【Round Flame】Sun Flower Field

Yuan didn't even think that she would be so out of control.

After seeing the words on the box clearly, the scattered words of "why" remained in my mind.

Why did Homura ask me to come up and get the book?Why is it in the bedroom?Why is there this in Homura's drawer?Why is it unpacked?Why……

——"It's too late to wait until the evidence is found."

The words the senior said circled in his mind.

Ahh... the hand holding the box is shaking... Please, hurry downstairs, Homura will notice...

The bag wrapped in aluminum foil fell to the ground, Yuan hurriedly picked it up and stuffed it into the box, obviously it wasn't a big deal, but at this moment it was as difficult as asking her to thread silk thread into a pinhole.

...or is Homura asking me to discover this? ...

A terrifying idea emerged from the bottom of his mind, no... no, Yan is not that kind of person.

...but how much do you know her? ... We have only known each other for less than two months.

I couldn't move my legs, and I kept staring at the things in my hands. In my eyes, the orange box separated into two, three, and overlapped into a clump.

Madoka felt that she was standing on a pillar with only a small support point, and she didn't want to believe this, nor did she want to think about those unfounded assumptions, but she was shaking too much, and she couldn't stop it at all.

……flame.

There were footsteps outside the room, but it was too late.

Why are you afraid? It's not my fault.

"Yuan? What are you doing..."

Yuan turned to look at her.

Homura looked shocked, but now his mind was in a mess, and he couldn't tell whether the surprised expression was fake or real.

It should be to ask something, and it is better to make it clear.

But Yuan's first reaction now was to run away.She took a breath and put it into practice.

After going out, she ran aimlessly on the street, regardless of the eyes of passers-by, no one knew her anyway.

Maybe it’s better to run until she’s tired and heartbroken. During this period, Homura called several times. When she was on the street of [-]-chome, at the ticket office, and in the subway, she was very afraid to answer and hear what Homura said—— Any words were disturbing—Madoka chose to turn off the phone in the end.

——When she calmed down, she raised her head from her arms and looked at her watch. She had been sitting in a coffee shop she had never been in for an hour and a half.

The mocha that he drank a third of in front of him was completely cold, Yuan picked it up and took a sip, it was really not delicious, it was like this when it was hot, and even worse when it was cold.

it's raining outside.

Yuan stared blankly at the street where the sky had already darkened into night, that's right...he stopped walking around because of the raindrops, and just found a place where he could rest and take shelter from the rain.

Will I go too far...

Thinking back, Homura would have been very embarrassed for such a sudden escape without even leaving room for explanation.It's completely like a child's way of getting angry, not like an adult.

but……

With his finger hanging on the power button, Yuan hesitated for half a minute before turning on the phone again.

The bright start-up screen dazzled the eyes. After getting used to it, Yuan picked up the phone and looked at it. There were about ten missed calls and short messages. The last one was about four or ten minutes ago.

Not having the courage to call back, Yuan just put the phone on the table and stared at it, expecting it to ring.

— but waited 10 minutes and still nothing.

Also... She didn't tell Yan that she was on, she must still think her phone was off.

Yuan smiled self-deprecatingly to herself.

jingle--

Yuan didn't pay much attention to who pushed the door of the cafe open. This is a downtown area, and customers come and go frequently—until a few seconds later, she heard a conversation between a waiter and a visitor at the door.

"...Well, miss, pets are not allowed in this store."

The door opened, then closed again.

"Is this okay?"

"...uh...but you're like this..."

... That voice was so familiar that Madoka thought he was definitely delusional.

Homura couldn't possibly know where she was.

"Won't stain the seat."

The sound of footsteps on the wooden floor gradually approached, and the people sitting next to Yuan were still talking, as were the others. She was the only one on the first floor who would pay attention to this.

Then—the footsteps stopped at the round table.

The water dripped on the floor, she held the promotional paper on the bar in one hand, and pressed her left chest with the other hand.

... Yuan's sight only dared to see that height.

"Can I sit across from you?", she asked.

That voice sounded weak.

……

"What are you talking about!" Yuan lost his composure, and it was indeed Xiao Meiyan's face who looked up, Yuan grabbed her hand, "Yuan, can you go to the hospital?"

"not good."

She took Yuan's hand away from her, it was cold, how long had she been in the rain? ...

"I still know how much my body can move."

"But……"

After pushing the circle away with her hand, she pressed it back to her chest.

"And I didn't come here for sympathy."

Homura nodded his seat, "Can I sit across from you?"

"……Can."

The voice of Madoka's argument was too loud just now, and the waiter was attracted to him. Homura looked at him, put the promotional paper on the seat and sat down calmly, and ordered a cup of Blue Mountain coffee.

"About that thing—"

Homura began to explain, and that passage seemed very long because it involved many time points.Yuan listened silently.

...Is it a funny development, but Yuan couldn't quite laugh when he heard it.

"...So that's it."

"But Homura is also very cold recently, always absent..."

"This is..."

She looks a bit troubled.

"Can't you tell?"

"It's not impossible to say... Let me simplify the sentence."

Then Homura described the reason why he was not in the store these days.

Everything she said was correct, but... Madoka still couldn't feel at ease, she was convinced rationally, but psychologically... If you want to say why, Homura seems very distant from others now.

"Can you believe that?"

"Ah... um."

Right, that is it.

Homura is very rational now, and he is completely business-like when it comes to explaining this matter.

Yuan thought that this might not be what she wanted.But it would be too pretentious to go any further.

"never mind."

Yuan shook his head.

"……Hey?"

"I said our relationship is fine."

……

…………

Ok?

Yuan didn't know where he was wrong, the last sentence or the last sentence?On the other side, Homura's serious face, after hearing about one of the two sentences, suddenly became very depressed as if the mask had been taken off.

Is this some kind of face trick?

—— Homura looked at her blankly like an animal abandoned by its owner.

"What, what's wrong?"

"...I'm sorry. Do we still have to break up..."

"Aha?"

...Because it's changing so fast that even Madoka can't figure out what's going on.

"what are you talking about?"

"Isn't it?"

"What is it?"

"Isn't 'our relationship is okay' what it means to break up?"

"Of course not! Why would you think that way!"

"It sounds about the same..."

"No! I like Homura, so I don't want to break up with Homura!"

……

Madoka watched as she turned her head stiffly.

"Yuan, the sound is too loud..."

"Ah... oh..."

Yuan patted his head and sat back in his seat.

Strangely, the tense atmosphere just now suddenly eased down.

"thanks……"

"Oh……"

"I like you too."

Homura lowered his head and spoke awkwardly.

……correct.

What you want is actually no reason.It's about trust.

A well-arranged lie may make people unable to grasp and be convinced, but they will still have doubts in their hearts. That's how Homura felt just now, invulnerable and unable to catch flaws.

...Actually, of course she did not cheat, Yuan is convinced now.Because those who show that expression are definitely because they like themselves.

...Although it's a bit narcissistic to say so... But as expected, I think of myself as more emotional than rational.

Just like when I made a mistake and lied to my mother when I was a child, no matter how well-crafted the lie Yuan made up (I think), it will still be seen through at a glance.

On the contrary, when she was framed for stealing at school, her mother stood firmly on her side.

So maybe it's genetic? …

"round……?"

Yuan rested his head on the marble table, looking at Yan opposite.

...Now Homura only has eyes for me.

"…what……"

"?"

"Ah Choo!...uh..."

Ah... I almost forgot that Homura was soaked all the time.

"Are you all right?...Sure enough, it's better to go to the hospital...?"

"No... that... I'm a little sleepy and want to sleep for a while."

"Go back to sleep?"

"I don't want to move at the moment..."

"...Then come to sleep with me?"

"……it is good."

Homura stood up from her seat and sat down beside Madoka.

"Excuse me, waiter, do you have ginger tea here?"

"some."

"Take a glass, please."

"Okay. Wait a minute, bring it right away."

Homura's body was cold, Madoka hugged her a little tighter.

"Sure enough, it's better to go back and rest... Homura?"

"..."

"...Hello,...flame?"

"……Ok?……"

"Scared to death... I thought..."

"Don't worry... I won't die so easily. Is it okay to hug me wet like this?"

"it's alright."

"...with Yuan around, how could I be willing to die."

Well……

Yuan squeezed her cold hand, and if you want to sleep, you can sleep for a while. Although sleeping in this wet state is really uncomfortable for Yuan, it's like getting sleepy in class. The table is very hard, but you still feel sleepy when you touch it. .

Sure enough, this time it was just a farce, I was thinking too much.

Forgot Homura was an idiot.

"Your 'sleep for a while' is really a while?..."

Yuan had been prepared to stay here all night, but Homura woke up after lying down for less than half an hour.

"Huh?...I'm not sleepy anymore."

She drank the ginger tea and paid the bill.

"Let's go back?"

"it is good."

The rain had stopped by the time we stepped out of the store.

Holding Homura's hand, Madoka walked down the street where the traffic became less crowded.

... The rain here has also stopped.

"That...circle."

"Ok?"

"I wonder if I forgot something?..."

"Have it?"

Yuan looked at the bag he was carrying, his mobile phone and wallet were all there.Homura checked his belongings and there was no problem.

"Probably an illusion."