Ch. 5: Searching for Memories (SUN)
I suggested going into town with Toto to search for his lost memories.
Toto was in high spirits when I said we should go for a walk, but…
At the moment, we stood on one side of a road full of people, and Toto was wrestles.
Toto: "Lots of strange smells, I don’t like it…"
Toto muttered as he sighed, and his face twisted in discomfort.
Toto: "It … feels bad."
He looked around restlessly and kept stopping.
So the gap between us widened as more people passed between.
Toto: "Why are they all looking over here…"
If this keeps up, we’ll lose sight of each other…
Toto: "What the, OO…where’d you go…!?"
OO: "Toto…!?"
I went against the current of people and was somehow able to run back to where Toto was.
Toto: "Oh good…I don't know what I’d have done if…"
Toto seemed like he was about to cry, and again I thought he looked like an innocent puppy.
…anyway, we’ll have to move somewhere with fewer people, otherwise next time we really will get separated.
I took Toto’s hand and turned down a side road.
Toto: "! …hand…!"
Toto: "Ah sorry…for doing that so suddenly."
I grabbed his hand without thinking…
Flustered, I tried to let go, but his fingers held on tight.
Eh…?
Toto and I looked down the street we had come to, our hands intertwined.