「第四話 弱点 ~A weakness~」の編集履歴(バックアップ)一覧はこちら
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清々しい、乾いた風にほんのり暖かい日差し。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">時刻は十時ちょっと過ぎたくらいか</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">今は病院の入り口だ。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">これからお見舞いするにあたり何か差し入れしようと思い、売店で何か買おうとするがこれといったものもなかったのでそのまま病室に行くことにした。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">廊下ですれ違う看護士や医師の人も余裕があるように見えた、天気もいいしな</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">なんて関係ないだろうことを考えている内にお目当ての病室に辿り着く。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">僕は呼吸を整え、落ち着いたところでノックをする</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">―――――――<br>
<br></font></span> <span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">
第四話</span> <span style=
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弱点 ~</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">A
weakness</font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">~</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br>
<br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「やぁおはよう、めぐ」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「おはよう、ジュン。のりさんならほんのさっき検査ででていったところよ、すれ違わなかった?」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「いや、すれ違わなかったな</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">しばしの沈黙</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">僕はめぐが見ているテレビをぼんやりと眺めていた。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">この時間はろくな内容じゃないからだ、見入るようなものじゃない。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「あは。コレおもしろいわね」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「ん</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">あぁそうだな」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">くだらないと思ったが相槌をうっておく。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「ねぇ、さっきから気になったのだけどその顔のコブどうしたの?」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「はは</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">色々あってね</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">」</span></p>
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めぐは深くは詮索しなかったが、また沈黙が訪れる。僕はとっさに間をつなぐつもりが深い事を聞くことになる。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「体の調子はどうなんだい?」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「そうね、まずまずといったところかな」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「へぇ、そりゃ良かった。退院はいつになるんだい?」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">めぐは視線を逸らし窓のほうを見た。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">僕は悪いことを聞いてしまったと後悔した。ここは不謹慎な自分が悪かったと詫びをいれておこうと思っていると</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「実はね、心臓の病気なの</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">その瞬間空気が変わった気がした、くだらないテレビの雑音がやけに耳に入ってくる。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">めぐも同じだったのだろう、リモコンを取り電源を消した。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">窓の外の風のざわめきと病棟からくる静かめな反響音だけがとりまいた。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">そんな中めぐは淡々と語る。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「最初はね、三才までしか生きられないっていわれてたらしいの。それが次第に五才、七才と伸びに伸びて</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">次第に親も呆れてね、そして私自身も疲れちゃったのよ。お医者さんも半分見捨ててたんでしょうね」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">僕は返す言葉が見当たらなかった、ただただめぐを見ていることしかできなかった。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「ずっと入院生活だったけど悪いことばかりじゃなかったわ。ふふ、天使さんに会えたしね」</span></p>
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ジ「天使?」</span> <span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br>
</font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「まるでね、そんな子がいるのよ。そういえば昨日はめずらしく来なかったわね」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「へぇ</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">天使のような子ね、会ってみたいな」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「ふふ、ここにきてればそのうち会えるわよ」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「期待して待っているよ」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">と笑顔で返す。だが驚いていためぐが心臓病だったなんて</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">こんなに元気そうなのに。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">そして僕はめぐに隠し事をしたことに罪悪感を覚えた、いや隠していたわけじゃないのだがめぐには隠したくない気がした。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「実は僕学校にいってないんだ</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「そうなんだ」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">深くは詮索してこない、それがめぐのスタンスなのだろう。けど僕は</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「いや、なんていうか、理由とか気になったりしない</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">?」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「気にならないといったら嘘になるけど、嫌なことをわざわざ持ち出して話さなくてもいいわよ。ジュンがこれからどうするか?が聞きたいな」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「高校からさ、一からがんばってみようかと思ってるんだ、一応入試とかあるから勉強がんばったりしてるんだけどね」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「へぇ~がんばっているのね、いい高校生活になるといいね」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「あ</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">あぁありがと」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">少し照れ臭いが、めぐに救われた気がした。</span></p>
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め「ねぇなんでそんなことを私に?」</span> <span lang=
"EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「いやなんとなく</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">かな、悩みってわけじゃないけどめぐの話聞いたら話したくなってね」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「そう</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">なんだか似ているのかもね私たち」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「へ</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">?意味がわからないな。どこが似ているんだ??」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「ふふ。それはひ・み・つ」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br>
<br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">コンコン。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ドアがノックされたようだ</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">―――――――――――<br>
<br></font></span> <span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">
昨日は色々あったな、なんて思いだしつつだらだらとベッドから這い出る。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">結局昨日いけなかったし、今日はいっそのこと学校さぼっていこうか、たまにはいいわよね。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">あの子もきっとわかってくれる。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">けど</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">一応制服きて早く終わったってことにしておこうかな。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">病院へ向かう途中、昨日の出来事を考え彼に会えたら今度こそは名前を聞きたいな、なんて思いつつ病院へ向かう。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">なんていうか悪くない、学校をさぼることに対する罪悪感は全くない、むしろあの子との約束を破ることに罪悪感を感じるわけだけど、昨日の出来事がきっとその罪悪感を麻痺させているんだろう。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">病院に入ると時刻は十一時過ぎ、普段こない時間帯だけあって病院の雰囲気もいつもと違う、売店によりいつもの『ヤクルト』を買いいつもの順路を通り病室へ。</span></p>
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そこでいつもと違う病室のネームプレート。</span> <span lang=
"EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">「あらぁ、新しい人ぉ?」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">おととい、隣の人退院したんだっけ。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">と、ノックしようと思ったがいつもと違う状況からかかすかに緊張を感じる、それでも一呼吸おきノックする</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">―――――――――――<br>
<br></font></span> <span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">
コンコン。</span> <span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br>
<br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">「どうぞー」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ドアをあけるとめぐと男の子が楽しそうに話をしていた。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">私は予期せぬ客に唖然としながら中に入った。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br>
<br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「そうそう、彼女が噂の水銀燈よ」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">不意に振られる私、そこで男の子と目が合って</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「あれ?君は昨日の</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">水「あらぁ?あなたは</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">あの時のおばかさぁん?」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「はは。ひどいいわれようだな、けど君がめぐのいう天使だったなんて、世間は広いようで狭いね」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「へぇ水銀燈もジュンと知り合いだったんだ」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">水「まぁいろいろあってねぇ、それより私は水銀燈。よろしくぅジュン」</span></p>
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"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">
ジ「あぁよろしくな水銀燈」</span> <span lang="EN-US"><font face=
"Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「あれ?なんで今自己紹介しているの?」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">水「まぁ色々あったのよぉ」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「私だけのけもの?ひどいや水銀燈</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">水「ちょ、ちょっとぉ。」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「はは。二人とも仲いいんだな、なんだかうらやましいくらいだ」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">水「これが仲のいいように見える?いじめよぉ」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br>
<br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">そんなこんなで雑談に華をさかせ、時間もお昼どきに</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br>
<br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">水「ねぇ、ジュン。そろそろお昼だからどこか食べにいかなぁい?」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「ん</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">あぁ、いいけど。それにしても、ねーちゃん戻ってこないな」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">水「どうせあとで戻ってくるんだからいいじゃなぁい?」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">ジ「まぁそうだな」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">水「決まりねぇ、ふふ。それじゃあいってくるわぁ、めぐ」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「いってらっしゃい、私は不味い病院食でも食べて待っているわ</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">水「わかったわよぉ、何かお土産買って帰るからぁ」</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0mm 0mm 0pt"><span lang=
"EN-US"><br></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">でていく二人。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">静まりかえった病室。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">テレビを再びつけ</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">め「へぇ</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">あの水銀燈がねぇ・・・」</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">嬉しさが滲みでているような少し緩んだ顔をするめぐがぽつりといった。</span>
<span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century"><br>
<br></font></span><span style=
"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">流れゆく時の中でこの少女の笑みの真意を理解できる日がくるのだろうか?</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">――――――――<br style="mso-special-character: line-break">
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"Century">
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"FONT-FAMILY: 'MS 明朝'; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century">
つづく</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Century">…</font></span></p>