Three Days of Happiness

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Miyagi!”, she said with sleepy eyes.
“I wanna see too,” Suzumi agreed. Shinbashi and Asakura gave me
expectant glances.
“Miyagi,” I called.
“Yes?”
I kissed Miyagi on her slightly-reddened face. The drunks gave a
cheer.
I was surprised myself what an absurd thing I was doing. None of
the people here honestly believed in Miyagi’s existence. They must
have thought of me as a crazed, happy fool.
But what was wrong with that?
That summer, I was the best clown in town. For better or worse.
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Some days passed after that, until one sunny afternoon.
The doorbell rang, and I heard Shinbashi’s voice. When I opened the
door, he threw something at me. I caught it in my palm and looked -
they were car keys.
“I’m going home,” Shinbashi said. “So I won’t need it for a while.
You can borrow it if you want. How about going to the beach or
mountains with Ms. Miyagi?”
I thanked him again and again.
As he was leaving, Shinbashi said this.
“You know, I just can’t see you as a liar. I really can’t believe that