Birthday
“The harsh light bothered him—or was it his conscience, after what he'd done in that room? Quite a contrast to the mild signs of late autumn all around them.
They walked quickly up the sidewalk to a place where the crowd thinned out. Toyama clasped the woman's hand and muttered, "Well, gotta go." "Back to the office?" she replied, with an untroubled smile. She took one hand from her hip and waved.
Goodbye.
"I've got a ton of work to catch up on." "But in spite of that, you just could...n't control this," she said, gesturing as if to grab his crotch. "You never could." It suddenly occurred to Toyama that it might be time to quit this. He wasn't young anymore, and there was no telling when one of his attacks might turn life-threatening.
"I'll give you a call," he said, blowing her a little kiss and turning away. After walking a bit, he turned to look back: she was still watching him. He waved, then hurried through the Nogizaka neighborhood toward Hitotsugi Street.MoreLess
They walked quickly up the sidewalk to a place where the crowd thinned out. Toyama clasped the woman's hand and muttered, "Well, gotta go." "Back to the office?" she replied, with an untroubled smile. She took one hand from her hip and waved.
Goodbye.
"I've got a ton of work to catch up on." "But in spite of that, you just could...n't control this," she said, gesturing as if to grab his crotch. "You never could." It suddenly occurred to Toyama that it might be time to quit this. He wasn't young anymore, and there was no telling when one of his attacks might turn life-threatening.
"I'll give you a call," he said, blowing her a little kiss and turning away. After walking a bit, he turned to look back: she was still watching him. He waved, then hurried through the Nogizaka neighborhood toward Hitotsugi Street.MoreLess
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