Chapter 4 - there are 2 things
It's raining, every day from morning to night. People carrying the umbrella wherever they go, "some may don't like the rain but for me, it was like the garden of my words". Akizuki walks from station to garden, sitting on the bench drawing his shoe, and she...she stopped drinking beer, and started reading books." Every rainy morning was the same, we started meeting each other, it was nice and fun, we just talk for hours and don't worry about anything, we don't even know each other's name, but that's okay". Sometimes the rain ends up sooner and sometimes we stay until the night alone with the rain. The day when there is no rain he goes to school after school Akizuki draws till the clock goes down. On a Sunday afternoon, the sky was clean, he stayed all day in his room trying to make his own shoe, scrapped a page from his book and he throws. It was getting very tiresome for him, not going anywhere with his design, there was a book full of shoe design. Looking at as he turns the page he came across with a tuition for exclusive shoe design, he hesitated a little while looking at the fees, for his dream to come to a reality, after school he doing a part-time job in a restaurant, washing dishes, throwing the garbage and on every night he used to work on his designs. Even with all this as the rain comes, there was not a single day they missed.
" shoemaker?" asked the lady
" I know it seems out of touch, but I enjoy creating designs and making shoes. Of course, I'm still terrible at it" said Akizuki, she looked at Akizuki, as she saw so much potential in him.
" of course. I want to make it my career... If I can but despite it all. I've never told anyone this before".
The next day with a clean weather, Akizuki goes to school. He was late, as he entered his classroom some of the students staring at him and a sound of whispering. He ignored them and when to his sit, the guy next to him said " Do you have any idea how late you are?" while he was pointing towards the watch in his hand, " I missed my train" said Akizuki. The bell rang and everyone returning back to their seats, sensei sliding the door and he enters the classroom, "everyone settled down" he said, "so open your textbook to page 107". The classroom was so quiet, but it has always been so quiet, is it something to do with nature, Akizuki in this thought, he can hear the sound of rain. Outside the window he is looking at the sky, maybe trying to find something but the answer is not visible. The final bell rang, the books were closed, "that's it for today" said Sensei. Akizuki was almost ready to leave, he was summoned by the homeroom teacher at the staff room, "you know why I've called you here, don't act like you don't no" said Sensei. Akizuki's face all dejected and downcast, he said: "yes sir", with a final warning, he leaves for his part-time job. As so the day ended, the next day was not as different from others. As for but this time, a delicious smell hits the nose. he was making the box of sandwiches, his old man took some, out of the box and ate. Akizuki with an indigenous look on his face, "come on" he said. The weather was relaxing, the trees were shining, as it was raining, there was a beautiful rainbow up in the sky. He was walking towards the shelter, she was sitting as usual. They both greeted each other and he sat down, "hey I bought some breakfast, wanna eat", she leans toward him and said, "yeah, sure". They both in the shelter eating the sandwich, which he had made this morning. They both talk for hours looking at each other and laughing. "every rainy day I went to meet her, she used to wave her hands and greet me with a smile. Evenings before I went to sleep...mornings, at the moment I woke up… I was praying for rain because on sunny days, I was there. A place filled with people and I was filled with impatience, she lives in a world where people work, they do what they meant to do, and that place is a world away from I am… and she… she represents every secret that world holds. Right now, I only know two things, one - she looks at me like I am just another 15-year-old kid and, two - this is what I meant to do, the only thing that's gonna get me out of this place.