[Weekly Short-Short Note] Long-Distance Love for Sale

I am participating in Tarahakani-san's weekly short-short note.

[Long-Distance Love for Sale]

My heart is screaming.
I want to see that person.
Even though I know it's not a distance where we can easily meet—

Carrying the agonizing pain of love, the woman walked the night streets alone.

"What's the matter?"
Suddenly, an old woman called out to her.

Was she a street vendor?
She had laid out a straw mat on the road and was displaying jars and ornaments on it.

When the woman revealed what was in her heart, the old woman said,
"I have just the thing," and held out an empty small bottle.

"Say your feelings again into this. The bottle will absorb your emotions."

As the woman did as she was told, her painful feelings faded away smoothly.
Something sparkling and pale pink began to collect in the small bottle.

After she finished speaking, the woman smiled with a look of relief.
"Thank you. How much do I owe you?"

"I don't need anything like that."

*

After the woman left—

"To think I can get such high-quality 'painful emotions' for free. I can sell them at a high price to women who love romance. Hehehe."

The old woman stuck up a flyer.

"Long-Distance Love Now in Stock"

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