Leaving At The Start Of Spring のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 27

Summer saw stars when Eleanor slapped her. She stumbled and hit the wall. Hearing the anger in Eleanor’s sobs, Summer froze. She did not dare to look up at her. However, her silence meant agreement. Eleanor had always found Jude’s suicide suspicious. But she had never thought that he chose to kill himself because of Summer. She stared at Summer, who was not offering a single word of explanation, in a daze. The anger in her eyes dimmed and was replaced by disbelief and disappointment. Eleanor started to tremble as she said sharply. “How could you? How could you do something this stupid? It’s Jude! Did you forget that he saved your life? Did you forget that back then, you went against us to be with him?“You promised me that you’ll take care of him until old age! I can’t believe you’d do something so horrific! How am I going to face his family after I die?” Summer could not take the criticism and blame from her own mother. She felt all energy drained from her, as she l

On all twenty-six pages were screenshots of text messages. Summer was overwhelmed by the black and white photos and huge paragraphs of text.The past memories once again reappeared in her mind. She read through one by one as her gaze swept across the photos. Every single photo looked familiar to Summer. She had the original photos in her phone, which she had not used in a very long time. After she glanced through all the photos, her temples started to throb. It was not painful, yet she slowly came to her senses. She picked up all the scattered papers and stumbled as she got up. Then, she went back to her bedroom and switched on the light. Then, she found the phone that was tossed to the side. She charged it as she tried to restart her phone. The phone’s lockscreen was a photo of Jude. The password was her birthday. There were only a dozen or less photos of Summer and Jude in the photo album, and they were all taken before September. After September, there were no

Finn went downstairs with a huge suitcase. After he saw Summer, who was waiting at his lobby, he immediately threw his arms around her. “Summer, I thought that you’re still mad at me. I’m sorry, it was my fault the other day for spewing nonsense. Thank you for forgiving me.” Summer could smell his shampoo, and she felt nauseated from the scent. Yet, she said nothing. She suppressed the deep-seated discomfort that rose in her. She held his hand and slowly walked toward the car. Finn saw how intimate she was with him, and he felt gleeful as he blushed. It was the first time Summer had initiated physical contact with him in the five months they knew each other. He thought that she had gotten over her grief and thought it through. He thought that she had decided to be with him, so he sounded delighted. “Did you not eat well recently? You’ve lost a lot of weight. I feel so bad for you.” Summer simply nodded and opened the trunk. Finn wanted to say a few more words of con

The other half of Finn’s face immediately became swollen. He knew that Summer had lost her mind, so there was no point in explaining any longer. Yet, he felt resentful. He did not want to die there alone, and he was not willing to lose his life over a man he had barely met. When facing death, he suddenly had an unknown surge of energy as he struggled free from her tight grip. Then, he started fighting against her. It was as if he had lost his mind too. He bit her and screamed. “He killed himself! Why would I pay with my life? Why? He’s the one who couldn’t get over it. He’s the one who did that selfishly. What does it have to do with me?“I’m just telling the truth to him as it was. If it weren’t for me, he would’ve been deceived by you his entire life!“His legs were useless, and his life was ruined! His cheating wife would have deceived him for the rest of his life! Ha, how pathetic!“I was saving him, don’t you know? If it weren’t for me, he would still be living this t