Running... Running, running, running, and when I turn the
next corner... You should be slowly climbing the same hill
road. You're not here anymore. This morning I didn't like
my hair. I couldn't tie the ribbon on my chest. The depths
of my heart were creaking a bit... I'm not opening up to anybody.
The secret of the 27 minutes of only my morning.
Spring... When I first laid eyes on you, the figure of your
closed-collar uniform from behind was so masculine. In the
flower petals dancing like flames, I was always charmed by
your gentle eyes.
Summer... Your black sunburned arms sticking out from your
white shirt were radiant.
Fall... I first turned my eyes away from your back, with
my wristwatch stopped at that 22nd minute...
Winter... When the flowers danced, I picked up the charm
dropped from your bag. Without looking up, I handed it to
you, and ran away in two seconds.
Say... I wonder when you came to the Hikawa Shrine to buy
that charm, the charm for success in school...
Then in the second spring, in the twilight of the slightly
opening flower buds, I first caught sight of you on the same
hill road after school. You, giving the second chest button
to a cute girl with hair reaching to her shoulders, tied back
in a pink ribbon. I guess I'll graduate without really knowing
your name, your voice, or even your face. Like that time,
the season will come again when the flower petals dance like
flames.
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