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I’m alone in a dark, murky world. All I feel right now is cold, anxious, and…scared. I’m already too tired to run. I’m shaking within a pitch black world. Then I hear someone’s voice in the distance. “Are you alr—hey!? What the…?” Someone is shaking my shoulder roughly. I snap back into consciousness blankly, then, I’m aware of the terrible cold around me. My wet clothes are clinging to my cold body. “Hey! Come on!” When my eyes bring the world into focus, I see the face of a man. He’s looking at me with a concerned expression. “Where am I…?” I look around me and see a narrow space with glass walls. Apparently I had been sleeping in a telephone box. “Good, looks like you’re coming to. What’re you doing in a place like this?” …show more content…

We can warm you up there.” I stand up with his support and I exit the telephone box dizzily. Cold rain is falling outside. The cold leaves me leaning against the telephone box, unable to move. “Can you not walk…?” He looks at me, unable to move, then crouches down with his back facing me. “Huh…?” “I’ll carry you to my place.” “Ah…” Looking at the broad back in front of me, I think about how strange it is that he’s being so kind to me. However, I get on his back with no resistance. His broad back is warm and comforting. I would be alright with him. After such little contact with him, I was confident of this. “After you warm up in the bath, you should be able to remember things.” “Thank you. Um, what’s your name…?” “Takao Hideaki. Just your average busybody.” “Takao…” After riding on his warm back for about three minutes, he takes me into his apartment. “We’re here. It’s a mess, but there’s a toilet and bath you can use for the time being.” When I look around inside, I see that it’s a simple studio apartment. He sits me down on the sofa, then immediately gets me some warm milk. “I’m going to go prepare you a bath, so wait here and drink

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