New Life
Hinata Aoi slowly approached, but the two shop assistants were completely unaware and continued arguing.
"Do you have the contact information for the Gojo family?"
"...No, what about you?"
"Of course... no."
"Ah! Is calling the police the only option left?! I really don't want to contact the police, how can I fix it!"
"Yes, it's nagging and in the way... What's the number for 110? 120?"
Hinata Aoi, who had already approached, heard the conversation and couldn't help but glance at the two of them with a look of caring for idiots.
So what are we discussing?
Hinata Aoi's curiosity was piqued, so she stopped and looked into the circle of two people and saw the boy inside.
Her short white hair was slightly curled upwards, her eyes were lowered, and her pupils were the color of purple gentian. The lower half of her face was covered by a large mask, making it impossible to see her expression. She was wearing a simple short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and her body was pressed against the glass behind her, visibly cramped.
Hinata Aoi had a rough idea of the situation.
Although this conversation took place out of concern for the boy's safety, the content of the conversation was too disturbing, wasn't it?
The boy who was surrounded blinked sourly, and when he felt Hinata Aoi's gaze, he looked back.
"What are you looking at?" Is this someone you know?
The shop assistants also turned their heads and looked over in the direction he was looking.
"What? It's Xiaokui~" There was regret in his tone.
"It's already this late, and there's still one last piece of pistachio cake in the shop. Do you want to try it? It's my most successful cake ever!"
"Don't give me that. Every time is your most successful one."
It’s over. Doesn’t this go against the idea of sneaking over just now?
Don't look over here! The boy behind you has already taken the opportunity to escape. Didn't you notice?!
Hinata Aoi paused for a moment, then accelerated on the spot and chased in the direction the boy had slipped away.
Anyway, use that boy as an excuse to leave the scene.
"Ah, they've all run away. Aoi-chan is such a helpful kid... Can we go back to work at the store now?"
"Let's go. Don't slack off just because there are no customers in the store at this time!"
"You too, right? Seriously, you always say that to me."
The two shop assistants reluctantly returned to their jobs, and Hinata Aoi left the store smoothly.
Fortunately, the boy ran in the direction of my home.
After turning another corner, Hinata Aoi could see the roof of her house.
Just like this, walking around the corner,
"Bang!"
Hinata Aoi came face to face with the boy.
Why are you standing here?
Hinata Aoi rubbed her forehead with one hand and held the arm of the person opposite her with the other.
At the moment of collision, she saw the boy falling backwards due to the force of the impact, and subconsciously grabbed his arm and stabilized her own body.
The pain in her forehead was temporarily relieved. Hinata Aoi freed her hand and opened the lid of her schoolbag, taking out the notebook she used for communication.
The process was difficult, but the scene of "letting go" just now was still vivid in her mind. She really didn't dare to let go of the boy, and even held him tighter.
What was gratifying was that the boy suddenly changed from a vigilant hedgehog into a docile sheep. He didn't even have the strength to struggle. He was so well-behaved as if he was under a spell of immobilization. He just stared at Hinata Aoi with wide eyes in shock, and seemed to be stunned by the shock.
Hinata Aoi placed the notebook on her lap and laboriously wrote down what she wanted to say. When she looked up, she was startled by the boy's condition.
Unable to cope with the gaze of the purple eyes, she raised the notebook in her hand to cover her face and waved it in front of the boy at high speed to bring him back to his senses.
The method worked. The boy slowly took the pen from Hinata Aoi and carefully wrote down his home address in the notebook.
Looking at the address on the notebook, which was completely different from her own home address, Hinata Aoi hesitated for a few seconds, but decided to take out her cell phone and send a text message to the police station.
But reaching into the other pocket of your backpack to take out your phone is not something that can be overcome by hard work alone.
Hinata Aoi let go of the boy's arm because of his good performance, but was grabbed by the boy again the next second.
Hinata Aoi looked at the hand on her arm in surprise. It was cold and rough, and did not look like it belonged to a child at all.
Could it be that he ran away because he was abused at home?
Hinata Aoi frowned slightly, hesitating whether to call the police. Suddenly, a clear and gentle male voice sounded from behind her:
"Why are you standing at the corner? It's easy to bump into someone."
"Oh, luckily I caught it. You have to protect your phone well."
Hinata Aoi nodded slightly stiffly to express her gratitude, and took back the phone from the man's hand that almost fell to the ground, but she was silently shouting in her heart.
Is today a Mercury retrograde day?
Does this mean that from now on I will have to read the morning fortune-telling and bring lucky charms with me in order to have a safe and smooth day?
The person she least wanted to see every day now appeared in front of her unexpectedly.
With a healthy look, a gentle demeanor, and a semi-permanent shattered veil, Hinata Aoi would definitely avoid him if she saw him from afar, would shudder within three steps, would start to feel nauseous if he was half a meter away, and would have to endure it in order not to run away quickly if there was physical contact - why would such a person suddenly appear here!
The man, namely Haibara Yu, could not see that Hinata Aoi disliked him, and always thought that the girl was just shy.
As soon as he returned to the bakery, he was inexplicably watching the vivid performances of the two shop assistants. By the way, if these two were not the shop assistants he hired, he would rather know them because they were a very famous manzai group, because he didn't read manzai at all.
After figuring out what had happened, he followed the path with trepidation, and that's how he found the two children who were in a "stalemate".
Now is not the time to be polite.
Hinata Aoi quickly tore off the address written on the notebook and stuffed it into the boy's arms. She half lowered her head, waved at Huihara Xiong, and ran away.
"Haha, Xiaokui is still so shy." Huiyuan Xiong had long been accustomed to Hinata Aoi's smooth movements in front of him. He waved at the girl's running back and said, "Goodbye, Xiaokui. Don't run too fast, be careful not to fall!"
"Can you let me see what's written on the paper?" He took the paper out from the still dazed boy's arms.
"This is it, I'll take you home~"
......
Hinata Aoi has a very good ability to self-regulate.
I forcibly deleted the horrific plot of yesterday evening from my brain and welcomed another refreshing day.
Until Nishimiya Shoko appeared in her sight, the refreshing day was no longer refreshing.
I had deleted the things in my brain too cleanly, and the keywords were triggered when I saw Hinata Aoi in Nishinomiya. I rummaged through the "trash can" and found the one-sided conversation with Kawai Miki yesterday.
What was that? It's hard to get along with each other? ...Oh, right, the choir competition is coming up.
Does that mean I don’t have to worry about the choir competition if I don’t sing in chorus?
It's a bit difficult, but at least it won't get any worse.
*
The relationship between Nishimiya Shoko and other classmates is about to reach a precarious point, and the accumulation of small frictions can lead to a qualitative change.
After thinking for two days, Hinata Aoi decided to tell the truth.
During lunch break, she rarely left her seat, walked to Nishimiya Shoko and patted her shoulder gently.
Nishimiya turned around and saw that it was Hinata Aoi. He was so shocked that he didn't know what to do.
Hinata Aoi was the person she most wanted to make friends with when she came to this class. She was the same kind as her, and the only one who showed that she didn't want to make friends with her.
She was overwhelmed with joy after communicating with Hinata Aoi for the first time. During breaks, she couldn't help but bring her notebook to chat with Hinata Aoi.
The black-haired, golden-eyed girl made everything she did feel like a spring breeze, neither perfunctory nor bothering with trouble. At that time, Nishimiya Glass seemed to be living in a bubble of happiness.
After being enlightened by Xiaozhi, Nishimiya realized that he could communicate with Hinata Aoi using sign language.
She felt that she was too stupid for not telling Hinata Aoi that she knew sign language, causing her to waste time writing many replies to her.
But when she showed that she wanted to communicate with Hinata Aoi using sign language, Hinata Aoi still opened her notebook.
——"That's good."
The girl wrote stroke by stroke in the notebook.
Details that Nishimiya Shoko had overlooked came to light.
This is why Xiaokui, no, Hinata-san never writes my name.
It turns out that calling each other nicknames was just her wishful thinking.
Speaking of which, when she wrote questions with the "closeness" aspect, Hinata Aoi never gave a clear answer.
It's been like this since the first time I "spoke".
Ueno Naoka, who had been paying close attention, couldn't hide her happiness:
"Xiao Kui is like this. She looks gentle and kind, but she's actually very distant from everyone."
"That means Miki and I have a pretty good relationship with her~"
"Ah, I forgot you couldn't hear."
Nishimiya Shoko really didn't hear what Ueno said clearly. She just knew that Ueno was talking through her hearing aid, but she didn't bother to ask any more questions.
She felt like there was a leak in her heart, and from then on she didn't dare to face Hinata Aoi.
This time, Hinata Aoi came to her on her own initiative, which was something she couldn't even imagine.
"Nishimiya-san, I'm going to say something really bad."
"We want to win first place in this choir competition."
"There's less than a month left, which isn't enough time for you to practice."
"Could you please sing a little quieter, or maybe lip sync?"
ah--
Nishimiya Glass breathed a sigh of relief.
"good."
......
He really was a villain.
Hinata Aoi successfully passed the bakery and arrived at the last corner to go home.
She slowed down her pace and walked over, and sure enough, she saw the boy standing there waiting.
It really comes again...
Hinata Aoi didn't understand what attracted him to her. Since that encounter, she could see the boy waiting for her at this corner every evening.
The first few times the boy tried to come over and hold her hand, Hinata Aoi always stepped back to avoid him and took out her cell phone and shook it as a threat.
At this time, the boy would always be scared and really think that Hinata Aoi was going to call someone over, so he ran away.
But I will still wait at this place the next day.
He is so persistent. He blocks people at the same place every day and wants to hold their hands. Is this considered hooliganism?
Hinata Aoi was almost harassed to the point of losing her temper.
And the chances of her meeting a disabled person are a bit too high, right?
Before, Hinata Aoi just thought that the boy was autistic and had never spoken in front of her. Now she was somewhat confident that the boy was also a mute.
After all, he also brought equipment today - a pen and a notebook.
The boy didn't write anything, but just opened the notebook.
"Hello, my name is Inumaki Tsuchiya."
"Can you see the cursed spirit?"
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