Chapter 9 (1/2)
Translation: I Want to Eat Your Pancreas by Yoru Sumino (Chapter 9)
Synopsis
One day, I - a high schooler - found a paperback in the hospital The “Disease Coexistence Journal” was its title It was a diary that my classmate, Sakura Yamauchi, had written in secret Inside, it ritten that due to her pancreatic disease, her days were numbered And thus, I coincidentally went fro-Class drawn to her, as irl that was already suffering from an illness with an equally cruel reality…
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I cried And cried, and cried
And finally
When I’d stopped crying - not intentionally, but because I had no tears left in
I raised my face, and her mom held out a pale blue handkerchief Timidly, I received the handkerchief, and still out of breath, I wiped away my tears
“You can keep it That’s Sakura’s handkerchief If you held on to it, I’irl would be happy too”
“…………Thank you ……Very ratitude, wiped my eyes and nose and mouth, and stowed the handkerchief in a pocket on my uniform
I once more assumed the proper posture on the tatami My eyes were now as red as those of herht away
“It’s alright, it’s only norirl also used to cry quite a lot Because she’s always been a crybaby But you know, around the ti tih But still, thank you Thanks to you, the tiot to live became precious to her”
I held back the tears that threatened to flow again, and I shook my head
“The one that received her precious time was me”
“…………If that’s the case, you should coirl didn’t tell us about anything involving you after all”
Towards her ned toself, I spoke to her irl The things that weren’t written down in her diary - of course, our gaether - I left out Hercountlessly
Talking aboutlighter little by little
The happiness and sorrow that were precious tooff unnecessary weight
That hy I thought that it was forto me
At the end of my story, I made a request to her ain?”
“Yes, of course When that time coht, together with Kyouko-chan…… Though it looks like you don’t really get along”
Exactly like the girl, her led
“That appears to be the case, huh Various things happened, and I ca it, but if possible, Kyouko-chan and you should coratitude too, but being able to get along too with the two people Sakura treasured would make Auntie happy”
“That probably depends more on what she thinks than I do, but I’ll keep that in ed a feords, and after I promised to come visit on a later date, I stood up At her fir the “Disease Coexistence Journal” ho by my mother was declined
Her mom saw me out to the entrance I put on my shoes, said my thanks once more, and just when I put my hand on the door knob, I was called out to
“That’s right, as your first name?”
In response to her casual question, I properly turned around, and answered
“It’s Haruki My naa”
“Ah, wasn’t there a novelist with that name?”
Once my surprise faded, I felt a sh I don’t knohich you ain said my thanks, bade my farewell, and left the front door of the Yamauchi house
The rain had stopped
When I reached home, my mother who had already returned turned to face me and said, “You did your best huh” And ave me a pat on the back As expected, parents couldn’t be ht of
After dinner, I confinedthe “Disease Coexistence Journal” oncein the
What should I do froht about what I could do for her sake, for her family’s sake, and for my own sake
I, who had received the “Disease Coexistence Journal”, thought about what I was able to do
After ht, I made my decision a little past 9 pm, and started to take action
I retrieved a printout that I had left inat the printout, I dialled a nuht, I dreaain
After noon, I arrived at the designated café
Since I arrived a little earlier than the appointed time, the other party still hadn’t arrived I asked for an iced coffee and sat down on a vacant chair by the
I was able to conated café without any hesitation It was probably a coincidence, but it was the same place I had waited for her on that day, the day she died
No, it ht not have been a coincidence I reconsidered while drinking ular here
The sa outside The sa onto different lives were passing by
But different from that day was that the person I was supposed to lad I was relieved Besides the trauma from that time, I was also worried that I could have been stood up
Wordlessly, Kyouko-san sat down on the chair at the other end, and at once glared at ht red
“So I’ve come…… But………… What?”
I refused to be intiaze, and began opening my mouth
However, I was cut off by Kyouko-san
“Sakura’s funeral………… You…… Didn’t go”
“…………”
“…………Why?”
“That’s…………”
Just as I found hout the store, and time within it stoppedthe table with her fist
“…………Sorry……”
Just as ti inside the store, Kyouko-san lowered her eyes, and said as such in a soft voice
Once again, I openedThis,to each other”
“…………”
“I have a matter to speak to you about, Kyouko-san, so I had you come here but, first, I wonder where I should start”
“Just get to the point”
“…………That’s right, sorry I have so I want Kyouko-san to see”
“…………”
Of course, the irl She alone was the only point of contact betweenover it yesterday, I had decided to speak with Kyouko-san