[Short] Memories with You

-- short story --

Sleeping in the closet.

I had always done so.

To protect this place.

That was my reason for existing.

A single house in the countryside where an old woman lived alone.

When summer came, it would become lively.

A girl about my age would sit alone on the veranda, gazing at the sky.

I wanted to play with her.

And so, every year when summer came, we spent it together.

Her name was Hina.

She was adorable.

One day, Hina was about to fall into a hole.

I rushed to save her.

I realized I didn't want to lose her.

I wanted to be by her side. Forever.

And so,

I took off my kimono and left this place.

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