魂削り
Tama Kezuri


Somehow I feel I'm lacking in options, but, best to pay it no mind.

Kei: ......Excuse me, Uzuki-san.

In the end, I wind up crawling next to Uzuki-san.
The *doki doki* of my heart can be felt in both of my arms, about twice as fast as my resting pulse.
Uuu, maybe I should turn away. But I always sleep facing up, and I probably won't be able to sleep facing sideways, anyway......
Right to my side, I feel a warm heartbeat.
It's really been a long time since I've slept with someone like this. I wonder, when was the last time I slept with my mom...?
Every time I think of my mom, my chest always tightens up, but thanks to the warm heartbeat at my side, that doesn't happen now.
*doki doki doki doki* My heartbeat speeds as if my chest is ready to burst.

Kei: Mom, just to let you know, I'm doing okay......

Remembering so many of the things saved inside me, before I know it, they all melt into dreams.
That night, I had a dream of happiness.

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