Episode 56 – Person In The Photo

After the nurse ran off, the sisters from the recent photo, and two adults came in, I had various tests, and now back in the hospital room.

Apparently, it’s temporary amnesia. They say it will go away after a while.

Also, my name is [Nanase Yuuki]. Yuuki…..something that feels right.

The two people crying with their faces buried in front of me seem to be my step sisters, and standing behind them seem to be my parents.

“Hey……you really don’t remember?”

Shiori san, my big sister, looked up at me and asked me that question.

“I’m sorry. Nothing right now.”

“No, you don’t have to apologize, Yuuki. It’s me who is at fault…….”

When Shiori san said that, she started crying again, and I felt bad.

I wonder why Shiori san said that it was her fault. I only heard that it was an “accident” and that it wasn’t an accident that was caused by Shiori san. Even so, Shiori san shouldn’t have to apologize.

“Well, um….you don’t have to apologize, Shiori san.”

“No, it was my fault. If I had moved, then something might’ve changed. Because you protected me…..”

“Shiori Nee, Yuuki Nii is in trouble, you know?”

Riko san, who had been staring at me for a while, soothed Shiori san.

“Yuuki Nii, for the time being, you don’t have to worry anymore. Because the one who did this to you is gone.”

“….? I understand?”

“I mean, you don’t have to use honorifics but it’s okay. After leaving the hospital, we’ll be living in the same house.”

I still has memories related to my studies and daily life, and the only thing I had forgotten was what had happened and who I had been with.

After a few days in the hospital, I can leave the hospital and would be allowed to stay at this “Nanase” people’s house and go to school and other places.

They said that I would be fine as long as I wasn’t given any more stimulation than necessary, given that my memories might eventually come back to me for some reason.

I’m still a little anxious because I don’t remember anything, but I’m more worried about Shiori san’s depression because she seems to be sinking further if my memory won’t come back.

“Yuuki, we’re leaving, so please wait with Shiori and Riko for a while.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“I think there are still others coming.”

My parents then left the hospital room, and someone came in to replace them as if they had been waiting for them.

This person is also the one who was in the recent photo.

“Yuuki kun, are you all right? Is there anywhere that hurts?”

“Nowhere in particular ……Erm, you are?”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I’m Nakano Natsuki. I’m Your friend, Yuuki kun.”

Nakano san. A friend of mine.

……No, I can’t remember. But she was in the picture, so I think it’s true that we’re friends.

“I’m fine…..or maybe not. I can’t believe it was a car accident……”

“Well, I’m glad you didn’t get injured much. If you had been injured like this, I wouldn’t have been able to face Yuuki.”

“Shiori senpai, they’re the ones at fault. You did nothing wrong, Shiori senpai.”

Shiori san shouldn’t feel bad. I was told only that it was a car accident and nothing more was said. There must be something I don’t know about.

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward, so I asked her about the person in the photo from a few months ago, which had been bothering me.

“Um, who are the people in this picture?”

“……You don’t have to worry about them, Yuuki. Sigh, why are these things still there…..?”

When Shiori san saw it, she frowned and turned it off as if she didn’t want to see it.

She then asked my permission and erased the picture. I thought she should ask [Yuuki] instead of asking me, but for some reason I thought it would be better if I erased it too.

“Yuuki Nii, aren’t you tired? You can go back to sleep.”

“I will. Thank you, Riko san.”

“Good night, then. Yuuki-kun.”

Trying to recall the memory was unexpectedly tiring, and my head was starting to hurt a little.

After all, it seems that it’s  not good to overdo it in a state without remembering anything. Thinking that, I went to bed as Riko san told me.

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Shiori side

After confirming that Yuuki was asleep, I sighed heavily.

Why didn’t “Yuuki” when he still have his memory erase that thing? There should be no point in keeping such an abominable thing.

Thinking about my mistake and those assholes, I remembered that day when Yuuki had the accident.