Toitoi's Little Story [📙 A Moment in Autumn]

—A moment in autumn.

Toitoi closed the old book she had been reading
with a soft snap,
and let out a small sigh.

—The autumn breeze brushing against her cheeks felt a little chilly.

Burying her face slightly into the scarf she was wearing,
Toitoi smiled faintly,
and while stroking the book, she softly whispered
a sentence she had found inside.

"Falling maple leaves, the gentleness of the wind, how poignant it is."

The wind blew stronger for a moment, causing the edge of the closed page to flutter.
"Hey, Mr. Wind. 'Poignant' is actually a gentle word, isn't it?"

—The autumn breeze brushing against her cheeks was gentle and a little chilly.
But it was also the gentleness of the season,
meant to softly cool the lingering heat of summer.

And that autumn breeze suddenly made Toitoi remember
the face of that kind alien.

That story will be for another time—.

—2025, from KANA's Journey of Questions
© 2025 KANA / layover Journey of Questions time (Toitoi™)