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Sakuragawa Madoka, twenty-four years old.
It’s already been a year since I graduated from university.
And yet, I’m still working hard at my company without a partner and taking care of my colleagues.
Well, I guess I’ll just have to share my happiness with these two happy people today.
“Congratulations on your marriage, Chifuyu!”
“Ah, Madoka. Thank you.”
“You too, junior, be careful. You’re a teacher now, aren’t you? Do your best in your work.”
“Thank you, Madoka san. Are you drunk?”
“I can’t do without a drink when I see you guys so happy.”
Today is the wedding of a friend of mine who is more important to me than my family.
And I am in the middle of the reception.
For some reason, I was assigned to the family table with Chifuyu’s mother and watched her as if I were Chifuyu’s sister, and when it was time to chat, I went to them with alcohol.
Chifuyu looked amazingly beautiful as a bride.
The people at the ceremony and junior’s friends were all staring at her with their fingers in their mouths.
There are not so many beautiful women like her.
I also liked the black dress they chose together.
The meaning of the black dress was that she would never be dyed by anyone but himself. That’s very Chifuyu.
“Hey, Chifuyu, any kids?”
“Yes, actually, it’s still a secret, but we’re expecting a baby in the spring. I’m looking forward to it.”
“That’s what I thought. You’re doing a great job. I’m surprised you didn’t cry at the ceremony today. You really have grown strong, Chifuyu. ……”
“Madoka, are you crying?”
“O-of course I’m crying, that’s…… really good for you, Chifuyu…….”
“Yes,…… Madoka, I’m so happy.”
“H-hey If you cry too, your make-up will come off. Come on, I’ll wipe it off for you, don’t cry. Today is the day you will be very happy.”
“Yes, thanks to …… Madoka. I love you too, Madoka.”
“Ahaha, then I have to find a man like Chifuyu, me too. Hey, let’s take a picture.”
Not wanting to make things too humid, I handed my phone to the attendant and asked him to take a picture with the bride and groom.
But even then, Chifuyu kept saying things like, “Toma-kun, I love you,” and looking at the groom and smiling happily.
Since junior high school, Chifuyu and I had always supported each other during a difficult time when each other’s families had dwindled.
Even after she became a high school student and started dating junior, I couldn’t take my eyes off of Chifuyu.
Even in college, Chifuyu was always with me, never leaving my hand.
On weekends and vacations, Chifuyu and Junior-kun were always together, and only sometimes when he had a part-time job, we went out together.
She is really graduating from me like that.
I’m so happy and I’ll miss her so much.
“…… Chifuyu, I got a good picture of you.”
“Madoka, are you crying again?”
“It’s okay, at least for today. Besides, someday I’ll be the one to be celebrated.”
“Yes, Madoka, be happy, too. I’m sure you will be.”
“Thank you, Chifuyu. I’ll work hard now to earn money to celebrate the birth of the two children.”
“Then I’d like a baby carriage as a gift.”
“You’re as brazen as ever.”
“Fufu,No?”
“Hahaha. That’s just like you.”
After this, the reception went on without a hitch.
The reception went on without a hitch after that. It was so cheerful and joyful that it was hard to imagine that it was Chifuyu’s wedding.
When the bride and groom were leaving, I watched them leave with their matching umbrellas, which was Chifuyu’s wish, and I finally felt a little weight lifted off my shoulders.
“Well, I’m going to have a game at the after-party to see if there are any good men there.”
I was still crying even as I mumbled something like that.
I was crying a lot, but I was sure it was because I was infected with Chifuyu’s crying.
I had not cried so much since my father died.
It was as if rain had just fallen in front of me and my vision was blurred.
That’s why I used to hate crying.
I couldn’t see anything in front of me because of my tears just like that time.
But today, I can clearly see the bright future of the two of them.
The tears on my cheeks are a little bit warmer.
Strangely enough, it wasn’t painful at all.
I got up from my seat to follow them out of the ceremony hall, and there they were again, waiting for me, looking so happy.
I couldn’t cry anymore.
“Congratulations, Chifuyu.”
“Thank you, Madoka.”
When I hugged her tightly, her hands and skin, which were always cold, felt so warm.
I realized that the Chifuyu of those days was no longer with me.
“I’m looking forward to seeing the child,”
“Yes. I’ll ask Madoka to be the godmother.”
“Oh, it’s too heavy. Please don’t do that, it’s a big responsibility.”
“Fufu, I’m heavy.”
“You haven’t changed in that way.”
“Hehehe, because Toma kun”
“Yeah, Chifuyu, you don’t have to change.”
“Yes. Madoka, Toma kun said so.”
“Yes yes Thank you for the food.”
Chifuyu’s smiling eyes were clearer than I had ever seen them before.
It’s okay now.
Congratulations Chifuyu.
I hope you two will be happy together forever.
~fin~
(TL/N : 1 more side story)
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