Three Days of Happiness

101
You’re the only one I can count on to do this.
If I’m still on the shelf in ten years, I want you to meet
Himeno.
Because Himeno’s hopeless without me,
and I’m hopeless without Himeno.
I dared to show the letter to Miyagi.
“You were surprisingly honest and kind ten years ago,” she
remarked after reading, impressed. “So then, what do you intend to
do?”
“Go meet Himeno,” I replied. “I’m starting to realize how foolish
and pointless that is. I can definitely acknowledge how stupid it is to
still be attached to a childhood friend I haven’t seen in a decade.
But this is a request from myself. I made it ten years ago to me right
now, and I want to respect it. Sure, it might bring me more pain. I
might be even more disappointed. But until I see it with my own
eyes, I can’t give up.
“...I want to talk with her just one more time. And as thanks for
giving me my life, I want to give her the 300,000 yen from selling it.
Even if I’ve already spent some of it. You might be opposed, but I
don’t care. It’s my lifespan, and my money.”
“I won’t stop you,” Miyagi said. “I can’t say I don’t understand the
feeling myself.”
I hadn’t expected Miyagi to agree so easily, so I stumbled briefly. I
also didn’t think on the significance of her words.
But later I would think back on them, and realize their true