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<%001:  You live pretty far away...
Ruri:  You think so?
We were walking along a river. I had no idea where I was,
so I just followed her.
%001:  It's cold.
Ruri:  Yes, it is.
....It's really hard to have a conversation with her.
Bending my ear to hear the Christmas music flowing from
a nearby department store, I followed Ruri.

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CT05A0Ruri:  .........................
Suddenly she stopped.



This is the one room apartment where Ruri lives.
It's very clean.%001:  What's wrong?
Ruri:  ............Why do you want to come to my house?
%001:  ..............Well, I wanted to give you a present.
%001:  Why?
%001:  Because it's Christmas tomorrow.
Ruri:  .......Oh.
She started walking again.
Ruri:  ...........%001.
%001:  Mm?
Ruri:  .........What is Christmas, anyway?
%001:  ...............What?
Ruri:  Is it some kind of festival, like the Tanabata Star
Festival in August?
%001:  .......You really don't know?
Ruri:  I'm sorry.
%001:  You don't have to apologize or anything.%001:  Well, Christmas is the birth of Jesus Christ.
Ruri:  ......Do you know this person?
%001:  ........He lived a long time ago.%001:  I thought you said you believed in God.
Ruri:  My mother says God exists, so I try to believe.
But I don't know...
%001:  ...........I see.%001:  In Japan, Christmas is a time when friends get
together and have a party. Christmas really has very little
to do with God in Japan.
Ruri:  ....We just had the party. What else is there?%001:  ..........I'm not really sure myself.
How do I ask her what I want to ask her?
Ruri, what am I to you? Your friend? Your classmate?
Just some guy who likes to lecture you?
Or am I more...?
I can't say that...!Ruri:  We're here.
As I was still wrestling with what I wanted to say to
her, we arrived at her house.
Ruri:  Go on in.
%001:  Thanks.
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CT05A0

%001:  You've...changed in this past year.
Ruri:  Really? In what way?
%001:  When you first came to out school, you hardly spoke
with anyone. Remember?
%001:  Now you're much more friendly.
Ruri:  .......................
%001:  Ruri, do you like school?
Ruri:  .......................
%001:  Oh, I'm sorry..... I forgot you were going to change
schools again.
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6O%001:  What were you talking about with Meimi and Seia
before?
%001:  .....Do you want to know?
%001:  Well, sure.
Ruri:  They asked me if I wanted to go skiing with them.
Ruri:  I said no.
%001:  Why?
Ruri:  .............I'm moving the day they're going.
%001:  ................Oh.f
6O%001:  What kind of person is your mother like? I'd like
to meet her.

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CT05A0Ruri:  Why?
%001:  .....I was just wondering if she was one of those
overprotective mothers.
Ruri:  ..........
%001:  My mother treats me like a child sometimes, always
trying to baby me whenever I'll let her...
Ruri:  .....................
%001:  But my mother respects my right to choose my own
path in life. That's a good thing.
%001:  Do you really want to go live with your mother?
Ruri:  Yes, I do.
%001:  ...........I see.g
6O%001:  Oh, here's the present. I hope you like it.
Ruri:  ..............What is it?
%001:  Go ahead and open it. I have to admit, I like the
way it came out.
Ruri:  .........Did you make this brooch yourself?
%001:  Yes. Do you like it?
   
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CT05IA0Ruri:  ...................
%001:  I'm sorry if you don't like it.
Ruri just shakes her head silently.
Ruri:  I........I don't have anything to give you in
return.
Ruri:  So please...take this back.
She moved to hand the brooch back to me, but I gently
pushed her hand towards her.
%001:  I don't need anything in return. I just want to
see you happy.
%001:  Smile for me. That's all I want.
    
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CT05KA0Ruri:  .....................Thank you, %001.
%001:  You're welcome, Ruri.
 
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Ruri:  .......................
%001:  .......................
Ruri:  .......................
%001:  .......................
%001:  Is that really want you want?
Ruri:  ..............
%001:  I'm sure you love your mother and all, but...
%001:  Will you be happy, living life the way your mother
tells you?
Ruri:  ......You and I are different.
Ruri:  .....I don't have anything except for my mother
and the family name.
%001:  I wonder if that's really true.
%001:  Do you remember what happened at camp?
%001:  When you disappeared, we looked everywhere for you.
All of us, Reiko, Kiyomi, Seia, Meimi, Aki, and of course
Kyoko-sensei.
%001:  Why do you think we looked so hard to find you?
Ruri:  ............
%001:  Because we all were worried about you.
Ruri:  ............
%001:  I'm sure the worry we felt is nothing compared
what your mother feels for you. Anyway, please don't
pretend we don't exist.
Ruri:  ............
%001:  I'm sorry for lecturing you again...
Ruri:  ............
%001:  I just don't want you to forget...that we're all
your friends.
Ruri:  ............
%001:  Sorry for being so pushy.
Ruri:  ............
%001:  ..........Well, I'll go home now.
Ruri:  ........Sayonara.
......I was stupid to say that. I'm just an outsider.
I started to walk away from her apartment.
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Ruri:  .......Sayonara.
Ruri:  .........And thank you, %001.

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