His fingertips traced the strings, he closed his eyes while listening to the accompaniment, and the summer when he first saw her appeared in his mind.
When I was six years old, I was led by an adult to her house next door. She was wearing a floral skirt and had short hair combed behind her ears.
"Go and play with your sister"
It was the first time I held Mom's hand under Mom's words….
On the top floor, we stepped on chairs and leaned on the railings to watch the bustling people below**
"Will you keep buying me ice cream?"
"No, I asked my mother and she said that other children will buy you ice cream in the future."
I wiped the ice cream from her mouth and wiped it on the wall. I answered her.
"Hey, but my dad said you can always buy me ice cream."
"Then help me with my homework."
………
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
