14th September…
~Autumn’s love~
Today, a postman gave me a letter.
It written, ‘Sapporo, 12th September’
“It’s from Otto-san!!” I jumped gladly and entered Dr. Abarai’s room.
“Hey! Don’t be so noisy! I’m working on it!” Dr. Abarai scolded me because of my shout.
“Doctor! Look at this! I got a letter from Sapporo!” I hugged him tightly.
“Let me go! I cannot breath!” He was rebelling. He backed to his seat and his job.
“Ah, seems, it’s not important for you, isn’t it?”
“I’m really sorry, Izumi… I didn’t mean to… would you like to read that letter for me?” He held my waist.
“Okay, I’ll read it,”
Then, I opened the letter.
“Sapporo, 12th September… Dear, Izumi. My loveliest daughter. It’s almost end of autumn. Our harvest time has come. Would you like to come here? I know, you’re really loved the Harvest time here, aren’t you? Your two brothers will come too. We are waiting you here. My biggest love to you, from your dearest person.”
“Doctor, we’re inviting by Father! When we’ll go there?” I closed the letter.
“The one who was inviting is you, not me,” He began to do his job again.
“But, I really want to introduce you to my family,” I kept grumbled.
“I can’t, Izumi. Do you know my real position is? I’m this Hospital Head. I cannot leave this Hospital without more. Plus, I’m a surgeon; everyday will be busy for me,”
“But, Doctor, only three days. After that we’re home,”
“The patient, report, data, little hospital recalled, and many more. We may not have the vacation, until our job are finished,”
“It’s not vacation! We go there in order to meet you and my father!”
“We can meet him in this winter or maybe the beginning of next year,”
He tidy up his papers.
“But, only this autumn we had chance to meet him! Plus, you can meet with my other siblings!” I kept forced him.
“I cannot, Izumi. And you must understand it. If you want to go there, go away, I allowed you. I’ll sign your furlough letter,”
“No, I won’t!”
“Why you so be persistent to bring me there?”
I wasn’t answered that question. I ran outside.
2 days latter.
I’ve planned to go this night. I took my furlough for 4days.
I’ll go there by a plane. I’ll be left at 5 p.m. after I finished my job.
As long as that too, I haven’t took a talk with Dr. Abarai. We both were silenced.
“Is that all finished?” I asked him from his back.
“Yes, it’s all finished,” He talked without saw me.
“May I go home?”
“Sure,” He still nailed down with his work.
When I just left the room, “Izumi,”
“Yes, Doctor,”
“Please, send my greetings to your father. Forgive me who cannot meet him,” once again, He wasn’t looking at me.
“Osu, Doctor,”
Niigata, 16th September. 05.30 p.m. -Leaving-
Then, I arrived at Narita airport. After the taxi took about 30 minutes in the way. I took the 6 p.m. departure. The sun goes down front of my eyes, the night birds start to singing, my heart felt so empty in this twilight. No one accompany me to leaving…
I was waiting about 20 minutes before I got in to the Plane.
Niigata, I’m leaving…
Sapporo, 16th September. 06.25 p.m. -Arrival-
After I got out from the plane, I called and waited my elder brother, Uryuu to pick me up here. The arrival terminal was so noisy. I can’t stand with this situation. Furthermore, I’m alone… no one accompany me. Yeah, at least until Uryuu arrived here.
“Izumi?” Someone addressed me from my behind.
“Ah, Nii-kun,” I knew him. He’s my oldest Brother!
“When you’re arrived?” He asked me.
“I’m just arrived at 20 minutes ago. And now, I’m waiting Uryuu nii. He’ll pick up me here. Maybe with you,”
He’s my oldest brother. Shuuhei nii. He’s the first son from our family. I’d like to call him Shuu nii. He’s a head engineer in a big company in Tokyo. One week in every one year, He visited Father. Our age interval is about 6 years.
“You grow so tall, Izumi,” He held my head and measured it with his chest.
“Hehehe… you’re the one who always taught me the basketball played,”
“Ah, you still played basketball?”
“No more. Since I was recruited to the Niigata Hospital Branch,”
“I think, you’re still studying in Tokyo,”
“No. I was recruited since almost one year ago,”
30 minutes we both were waiting, Uryuu nii arrived.
“Ah, you both,” He came out from his car.
“You always be late, Baka’,” I putted my bag in the baggage car.
“Yeah, slow and stupid,” Shuu nii entered the car.
“Don’t blame me, blame this city’s traffic jam,” Uryuu nii drove the car.
“Ah, Stupid Reason,” said we both.
We never felt so closed like this before. I and Shuu nii had a rare contact. Maybe, our age interval was so long. About 6 years. Our world to…
Only Uryuu nii who still teased me until I’m crying.
“We’ll be visited Kisuke Oji-san’s house. To pick Kojima up,”
Kojima. Aihara Kojima. He’s my youngest brother also the last child of this ‘six person’s family’. He’s a Senior High School’ student in Hokkaido. As long as in Hokkaido, He lived in Kisuke Oji’s house.
Kisuke Oji. His full name is Urahara Kisuke. He’s Father’s youngest brother. I think, He still moderate young. It proofed from the way He acted. So stupid…
“Hello, my dear lovely Izumi…!”
Kisuke Oji always is at energetic. He’ll never forget to hug me tightly when we both were meeting.
“Released her, you stupid. She can be out of breath,”
This is Aunt Yoru, Kisuke Oji’s wife. They have been married for 8 years.
“It’s okay, honey, I would never kill her. Sou desu, Izumi-chan?” He glanced at me.
“Hehehe… Yes,” I caressed my arms. It damn hurt.
Actually, I really wanted to cough. My neck felt choked.
“Where’s that slow Kojima?” Shuu nii came from my behind.
“Wait up, He’s still package upstairs there,” Aunt Yoru slapped Shuu nii’s head with rice ladle.
“Oww!! Why you so violent? I’m your nephew!” Shuu nii Held his head.
“You’re never changed at all, Shuuhei. Always be impatient,”
I don’t know what the cause is. But, every time they were met, they always had an ‘insulting quarrel’.
This is who called ‘Family’s Reunion’. There always been ridiculous in every single meeting.
“I’m ready,” Then, Kojima were finishing.
“You’re the latest of all, stupid,” Uryuu nii took the key.
“Ah, You too, Baka’,” Shuu nii pressed Uryuu nii’s cheek.
“Ah! You did that! Do you know, I really hate to be pressed at my cheeks! Ah! You idiots!!” Uryuu nii held his cheek.
“Okay, Kisuke Oji-san, Aunt Yoru, We’re all leaving. Would you both like to come?” Offered me.
“Yes, after we finished this damn field off,” said aunt Yoru while putted in the big bag of carrot into my bag.
“That’s for your Father. He loves carrot very much. And also, send our both greetings. We’ll be there at harvest time,”
Then we leaving with their smile and waved hands.
