quot;ever distinguiss all t; ;Just used-up s;

    takatsuki imes too busy to make it  en up all night.

    quot;Are you alk?quot;

    quot;Sure,quot; ;Im not doing anyt;

    t alk about till free and spontaneous. Conversations like t ably bring back memories of time t Junpei oucness of s against ransparent early-autumn sunligreaming onto tatami floor of ment—ts.

    Just after surned ty, Sayoko became pregnant. Se assistant at time, but sook a break from o give birto a baby girl. t decided in tions—Sala. quot;I love t,quot; Sayoko told ions  nigakatsuki found toget Sayoko for t time in a long tle of single malt to celebrate, and tied it toget tcable.

    quot;ime s by like t; takatsuki asked   seems like only yesterday I  Sayoko, and t ts c-for understand, Junpei. Youre still living ts like you never stopped being a student, you lucky bastard.quot;

    quot;Not so lucky,quot; Junpei said, but akatsuki felt. Sayoko  akatsuki. tc turn back again. t  yet sure of  it.

    quot;I couldnt tell you t; takatsuki said, quot;but Im pretty sure Sayoko tracted to you to me.quot;  than usual.

    quot;ts crazy,quot; Junpei said h a smile.

    quot;Like  is. I knoalking about. You kno  you dont kno a ter t about you, and I figured, o ill test ill t was my rigo ;

    quot;Nobodys saying it ,quot; Junpei said.

    takatsuki nodded. quot;But you still dont get it. Not really.  comes to anytant, youre so damn stupid. Its amazing to me t you can put a piece o