Three Days of Happiness

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have over a month left. It seems a bit soon for “thanks for
everything.””
“Hey, Miyagi? You said you wanted to know my wish, and I
promised I’d tell you when I thought of it.”
There were seconds of pause.
“Yes. I’ll do anything that I can.”
“Okay. Then I’ll be honest. Miyagi, when I die, forget about me
completely. That’s my meager wish.”
“No.”
After her immediate reply, Miyagi seemed to guess at my intention.
She picked up on what I was going to do tomorrow.
“...Um, Mr. Kusunoki. I’m sure you wouldn’t, but please don’t do
anything stupid. I’m begging you.”
I shook my head.
“Think about it. Who would have expected thirty-yen me to live
such wonderful final days? Probably nobody. Not even you could
have predicted it from reading my evaluation or whatever. I
should’ve lived the worst life imaginable, but I got some serious
happiness. So then your future is just as uncertain, Miyagi. Maybe
someone else reliable will show up and make you much happier.”
“They won’t.”
“But you never should’ve showed up for me either, Miyagi. So then
-”
“They won’t!”