Junior High School
Meijia's mother rushed forward and quickly stuffed a soft SpongeBob doll into Meijia's arms. While comforting her, she pulled Meijia's hand away from her abrasive arm.
Meijia, who had a high fever for several days, had no strength left. The boys were frightened by Meijia's condition and did not dare to use any strength, so they were controlled by Meijia.
Motioning the two boys to sit in the living room first, Meijia's mother coaxed Meijia, put the thermometer back on the child, tucked in the quilt and walked out of the room.
"I'm sorry, Mika... misses that child so much..."
When she said this, Mika's mother covered her face with her hands and couldn't help but want to cry.
Mika Etoro knew about the incident in the Goyu family earlier than any other students in the school.
That day, Xia Youkui did not ask for leave and did not come to class. Mika could not contact her friends on her cell phone, and she was worried. After school, she ran to Xia You's house without thinking to look for her.
What caught my eye were the yellow cordon, the fully armed policemen, the identification experts entering and leaving with embarrassed expressions, and the neighbors and passersby whispering outside.
Mika was stunned and couldn't move her hands and feet for a moment. It was not until she saw her head teacher who had just finished an interview with a reporter that she staggered over as if she had found her backbone, stuck to the head teacher's leg, and grabbed the corner of his clothes that made her feel at ease.
"Teacher, what about Xiaokui?"
The head teacher was startled by the sudden appearance of the child. He hugged the young body with his hands and stammered, thinking about how to fool the child.
But children are far more intelligent than adults imagine, and are more adept at reading people's expressions. In the quiet and oppressive atmosphere, and amidst the hesitation of her teacher, Mika's nerves, used to sense danger, were already on the alert, and tears were brewing in her pout.
The rising sadness pushed aside the fear that had originally invaded her brain, and suddenly transformed into courage, prompting Mika to push away the head teacher's arm and rush to the police.
"Hey! You can't enter here." The stern male voice subconsciously weakened the moment he found out it was a child.
"Woo..." Mika closed her eyes and asked in a hoarse voice:
"Where are the people in here?! Where did they go?!"
The head teacher reacted quickly and hugged Meijia again and covered the child's mouth, then retreated with Meijia while apologizing continuously.
"The teacher will call your mother to pick you up."
"Be good, Mika~"
Until Meijia was picked up by her mother who came hurriedly, she did not hear a definite answer.
There were passersby who watched, afraid to approach; experts who were communicating with each other after the inspection; reporters eagerly waiting to grab the headlines; and a class teacher who was at the scene and called the police and still hasn't recovered...
But no one would tell the truth to a child.
Then the so-called truth that no one said appeared in the news reports the next day - the Gouyu family disappeared mysteriously.
Only the children in the same class could immediately connect the news report with Xia Youkui's absence from school, and the teachers said to him, "He just took a leave of absence," "He was just sick," and finally, "He just transferred to another school."
Even those who were once steadfast began to doubt amidst the constant denials. They knew a student was missing from the school, but they didn't know who it was...
Perhaps a student who never existed is missing.
When Kuroo and Mami saw the news report, they immediately thought of Xia Yukui. After running to the lower grades to verify, they believed what the teacher said. Unexpectedly, they learned the real bad news from Mika's mother.
With a dull face, he returned home relying on his body's instincts. He was awakened by a dream. He instantly forgot the content of the dream and only felt sticky on his body, as if he was chased by a monster all the way in the dream. After waking up, his head was still throbbing.
Having rarely missed his morning run, Kuroo packed up and went to find Mamoru to go to school together, but he got the news that Kokun had a high fever.
This time, I fell ill and had to return to school at the same time as Meijia.
"Sorry, Grind, I gave you a fever too."
The words coming out through the mask were still a bit nasal. Mika's mental state improved a lot. Looking at Mo Mo who was also wearing a mask, she hesitated for a moment and quietly led him to the corner of the stairs.
"Huh?" Kuroo didn't understand what Mika was going to do, but he tactfully didn't follow her.
Kotsumenran couldn't give any advice, so Mamoru turned his head and took his gaze away from Kuroo, then followed Mika to the corner hesitantly.
Meijia looked normal now, but it also frightened him a little. He couldn't ask how Meijia got over her breakdown, so he could only follow her with trepidation.
As a result, what Mo Mo didn't dare to ask was easily said by Mika.
"Mo Mo must be very sad too, after hearing that news..."
"Are you having a fever because of...Xiao Kui?"
Mika said this cautiously, her eyes wide open to observe Mo's expression, not missing any subtle changes in his facial expressions, which made the boy almost explode with anger.
Responded uncertainly: "Yeah, yeah..."
He no longer cared whether what he said was true or not; he wanted to guess what Mika wanted to hear.
If you really think about it, his fever was probably caused by many factors. There was the factor of being infected by Meijia due to his poor physical condition, the factor of being frightened by Meijia's behavior... and perhaps the factor of being shocked by the news of Xia Youkui's disappearance.
I don’t know which reason Mika wants to hear, but Mo Li subconsciously bets that she wants to get some sympathy from her friend after something happened.
He also made the right bet and gave Mika a "big gift" as a gift.
"Don't tell anyone, don't!"
"Xiao Kui is not missing. She just got sick and has to move to a new place."
A photo appeared before Grinding's eyes.
The girl lay quietly on the hospital bed with her hair loose and eyes closed. The oxygen mask covered her pale face, and the sunlight shining on the quilt added a sense of peace and tranquility.
"See it clearly?" Mika immediately put the photo into her pocket and gently reached out to check if the four corners were bent or wrinkled.
"She's still alive!"
"Yes... God, it was God who told me!"
Tears were about to escape from her eyes and flow down, so Mika quickly raised her head and tried to hold them back.
The God told her that if she cried until her face was red, Xiaokui would not recognize her when she came back.
His gaze followed Mika's movements and fell on the fabric of her trouser pocket. As someone who had been exposed to electronic devices for a long time, he knew that photos could be synthesized, but it was not yet popular.
This isn't a photo scam, is it? This isn't a scam, is it?!
"Did he say when Hinata would be back?"
Mika shook her head disappointedly: "I don't know."
"Something happened to Xia Yu's family, and Xiao Kui can't come back now."
"Don't tell anyone else. If the bad guys find out, Xiaokui will be in trouble!"
They're not alright now, are they? They're all on ventilators. Thinking about the pictures, my head started to hurt again.
Piao walked back to Kuroo's side and felt a hand touch his forehead.
"Why are you feeling a little hot again? Are you okay with grinding?"
La Mo, realizing it belatedly, touched his own hot cheek and murmured:
"It's okay, I'm thinking..."
"What are you thinking about? You're almost roasted!" Kuroo turned around and asked the homeroom teacher for a thermometer.
Don’t let anything happen to anyone else!!
…
Kuroo didn't ask any more questions afterwards, and Mo Mo didn't tell Kuroo either. But even now, whenever he saw a girl with black hair, he couldn't help but put aside his social anxiety and steal a few glances.
I silently sighed that I was really crazy, then lowered my head and continued playing games.
The game ended with Aoba Johsai winning narrowly. Kuroo, who had watched carefully, finally relaxed his tense nerves and turned his head to find Kageyama standing up from his seat.
He had seen this boy before. He seemed to be called the "king of the court" in a magazine. Was he still a junior high school student?
Kuroo narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment. After a few seconds, he saw the girl next to the boy stand up and remind him not to forget to take his bag. She turned sideways to reveal her golden eyes.
Kuroo Tetsuro: “…”
gold? !
Kuroo also stood up and tried to walk over to take a closer look, but was blocked by passersby who were leaving. When he looked over again, he couldn't tell where the man and woman had gone.
"Xiao Hei?"
"…It's okay." Kuroo rubbed his eyes.
"I watched the game so hard that my eyes are blurry."
"Let's go, Xiao Meijia should be here to urge us~"
*
Seeing with her own eyes that Kageyama Tobio had to go find Oikawa Toru to get into a fight, Hinata Aoi ignored it and took out her cell phone to reply to Gojuan's message.
Since adding her contact information, Goujuanji would send her "good morning" or "good night" every day when they couldn't see each other and wait for her reply.
The message she received today was a little different. Gojuan asked her if she wanted to go to the Sendai Tanabata Festival. When she was considering whether to go, the next message arrived - "Nishimiya is here too."
Nishinomiya?
The image of a girl with short flaxen hair appeared in Hinata Aoi's mind.
"Nishimiya-san wants to go with you. We're standing in front of the competition venue right now."
Under Nishimiya's expectant and nervous gaze, Inumaki Ji edited the good news and clicked send.
It wasn't just Nishimiya who came to see him, there were others like Ueno Naoka as well. He saved all the contact information that Hinata Aoi hadn't added in his phone just in case.
Now that Ueno had contacted him, he felt the wait was too long, so he left for the temple fair. Only Nishimiya insisted on coming to the stadium to wait for Hinata Aoi, and even brought her sister with him.
The girl, who was still in elementary school, had neat short hair and was dressed in a boyish outfit. She stood obediently beside her sister, held by Nishimiya's hand, and stared at the curly-haired message with blinking eyes.
The extroverted girl looked at Goujuan from top to bottom several times when she saw him for the first time, judging Goujuan's threat alone like a brave but timid little animal.
Subconsciously, she wanted to stand in front of her sister and then walk over. Nishimiya, whose movements were hindered, gently took her hand and walked forward together.
One is Nishimiya, who is dressed up carefully in a kimono and looks hopeful, and the other is Nishimiya's younger sister, who is determined to protect her sister.
Inujuki's palms were sweating from the pressure of the two people's gazes. He couldn't tell if Hinata Aoi would agree to go to the Tanabata Festival together because of their past friendship.
Even he himself didn't dare to invite Hinata Aoi casually. He was already satisfied with the current level of closeness.
That was enough to satisfy him, wasn't it?
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