August 7 - Let’s go to the Beach! - Third Part
Normally dessert would come after a meal, but in our case we had ours early care of the watermelon-splitting contest. For our lunch, Torahiko took change and got out everything that he brought: ready-to-cook yakitori in a plastic container, portable...
August 7 - Let’s go to the Beach! - Second Part
The rest of them fiddled with their bags while I walked closer to the water, wanting to admire the scenery a little more. Sure, it was another hot sunny day, but somehow looking at the glimmering water made me feel a bit cooler. A talk show on TV once...
August 7: Let’s go to the Beach! - First Part
I had set my alarm clock to 6:00 AM last night, but this morning I woke up at 5:53 AM. It wasn't the first time I got up early whenever we had a trip planned. The other was one time in third grade when we had a field trip to a candy factory, me waking...
August 6: Let’s take Ghost Pictures!
When I got back to Tora's place, Tatsu-nii had already left and the tiger was lying on the floor, watching some comedy show on the TV while munching on a bowl of rice crackers. I had to hurry him up as we only had thirty minutes left to get to the...
August 6: An Unusual Big Bro
Since the test of courage would be done at night, I took my time and walked around town for a bit. Though I worried about leaving Tatsu-nii alone with Torahiko given what could happen with alcohol in the scene, Tora had the rope and other forms of...
August 6: Tora’s Spaghetti
I called Torahiko last night when I got home and asked how he was doing after I left. He still had that lively energy in his voice when he spoke, but I noticed a bit of disappointment from the way he said his words. Well I can't blame him after leaving...
August 5: Pure, Ephemeral, Beautiful
My dinner with Torahiko had to end early as there was still something I had to do tonight. On my way out, I promised to make it up to him, but when and how was a question that would have to be saved for later. When I got home I went straight to the...
August 5: At the Ooshima Inn
Kounosuke and I parted at the candy store after his third round of shaved ice. While he was heading back home with a juice-stained grin of satisfaction, I was standing at the entrance looking at my wallet in resignation. If it weren't for the fact that...
August 5: Apples, Mixers, and Photos
So, Kounosuke and I were accompanying Shin-kun while he was doing the day's grocery shopping. Since he would also be going to Kounosuke's house right after, I thought it to be a good idea, even though the tanuki was protesting against it. I also needed...
August 5: Candy Wars
Clouds were scattered around the sky this morning which made the day's weather less hellish. Well, for me at least. Finished with all my morning chores, I made my way to the old candy store to see whoever was around. True to the image of a summer...
August 4: Green Light, White Light
As usual, it was an uneventful evening in the country. Nothing much happened after dinner time here since most of the folks would be at their homes by then, either sleeping or doing preparations for the next day. Well, I did see some old crow-men...
August 4: A Moment with Kyouji-san
It was sunset when I was out on the streets again after my short chat with Soutarou-kun. Short it may have been, it was enough to shorten the distance between us two and hopefully, it will continue to shorten. But it might be a while before I could get...