Wolf Children Ame and Yuki, The Page #6

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Good for him.

But it seems Souhei doesn't know about this.

What? For real? Why?

Really?

Keep this a secret, no matter what. Okay?

All right!

It dropped! Yay!

What's the score now?

Sh*t!

Nice shot!

Good morning.

The weather is expected to be fine throughout the day,

but heavy rains are forecasted for the evening hours and overnight.

It's so humid today!

Yuki.

Stay at home today.

Stay with Mom.

Why?

You're going to miss the bus.

Okay, I'll get going.

You stay with her.

I'm off!

Be careful.

...clear day followed by rainfall.

Some places may experience thunderstorms as well.

In the south-west, a clear day followed by rainfall.

Ame.

Ame!

Let's go inside.

This problem asks you to calculate how much distance an unladen swallow can travel in three hours.

But first, does everybody understand what "70 kilometers per hour" means?

"Per hour" indicates how much distance can be covered in an hour.

So if the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is 70km/hr, it means it can fly 70 kilometers in one hour.

The weather front that had stagnated over the Sea of Japan has now shifted south,

causing a sudden instability in the prefecture's atmosphere.

Due to that, localized and violent thunderstorms and squalls are expected to break out very shortly.

The predicted rate of rainfall is as follows:

Upward of 70mm per hour is expected in the plains.

And more than 100mm per hour in more mountainous areas.

The meteorological observatory...

All right. Take your seats, everyone.

Due to the incoming heavy rains,

we've decided to cancel the afternoon classes.

All right!

We're currently calling all of your dads and moms in order to have them come pick you up.

Form groups according to where you live and wait for them to arrive in the gymnasium.

A blackout?

I have to go.

I understand. I'm on my way.

Ame! Let's go pick up Yuki from school.

Ame?

Ame? Where are you?

Ame!

Ame!

Ame!

Ame!

Ame, where are you?

Ame!

Takahiro!

Mom!

Keiko?

Daddy!

The Alps are ten thousand

Our parents sure are taking their time...

Don't worry.

But...

We can just play cards all night if we end up having to stay here.

Cards?

I'll play!

Wow, that sounds like fun!

It'll be like camp!

I'll go get them from the classroom.

Okay.

Do you even know how to play cards?

I only know how to play old maid.

Dumbass.

Hey! No fighting.

Shino.

Oh, Dad!

You're late, jeez.

Sorry. The weather's crazy out there.

Come with us, Yuki. I'll drop you home too.

Huh?

Yeah, Yuki. Let's go.

Uh... but...

Hurry up, let's go.

Thank you,

but I'm pretty sure my mom's going to get here soon.

You don't need to be so reserved.

Yeah...

It'd be a problem if we missed each other.

Yeah, you're right.

We'll be on our way, then.

Bye.

Bye.

Ame!

Ame, where are you?

Ame!

Ame?

Where are you?

Souhei sure is taking his time.

Yuki?

Huh? Did Yuki leave already?

Can I have your attention please?

Those of you remaining here will be given rides home in the school car.

Pick up your shoes and assemble here!

Ame!

Ame!

Ame!

Wait!

Wait for me,

Ame!

Ame...

Where are you?

Whoa!

Why're you here?

Because...

You took too long.

Huh? They're gone.

Did everyone else leave?

So we're the only ones that nobody came to pick up, huh?

I wonder if something happened to Mom...

It's cold.

Let's take a walk.

Yuki!

Wait.

What do we do if nobody comes to pick us up?

We could just live in school.

That's impossible.

We could sleep in the infirmary.

And what about food?

We could eat the leftover school lunches.

And what if no one ever came to pick us up?

Would we live in school forever?

We'd just need to work.

Deliver newspapers or something.

That's impossible. Nobody'd hire us.

We can lie about my age. Tell them we're a middle schooler or something.

Do we look like it?

Nope.

Really?

I want to hurry up and become an adult.

Me too.

Ame...

I hope he's not shivering due to the cold somewhere.

I hope he's not crying because he can't find his way back home...

I...

I have to protect him...

I have to...

protect...

He's gone.

My heart's still beating like crazy.

Hey, why'd you hide?

Hey.

It's like an ocean out there.

Feels like we're going to sink into it.

Are we gonna live here in secret forever?

Not like we have a choice if our parents don't show up.

Why?

Your mom will definitely show up.

She won't.

Why? I mean...

My mom got married.

She's pregnant.

She says I won't be needed anymore once it's born.

But she was so worried about you back then.

I don't really have any problems with that, though.

I'll run away from home,

become a boxer or pro wrestler or something,

How's that sound? Think I can do it?

You won't get very far.

Not with that frail body of yours.

I'll train.

I'll train and live by myself.

Souhei...

I wish I could be like you.

I want to be able to tell the truth and still have a smile on my face afterward too.

Souhei.

The wolf that hurt you that time was me.

It was me.

All this while, I've been wanting to get this off my chest.

All this while, I've been hurting.

I knew all along.

I haven't told anyone about your secret.

And I will never tell anyone about it.

So...

stop crying.

I'm not crying. These are just raindrops.

Thank you.

Where did you go, Ame?

Ame!

Ame.

I looked all over for you.

Hurry up, now. We have to go back and pick Yuki up

Hana.

I've missed you so much.

I put you under a lot of trouble, didn't I?

I'm sorry.

I was watching you the entire time.

Yeah, I knew you were.

You raised the kids well.

Not at all.

All I did was mess up.

Nah, it's true.

Yuki and Ame both grew up well.

Nah, I mean...

Ame's...

That's right. Ame's missing.

Ame!

Ame will be just fine.

But...

It's okay. He's an adult now.

An adult?

He found a world of his own.

Ame...

Ame!

Are you going to leave?

But...

I still haven't...

and yet...

Wait!

Ame!

Ame!

Ame...

Ame!

Take care...

And live strong!

Take care of yourself.

"I won't ever forget about what happened that morning,"

was what my mother said.

Those freshly-washed beech leaves,

those freshly-washed spiderwebs,

and that freshly-washed sky.

Each and every single thing was glittering in the sunshine.

To my mother,

it felt like the entire world

had been reborn overnight.

The year after that, I moved out of our home and into the middle school dorms.

Looking back at those twelve years she spent raising us,

my mother said they'd passed her by in the blink of an eye, like it was a fairy tale.

And she said it with a smile on her face.

One of complete satisfaction.

And she said it while looking at faraway peak.

That smile of hers makes me...

extremely happy.

To this day, my mother still lives peacefully in that mountain home.

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I prayed that we would meet, though I could not see you yet

Yuki

So I prayed as I stroked my belly

I wondered what you would look like

I wondered what you would sound like

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