Lonely Rock for the Blind.

"...Twenty-five pounds, that's the most..."

"real?!"

The girl opened her eyes wide.

Yes, really.

Eliza took the money out of her pocket and handed it to the girl.

"See that older brother across the street? He's the one I just saw. Go over there, and try to look as pitiful as possible. Ask him to help you find your parents, and try to bring him to me... Now that you and I are neighbors, I will 'find' your parents with him, understand?"

"...It's that simple?"

"Yes, it's that simple."

Eliza nodded.

What if he doesn't come?

"They'll come... uh, if they don't, the money is yours."

"I understand! Ah, the light's green now! Wait for me!"

The girl nodded excitedly, then took off running towards the boy across the street.

"!"

Eliza's eyes widened.

"Running so fast? Won't they notice something's wrong?"

The girl ran very fast and rushed to the middle of the road.

The excitement and joy in her eyes made her forget the potential danger.

呲——

The sound of the tires screeching was so piercing that by the time Eliza realized what was happening, it was too late.

"Eh?"

Eliza's pupils contracted.

The boy who had been leaning against the telephone pole had somehow ended up hugging the girl.

It rolled several meters on the ground before collapsing.

"…What?"

Eliza stared blankly at Nekoyashiki Haru on the street.

Several drivers got out of their cars and dialed ambulances.

The distorted light made the surrounding sounds sound distorted.

Eliza seemed to hear only her own breathing and heartbeat.

The girl climbed out of the boy's arms and looked at the scene in horror.

She then covered her head and let out a piercing scream.

Chapter 439 Escape

"... "

Sitting on the stone steps of the flower bed, Eliza looked at the birds flying across the sky.

"... "

Once the birds had disappeared, Eliza turned her gaze back to the hospital.

"... "

Eliza rose from the stone steps and walked toward the hospital.

Clang…

I heard the sound of the equipment being hit.

"Please go back; it's not time for you to be discharged yet!"

It was the nurse's anxious voice.

Eliza stood at one end of the corridor.

Looking over there, at the boy being supported by the nurse.

The bandages on his eyes were ripped off, and his lifeless purple eyes looked like glass beads, just embedded there.

"... "

He didn't say anything; the moment the nurse hugged him, he stopped resisting.

And so, I followed the nurse into the ward not far away.

"Hello? Who are you looking for? You should try looking in another building, this one..."

A nurse walked up to Eliza and asked, glancing at the flowers in Eliza's hand.

"I went to the wrong place..."

Eliza said, and then walked out of the building.

There are no birds flying in the sky.

Eliza sat back down on the stone steps.

The girl seemed to say nothing, and Eliza became a complete outsider.

The driver was fatigued and driving under the influence of alcohol. Although the sentence was originally only about 8 years, for some reason it is now estimated that he will be imprisoned for a very long time.

Eliza lowered her head and looked at the ground bathed in the twilight.

"... "

In my mind, the image that kept appearing was the boy's dull, lifeless purple eyes.

Did I destroy that...?

Eliza's hands trembled.

We sat there until it got dark.

I had no ideas at all; my mind was completely a jumbled mess.

It's as if their ability to think has been stripped away.

There was no crying, and no fear.

Waiting for something that even they don't know what it is.

The sun in the sky completely disappeared, the moon rose, and then the moon set again before the sun rose once more.

Dewdrops slid down from the tips of leaves overhead, landing with a soft pat on the girl's head, slowly seeping into her hair, causing her pupils to tremble slightly.

The boy walking past was being carefully protected by two men.

"... "

Eliza watched that scene, her lips trembling slightly.

She gripped the bouquet tightly in her hand and followed after him.

What I'm hoping for... is the boy's smile.

I want to see him smile happily, I want to see him smile at me.

Why am I thinking about these things now?

You just ruined his life and then just stood by and did nothing.

Go further away...maybe things will be better.

The two men quickly noticed Eliza behind them and looked at the girl at the same time.

The girl with dark circles under her eyes looked away slightly.

"... "

The boy seemed to sense something from the actions of the people around him and instinctively turned around.

But halfway through the turn, it seemed to realize something and stopped in place.

"…Hello…"

Eliza's voice was hoarse.

"...Do you know her?"

Someone asked the boy.

"... "

The boy was bathing and talking, but Eliza could see his neck slowly tilting.

He was about to shake his head...

"Wait! Wait! I...I'm...delivering flowers! Yes! Delivering flowers!"

"...Send flowers?"

The boy's brows furrowed slightly.

"Yes! Flowers! For you, the patient!"

Eliza, holding flowers, walked towards Nekoyashiki Haru.

The still relatively fresh flower in her hand was held out to Nekoya Shikiharu.

"...Please...accept this."

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru remained silent, her eyes twitching slightly.

Then, those hands stretched out haphazardly in the air.

"!"