I push the kid!

"when it start?"

"eight thirty."

They walked into the cinema at 8:28 and did not buy popcorn or drinks. The movie started on time two minutes later. The screen in front of them was incredibly bright. Everyone kept quiet consciously. In the second half of the movie, someone began to sob quietly. Makimura Taku just watched quietly. After the movie was over, the two of them came out of the venue. There was a noticeable chill outside. Makimura Taku touched his nose. Beside him, Ogura Tomoki was still wiping his tears with paper, crying like a child who had made a mistake.

"Woooooooo..."

"Do you need more paper?" Taku Makimura handed all the remaining papers to her.

Ogura Yuki cried and wrung her hands to take it: "Wow... Thank you."

“It’s very touching though…”

“It’s so sad!”

"Ok."

"Woooo..."

Later they went to eat some street snacks, tried some freshly baked sweet potatoes, and went to the amusement park to play the 1,000 yen claw machine, but they didn't catch any.

At around ten o'clock, Taku Makimura sent Tomoki Ogura home. She lived not in the pet shop.

"Goodbye." At the door of Ogura Yuki's house, Makimura Taku took a step back and waved goodbye to her.

Ogura Yuki smiled with satisfaction: "I am very happy today!"

The moonlight and the light reflected on her cheek. Makura Taku was stunned, as if something was brushing across his body. It was not the wind, but a memory that was about to disappear.

"Nothing," he said.

“Although it’s excessive…”

"what?"

"Just let me occupy this memory reluctantly."

"It doesn't make any sense."

"Bye~" She waved her right hand, and her smile was stained with the mark of snow.

December 31st, the last day of the year, was sunny.

"When are you going back to Tokyo?"

"Tomorrow evening."

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Chapter 20 Your Lie in April

Chapter 20. Your Lie in April

"Didn't we agree to go back in the spring?" In the pet shop, Ogura Tomoki dropped the cat in his arms and asked him hurriedly.

"No," Makimura Taku poured himself a cup of coffee, "I still want to go back early."

"What's the reason?"

"Can't tell."

"What's so unclear?"

"Then let's keep it a secret." Makimura Taku took a sip of coffee.

The silver-gray cat twisted its body and lay down in the corner. Ogura Tomoki kept staring at it for no reason, and finally stared at the white teapot filled with coffee for a long time without saying a word.

"Shall I help you pour it?" Makimura Taku asked her.

"Oh!" She came back to her senses, "Thank you."

Taku Makimura poured her half a cup and wanted to pour more, but Tomoki Ogura said no, so he nodded and put the teapot back.

"Well," Ogura Tomoki held the cup with both hands, not drinking, poking his thumbs at each other, and raised his eyes tentatively and asked, "Can't it be later? The end of January, mid-February or something like that."

"That was the original plan."

"original?"

“Then I changed my mind.”

"Don't change it," she said. "It's good to stay longer. The temperature here is suitable and the scenery is beautiful. Besides, I can let you work here part-time. I am willing to accompany you. What are you dissatisfied with?"

"It's not like I have any dissatisfaction."

She pouted and said, "So all the girls in Tokyo are prettier than me?"

"It's not that exaggerated."

"What kind of talk is that?" Ogura Yuki said unhappily, "You should deny it now, completely deny it!"

“I’m more honest.”

"I like hearing you lie."

"Then that's not me." After saying that, Makimura Taku raised the cup and took a sip of coffee.

It is now around 2:10 in the afternoon. There is no customer yet and the pet shop is very quiet. It is a rare day without music playing. The occasional meowing of cats, the sound of them drinking coffee is very clear.

"When exactly are you going to return?"

"The bus leaves at 6:05 pm."

"Is everything packed?"

"I almost finished sorting it out yesterday."

"Too anxious."

"well enough."

Tomoki Ogura didn't know what to say for a moment.

The store seemed to be a little darker, so she left her seat and turned on the light. The light was reflected on the surface of the coffee, and her shadow swayed with it. She kept stroking the edge of the cup with her index finger.

"By the way," after a long while, Ogura Tomoki finally spoke as if he remembered something, "Let's exchange contact information, Makimura."

Makimura Taku was stunned for a moment, nodded, and took his cell phone out of his shirt pocket.

"What's your ID?" asked Tomoki Ogura.

“Just use my phone.” He slid the phone across the table with his fingers.

"No problem?" Ogura Tomoki showed a surprised expression, "If there are any pornographic things in there, I might find it!"

"It doesn't matter."

"Well, it seems not."

She looked a little disappointed and picked up the phone on the table. Makimura Taku ignored her expression and took another sip of coffee, which was moderately bitter.

Ogura Yuki picked up two phones and fiddled with them, asking suddenly, "I'll add both the phone and LINE number, is that ok?"

"no problem."

“What about Twitter?”

"There is no such thing."

"Sign up for one sooner."

"I don't think I can use it."

"Putting your photo on there will definitely attract a lot of fans!"

"forget it."

"Hmm..." She made a deep, thoughtful sound, "The phone number of the bakery downstairs, the phone numbers of the gym and swimming pool, my home phone number, and the contact information of my high school class teacher... Are you an alien?"

"what happened?"

"Why don't you have any friends?"

"It's just that I don't like making friends randomly."

"I see." She tapped the screen nimbly with her fingers while continuing to ask questions with her mind jumping, "Where are the fans? Where are the suitors? None?"

"I changed my phone."

"Have you ever been in love?"

"That's not true."

"It's unbelievable," she continued nonchalantly, "I don't even have Hoshino Ai's contact information."

Taku Makimura, who was drinking coffee, was choked by her words and had to swallow another mouthful of coffee to relieve the ache. The coffee at the bottom of the cup was almost cold.

After Ogura Yuki finished the operation, she returned the phone: "OK!"

Makimura Taku didn't even check it, he just reached out and took it. Ogura Tomoki smiled and told him: "My family also opened a store in Tokyo. If you are interested, just call them when you go back to look for a job."

"Pet shop?"

"Starbucks."

"How rich is your family?"

"A little bit." She stuck out her tongue.

"Thank you." said Taku Makimura.

"Nothing." Ogura Yuki pursed his lips and shook his head, then raised his head to look at him, "By the way."

"what?"

"Can I take you there tomorrow?"

"no need."

"I want to send you off." She raised her face and puffed out her chest without giving in.

"whatever."

The lingering aroma of coffee lingered in the air for a long time.