Three Days of Happiness

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I could predict that she was the person Enishi was waiting for even
before they exchanged friendly smiles.
The woman had a very natural smile. So natural that it nearly
wasn’t.
Most people’s smiles are at least somewhat forced no matter how
natural they appear, but hers showed no trace of being unnatural.
Maybe it was simply the result of smiling very often.
Since they naturally came together without saying a word, it
seemed they had been dating for a while. But from the happiness
on their faces the instant they saw each other, it was like they’d
only just had a rendezvous for the first time.
It only lasted seconds, but that was enough to know that they were
happy.
Enishi was getting on happily without Miyagi.
Miyagi looked at them emotionlessly, not crying or laughing.
Maybe I was the one who was more disturbed. I could see myself
and Himeno in Enishi and his girlfriend. Though only for a moment, I
pictured a peaceful, happy future that perhaps could have been.
A future I may not have been satisfied simply dying in.
The couple left, and only Miyagi and I remained inside.
“I’d actually considered doing a number of things, despite how they
couldn’t see me,” Miyagi said. “But I changed my mind.”
“Like what?”, I asked.
“Like forcibly hugging him. That sort of thing.”
“Like that, huh. Well, if I were in that position, I’d do more than