Episode 49

Several days have passed since the precious engagement ring that I received from Kohime was thrown into the river by Sumika.

Today, a few days have passed, and I came to the place where Sumika had thrown away the ring and went into the river looking for it.

Although I was told by Kohime to stop looking for the ring, from the day the ring was thrown away until today, I have been going to this river every day to look for the ring without telling Kohime.

Even if she asks me not to, that engagement ring is not that worthless that I can honestly quit searching.

It is expensive in terms of money, but that engagement ring is more valuable than the amount of money, so I must find it no matter what.

With this in mind, I search the river every day, but I can’t find the ring.

If it cannot be found after all this searching, there is a possibility that it has been washed away from the position where Sumiak threw it away.

In order to find the engagement ring that has been washed away, I’m searching the river in a wider area, but still can’t find the ring.

Even though the river is not that big, is it still reckless to find something as small as a ring……

Thinking about that every day made me feel a little weaker, but that didn’t stop me from looking for it, so I didn’t give up looking for the ring and went into the river every day.

“Oh no……… I still can’t find it.”

I feel impatient that I can’t find the ring, and at the same time, anger toward Sumika is growing in my heart.

If Sumika hadn’t thrown away the ring, I wouldn’t have been searching for it in the river every day, and Kohime wouldn’t have been shocked to find out that the ring was missing.

Of course, I see Sumika at school, but I don’t blame her for what happened that day, and she just goes about her day as if nothing had happened.

Even if I do that, I won’t get the ring back, and above all, if I talk to Sumika face to face, she’s going to get really angry, so instead of wasting my time on that, it’s better to look for the ring. 

Of course, if I find the ring, I will confront Sumika.

Somehow I managed to suppress my anger toward Sumika while continuing to look for the ring, but I still couldn’t find it.

[I can’t find the ring]-[I feel angry towards Sumika]-[I suppress my anger and look for the ring]-[I can’t find the ring]-[I feel angry towards Sumika]

Repeating this endless loop, I continued to search for the ring.

“Still, it’s cold today…….”

It is now mid-November and winter has begun to set in, passing through autumn, and it is getting real cold.

I can’t use the cold as an excuse to abandon my search for the ring, but it’s getting tough to resist and get into the river.

Although it is only knee-deep in the river, the part of the body that is immersed in the water, especially the toes, is already too cold to feel.

However, the temperature will continue to drop as time goes by, and by the time December rolls around, it will be too cold to go into the river to search for rings.

If that happens, I won’t be able to search until spring, and if I don’t search until then, the ring will be washed away and I will never be able to find that engagement ring again.

“……Okay. Let’s get into it.”

For the next hour or so, I continued to search for the ring in the river, but never found it.

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“I’m off to work. Call me if things get bad.”

“Got it.”

“…I’m sorry. I can’t take time off from work. It’s going to be tough this month if I take time off from work.”

“I’m already a high school student, so it’s okay.”

“…You’ve gotten stronger. Well then, I’m going now.”

After saying that, I opened the front door and waved at my mother as she left the house. After seeing her off, I went back to bed.

 “….I’m dying.”

I was in bed, under the covers, looking at the ceiling and muttering to myself.

I had never caught a cold after a week of searching for the ring in the river, so I got carried away and spent a week in the river looking for the ring, and as a result I caught a cold.

My fever was over 39 degrees Celsius, my throat was sore, and my nose was runny.

I remember that I used to catch colds when I was in elementary school, but since I became a junior high school student, I guess my body has gotten stronger, and I don’t remember ever having to miss school because of a cold.

I guess the reason why I caught a cold was because I kept going into the cold river.

“I don’t remember a cold being this hard…….”

The first cold I’ve had in a long time is just too much work.

I’ve already called the school and told Kohime  that I’m taking the day off because of a cold, so I’m just going to lay down, get lots of sleep, and get over this cold as soon as possible.

Kohime had been calling me, but I didn’t answer her calls so as not to worry her.

“……I need a cup of tea.”

I felt thirsty as soon as I lay down on the bed, and I struggled to get my heavy body up and head for the kitchen.

Every step I took was heavy.

I’m also in a daze and can’t walk well.

If only there was Kohime at a time like this…….

Just as I was thinking that, the intercom rang.

I went to the front door and opened it frantically, wondering if my mother had come home to pick up something she had left behind.

“……Eh, Kohime?”

“I was getting worried.”

I saw Kohime right in front of me.

No, but there is no way that Kohime is in a place like this,…….

Yes, this is a dream.

“Kohime……”

“Eh, wait, Eita san !?”

I was at the limit of my physical strength when I leaned over and hugged Kohime.

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