Chapter 6 Life’s but a walking shadow

(Middle School Kokona’s flashback)
Kokona : Ah…! Sirius’ Macbeth is really amazing.

Kokona : “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player!”

Kokona : Hehe.. It was worth the long time to come here.

Female Student A : Hey, hey. I’m feeling empty.

Female Student B : Me too, let’s foodwalk at Ameyoko while going home!

Female Student C : Good idea, let’s go.

Kokona : …

Kokona : That sounds, fun…

Kokona : After we moved, I couldn’t make any friends, my parents also came home late—

Kokona : I often spend my time alone, feeling bored and lonely.
(Present)

Kokona : …

Panda : What’s wrong?

Kokona : Hehe.. Somehow I feel this is really fun.

Kokona : When it’s fun, we can forget our pain and hardships, even just for a moment.

Chisa : You’re remembering your past?

Kokona : Yeah..

Kokona : Ah! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to make the atmosphere heavy..!

Kokona : You must be like, don't blurt out such weird things suddenly, right? Ahaha...

Chisa : There’s nothing weird.

Kokona : Eh?

Chisa : I want to hear your story.

Kokona : Sasuga-chan…

Panda : Panda also. Let me hear more from Koko-chan.

Yae : If it’s okay can you continue your story?

Kokona : …

Kokona : I’ve thought about this several times.

Kokona : I moved because of my parents’ convenience. But, I wonder what I would be if that didn’t happen to me.

Kokona : Perhaps, I would be making friends, foodwalking before going home, and doing window shopping like normal high school students.

Kokona : That must be fun in its own way, I guess.

(Flashback Middle School Kokona)
Kokona : “Then comes my fit again… If not for this..”

Kokona : “My body will be perfect. Solid as a rock, free as the air. Now I am a prisoner in this cell. A captive to suspicion and fear.”

Kokona : Tomorrow will be my first audition…

Kokona : Urgh, I need to do my best.

Kokona : Kishi-san is on a trip and away. Kiyabu-san’s house uses a door mailbox instead of the communal mailbox on rainy days.

Kokona : …

Kokona : The audition, I’ve totally failed it…

Kokona : I have no sense, they said…

Kokona : No. That’s wrong.

Kokona : I shouldn’t be discouraged only because I failed once.

Kokona : I’m sure that I’m just feeling down from the rain. At these times I should be thinking about something fun.

Kokona : Something fun.. Something fun..

Female Student B : Me too, let’s foodwalk at Ameyoko while going home!

Kokona : ...!

Kokona : Not this! I mean something fun for myself.

Female Student D : Going to the zoological park with everyone, I’m looking forward to it.!

Kokona : (I can’t help but think about those things..!)

Kokona : At these times I should be focusing on delivering newspapers. Moving my body around should help me to forget this.

Kokona : Ah..!?

Kokona : Oh no..

Kokona : Uuuuu.....

Kokona : Is it okay for me to stay like this..?

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Pub: 21 Nov 2023 09:03 UTC
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