaning the bathroom, washing the clothes before the evening, and drying them the next morning. After finishing these things, It's time to cook dinner again. "I spent every day like this repeatedly. Although I was very tired, what surprised me even more was that my grandpa and grandma, who were already very old, were still struggling to make ends meet. I later learned that no matter which family is like this, If there are children who are studying in the family, it is not the mother who is responsible for taking care of them, but the grandparents. People of our age, like my parents-in-law and us, have more physical strength, and the more heavy work will fall on us, while other parts Only the older grandparents can make up for it, so that the order of a family can be efficiently maintained, and the big family has this advantage. "The settlement is like a bigger family, which made me deeply realize that this event is a time of wedding and funeral celebrations. "When I finally got used to the life there, it happened that a certain family had a funeral. On the night of the deceased's death, my mother-in-law asked me to prepare the next day's breakfast first, and said that I would spend the whole day next day with the other party. I don't have time to prepare breakfast. “People there have a strong sense of family. There were eight members of the funeral family, and about forty people went to pay their respects. Surprisingly, all meals were served except for the sashimi, which was ordered. All the dishes are prepared by female members of other families, and no funeral business is involved. Every family brings their pots and ingredients to the funeral home for cooking. I was still wondering why the pots at home are so big. This is where it comes in handy! After breakfast is done, the rice cooker has to be cleaned immediately, and cooking continues, and the extra white rice is made into rice balls for lunch. Even if you have a little time to go home, you still have to go back to the funeral home immediately to help . "The vigil and the funeral are like this for two days, and at noon on the third day, the mourning family cooks and entertains the women who come to help, such as fried tempura, fish ball miso soup and other foods. These may be very insignificant The dishes are delicious, but for those who live in the mountains, these seafood are rare foods, so this can be said to be the best thank you, and the shrimps are also fresh ingredients bought from the mountain early in the morning. "I had this kind of experience about five or six times before and after. It was probably the third time! A grandmother Yuan, who is considered an elder in the local area, also went to help with the funeral. At the end, she ran in front of me and my mother-in-law. The mother-in-law said: "Jiu Xing Furniture has married a good daughter-in-law. I thought this urban child would not be able to bear it, so I ran back to my mother's house immediately. Who knew that it was so serious, it is really not easy!" I couldn't help but feel ashamed and moved. Only then did I really feel that I became a part of them. "Actually, I really like the life there. Not only is the scenery beautiful and green, but the air is also very clean - the air in the city is really bad. And my ex-husband is also very kind to me, and my sisters-in-law talk to me very well Chat, I was really happy at that time! Besides, there is nothing more happy than being exhausted from work every day and sleeping soundly and soundly at night. My life is too busy to worry about some boring things To torture myself, every day I am so tired that I fall asleep, and when I wake up, I forget all the bad things. "So I think that even if you have been busy to a limit, there are still mountains of things waiting for you to do. Although it is a bit different from the so-called fulfillment, it is also a kind of happiness. At that time, when you were so busy that you could hardly breathe Sometimes, I think, why on earth am I working so hard? But it’s incredible that after I lose it, I miss this kind of life.” Mariko stopped to take a sip of juice. "Kisaragi, don't you think these words are boring?" "Won't." "If someone tells me these things, I will definitely find it very boring. Kisaragi, you really don't like to talk." She murmured, and then said with a smile on her face, "Anyway, you are playing the role of the audience!" "When I got divorced and returned to my natal family, I often thought about these things, especially when I was dealing with the funerals of my parents one after another. At that time, I met Mr. Fujimoto again—I thought it was the first time, but he said He met me when I was still young. He asked me what my plan is next, and told me that a sanatorium is under preparation, and I want to find someone who can come to work here, and provide food and lodging. And I have been looking for someone who can I kept myself busy with work, so I agreed to him-you must feel very strange, I obviously can't forget my ex-husband, why did I divorce him again, right? What do you think is the reason for my divorce? " Suddenly being asked by her, I didn't know how to answer. After thinking about it for a while, I think there must be a special reason! "I can't think of it for a while, is your husband having an affair?" Knowing that this answer is very old-fashioned, but I still said it. Mariko shook her head with a wry smile. "It would be better if it was a foreigner, so I have a reason to hate him-actually because I can't have children, but I didn't know it before. Two and a half years of marriage, I have not been pregnant, but We also tried our best and did everything we could. The main reason why we were so active was because our grandparents were eager to hug their grandchildren, because they kept asking questions even when we were eating. We couldn’t do anything afterwards I have no choice but to discuss with a doctor to confirm who is the problem between the two. However, my ex-husband didn’t blindly think that it was my problem, he is very considerate! Hehe! However, the problem really lies with me The doctor said that I am normal in all aspects, except that the uterus presents a shape in which fertilized eggs are not easy to implant, and the pregnancy rate is almost zero." Mariko sighed again. "Since then, the atmosphere at home has completely changed, and I have suffered a lot. However, what hurts me the most is that my in-laws and ex-husband always hide from me and discuss things, which always end in quarrels. I probably know what they are talking about. My ex-husband is the only boy in the family, and he is the eldest son. One day he will inherit the family business-their custom is that the eldest son inherits the family business. And my ex-husband must be advocating waiting for the younger sisters After getting married and having children, it would be fine to adopt their children, but my in-laws must not agree, they must think this is a different matter. "I can understand my ex-husband's thoughtfulness for my sake, but I actually don't agree with his idea. Because their tradition is that the eldest son must inherit the family business and guard the family. This is the method they use to maintain their own society, and it has already Passed down for several generations. Therefore, under this major premise, personal opinions are not allowed, and the in-laws do not want to stop smoking in my ex-husband’s generation. From our point of view, this is ridiculous things, but for them, this is reality. "About two weeks after I found out about infertility, my ex-husband confessed everything to me, but I had realized it long ago, and I was too exhausted to shed tears. He kept saying sorry to me, but I still laughed at him, What's the use of you crying? I still can't believe how I was so strong back then. Of course I can insist on my rights, but I don't want to. Although it was short, at least I was part of this family, I I wanted to protect this family, so I chose to leave. However, it was a long time before I realized this. "Of course, the next step is to seal. I left all the formalities to him alone, packed my luggage and went back to my mother's house. I am not good at lying, so I had to tell my parents everything truthfully. As I expected, they were really furious and furious. I can only reassure them, saying that this is my own choice. I think it is my parents who are more pitiful. The daughter in the palm of my hand was returned not long after she got married. I can’t help worrying about my daughter’s future every day, and the result is Both fell ill and passed away one after another. "Because he filed for divorce, I received a lot of alimony, which was enough to maintain my natal family's expenses, but after my parents passed away one after another, I felt very lonely, so I decided to come here to work and sold my hometown. "Even if I have stayed in that family for a while, if my ex-husband and the others want to forget me, they should be able to forget me with a little effort. Only in this way can the family continue to be maintained. I think the sisters-in-law should all be married when they arrive Age? My ex-husband has probably remarried and has a child—I sincerely hope that the family can be passed down from generation to generation. Of course, things may not be as simple as I think! However, occasionally I feel very painful , thinking sadly, why am I the only one who got such a bad lottery? Especially when I am free, I will think about it. Now that I think about it, the reason why my parents both passed away seems to be to let me forget the pain by being busy, but the fact is that The same, because during the time I was busy with their funeral, I completely forgot about these sad events. "On the night I was busy with my parents' funeral, I suddenly realized that I was really alone, because I lost two homes in a short period of time. When I thought of this, I finally cried out and spent the whole night I couldn’t sleep. After that, I quickly contacted Mr. Fujimoto and sold the house to come here. At that time, there were no patients living in, and I was the only one living in the entire nursing center. In addition, I will also sell the house and the rest of the maintenance Almost all of it was donated to the nursing home, because I planned to die here, but I never thought I would die so early." Mariko drank the remaining juice in one gulp, bit the straw and remained silent.I knew she was fighting the urge to cry. "The only one who knows these things is Mr. Fujimoto. I didn't intend to say anything, but in the end he tricked me out, even the contact information of my ex-husband's family. But I have nothing to do with them, because as soon as I think about it, I I will think of the guilt my ex-husband and in-laws have towards me. So I really don’t want Mr. Fujimoto to contact my ex-husband, otherwise all my efforts to erase the past will be in vain—I hope you can help me tell Mr. Fujimoto , but of course I know it's impossible." I silently took the Tetra Pak she finally let go of and threw it into the trash can. "I'm a little tired and want to sleep. You can already be liberated from the role of the audience. Thank you very much, I feel so relaxed after I finish speaking. By the way, before that, I have another kind request." "What's up?" Mariko blushed suddenly, lowered her head and said, "Just give me a hug, can you give me a hug like you did just now?" I was slightly taken aback, but still nodded in agreement with her.She timidly leaned over, sighed deeply, and shed another tear. "Hey, I'm a little embarrassed, but I'll have sweets if I say it! I still love my ex-husband very much, but you are my first love after all, and I still feel like a deer in my heart." She wiped away her tears with her palm and smiled speak. For a moment, I had an urge to hug her tightly, but felt that the occasion was not right, so I gave up. "Kisara." Mariko frowned slightly, "You smell a bit like sweat and mud. Wouldn't it be more comfortable to take a bath?" Only then did I realize that since yesterday, I only wiped my body briefly in the bathroom, and I have to take a good bath in the bathroom today. "That's right, so what do you do?" "I can't take a shower right now, that's the one! You're so dull! Forget it, anyway, you're not the only one." Mariko frowned more tightly, and then said, "Didn't you bring an extra change of clothes? And I can wear Ogiwara's pajamas, why don't I borrow them from him!" "I know, I'll ask him. Go to sleep!" "Ok." I watched Mariko lie down, took out the toiletries and car keys from the luggage bag, and looked at Mariko again before going out, only to find that she had fallen asleep in just a few minutes. The hospital in the afternoon was a bit empty.There is no outpatient clinic here, perhaps because of this, there are not many staff members!The windowless corridor is only illuminated by fluorescent lamps, making it hard to tell whether it is day or night, but thinking about the current weather, even if there are windows, it doesn't make much difference!There is no one at the service office, where are Dr. Kurano and Mirai?I thought about it for a while, and finally called Mr. Fujimoto in the nursing center from a public phone, expressing that I would like to borrow the bathhouse and Ogiwara for clothes.He said he would ask Ogiwara immediately and find someone to pick me up.I politely declined his offer, expressing my intention to go up while it was drizzling, and drive my own car down when I came back. I borrowed an umbrella from the hospital and walked in the misty rain.Thick clouds covered the church, and the wreckage of the helicopter was still scattered all over the place, so I couldn't help but look away.About five minutes later, I was standing in front of the entrance of the nursing center. The scene of Mariko in an apron coming out to greet me and Chiori couldn't help but come to my mind, and I always felt that it was a long time ago. There was no one in the service office or reception room of the sanatorium. Fortunately, I met Mr. Fujimoto in the corridor.He had already prepared a change of clothes, so I went to the office with him to get them.As I was about to walk to the bathhouse, Fujimoto-san watched me off with a big smile, but there was a hint of sadness in his smile, and I knew it was because we were all deeply aware of the fact that Mariko was not here.Mr. Fujimoto went on to say that he would stay in the office for the time being, and asked me to go to him after washing.I nodded feebly in agreement. There are more people in the bathhouse at this time than I imagined.An immobile patient is being cleaned by several people (appears to be staff and family members): There is also a woman in a T-shirt and shorts who is helping her husband (probably) to take a bath. In addition, there are also men helping female patients bath.For some reason, I felt uncomfortable, and left the bath after a hasty shower. I was very concerned about the injury on my left hand, and put on gloves as soon as I put on my shirt. On the way to find Mr. Fujimoto, I met Ogiwara who was going to wash the sheets, so I took the opportunity to thank him for lending my clothes, and declined his offer to make omelet rice for Chiori for dinner, suggesting that it might be better for him to cook other dishes instead.When we got to Mr. Fujimoto, he yelled that he was very surprised that I left Chiori alone in the hospital.I told him not to worry, and that something had to be done quickly, but he was still worried.I couldn't help thinking, this guy looks like he would have a personality. "Honestly, when Mariko isn't around, I'm in a mess," he said with a shrug. Hearing his words, I took the opportunity to ask about Mariko's current condition, but what he said was similar to what the doctor and the future said.We talked briefly and then fell silent.Not long after, he invited me to have dinner before going back to the hospital. I said that I had already asked Ogiwara to deliver the dinner, and that Chiori would be lonely eating alone (almost said Mariko), so I declined his kindness and hurriedly transferred. Topic, in order to avoid revealing flaws—— "It's been raining non-stop." "Well, so no one can come up. But the weather forecast says that it will probably clear up tomorrow afternoon." At this moment, the phone rang, and Mr. Fujimoto answered the phone, "I see." Hanging up the phone I said, "Doctor Kurano wants someone to take him to the hospital, would you like a ride?" "Why don't I take him down?" "Really? Then I will thank you for him first." After bidding farewell to Mr. Fujimoto, I went to the entrance to wait for Dr. Kurano, and he appeared in a white robe not long after. "I'm sorry to trouble you." The doctor sat in the assistant's seat and muttered, "If the weather is fine, I can walk across." "Don't you drive?" I asked curiously. "I used to drive, and I still have my driver's license. But it's funny to say, because of my wife, I became afraid of driving, especially this part of the road, I don't want to drive at all." He smiled wryly, and said His face turned to the window. It takes only about a minute to reach the hospital by car.From the doctor's mouth, the only thing I can confirm is that Mariko is still refusing to meet.After getting off the car, the doctor went to the consulting room, and I went back to the ward, and opened the door quietly without knocking. Mariko was still asleep on the bed. I still find all of this unbelievable—it was Chiori lying on the hospital bed with her eyes closed and breathing regularly, but it was Mariko in her body.I buried my body deeply on the sofa, and opened the pocket book I was reading earlier, but the book was quickly closed together with my eyelids.