[SD] Late Summer

One afternoon in June, Xiangyang Basketball Stadium.

"Everyone, the national basketball high school league is about to start, but before that, we must participate in the national competition as No.1 in the county, you know?! Our goal is——"

"Down with Hainan!!!"

"Very good. Then start training!"

Kenji Fujima, a member and coach of the Xiangyang basketball team, is preparing for the upcoming game in the basketball hall.

Sweat dripped down her hair onto the floor, and every inch of her clothes clinged tightly to her skin.But Fujima still ran and jumped tirelessly.

Inadvertently, as if returning to that day, the salty sea breeze blew past my ears, bringing the girl's clear voice:

"Fuji Masaki, please, you like basketball."

A gleam of light flashed in Fujima's eyes, and the movement of dribbling the ball in his hands accelerated in an instant.

Oops!

Huagata, who was in charge of defense, was stunned, and Fujima had already cut to the basket quickly.

"Be careful of Fujima passing the ball, stop him!"

But Fujima ignored the two players who came up to pinch him, and quickly took off, shot and scored.

"No, you can't defend Mu Shenyi from Hainan like this."

After scoring the goal, Fujima said to the two players just now.

"You should...then...and..." Fujima guided them carefully and in detail.

"Okay, let's do it again!"

"it is good!"

Hanakata felt that the recent Fujima seemed to be different.

Playing with him for more than a year, Fujima, who also serves as a coach, has won everyone's conviction and respect with his extraordinary skills and excellent leadership.

It's just... they seldom see such a Fujima, seeing him as he is now,

Passionate and enthusiastic.

As the sun sets, the tired birds return to their nests.

Ruosang, who was walking on Xiangyang campus, came to this place unconsciously.

Basketball Hall.

Today she came to go through the formalities of withdrawing from school, and she also said goodbye to everyone by the way.

Seriously, Ruo Sang was ready to shed tears.

However, at the end of the day, he was able to hold back.

She also found it incredible.

I thought it would be very, very reluctant.

I even had the idea of ​​not wanting to come to school because I was afraid of this.

However, Ruo Sang felt that he should say goodbye to everyone in person.

It's great to come to Xiangyang to study, and it's great to meet you.

And there is...

She looked up at the basketball court in front of her.

"Ruosang is going back now?"

"Well, there's still a lot to do."

"Oh, why are you going to America so suddenly..."

"That's right, I haven't heard you mention it."

"Well, because of my mother's work..."

"But, it's hard to see like this."

"Yes, yes."

Everyone surrounded Ruo Sang reluctantly.

"Anyway, I'll be back to see you all. I promise."

"Then don't forget."

"Well, definitely."

"Waka-san, don't forget that we will always be friends." Asakawa Kumiko pulled her and said with infinite sadness, "You are really... well, forget it..." She looked around the classroom, why did someone at this time The individual is not there.

"Kumiko..." It was these words that almost made Ruosang lose all his previous efforts, and tears rolled in his eyes, "Well, that... I'll... go back..." Saying that, Ruosang walked towards the door, "Everyone, goodbye Already!"

"Hey Waka-san, wait a minute." Asakawa Kumiko chased to the door, "Let's go to the basketball club on the way back, Fujima...he was training...so he wasn't there just now."

Ruo Sang nodded subconsciously, and when he came to his senses, he was already here.

"Ah, today's training is really exhausting, exhausting—"

"Yeah, Fujima seems to be very strict recently."

"Isn't that going to be a game soon? I absolutely can't lose to Hainan this year."

"That's it!"

After training, the members of the Xiangyang basketball team came out of the basketball court in a single file.

Fujima and Hanakata were at the back.

"Hua Xing, when the time comes, you must guard the penalty area, take advantage of your height, and never let the opponent have a chance to shoot..." The two walked, discussing each team and the strategy of the game.

"Fujima..."

"what happened?"

While talking, Hanakata stopped in her tracks.

Then, Fujima also saw the figure not far away.

"Song Yu... Sang..."

He remembered that today seemed to be the day when she would go through the formalities of withdrawing from school.

The past few dozen days seemed to fly by quickly, and it seemed to have stagnated at some point.

Then what Fujima waited for was the news that she was about to go to the United States.

At first, there was a hint of disbelief, but he found that he had no reason.

Although everything came so suddenly, but after thinking about it, it was a matter of course.

In this way, it might be the best for her.

"Training... is it over, Mr. Fuji and Mr. Huagata?" Ruo Sang calmed down and smiled calmly at the two people in front of him, "It seems that I came in time, it's okay, let me tell you something , 'Come on,', the game, come on!"

"Of course." Hanakata thanked her for her encouragement.

"Song Yu-san...are you leaving?" Fujima looked at her, and was filled with a thousand words in his heart, but he couldn't say anything.

"Yeah. So I'm saying goodbye to everyone. Kumiko said you were training, so I thought...why come over and have a look, or...say 'please do your best' to Fuji-sama-kun... ..."

"I will!" At this time, Fujima can only promise her so solemnly, "I will definitely win this competition!"

Although the tone was not particularly high-spirited, Ruo Sang could hear his firm belief and determination from it.

"Teng Zhen-kun will definitely be fine."

Her smile is as bright as clouds, gradually disappearing in the hazy clouds after sunset, thin, thin, feelings of the past flow in the cool air, she wants to talk, but the dream is gone.

After a long silence, the three of them stood quietly in the evening breeze.

Hanakata couldn't bear such an atmosphere.

"Um... Matsuba-san, will you come to see this Saturday's game?"

"This Saturday..." Ruo Sang laughed, it was God's will, "I'm going to America this Saturday."

"Eh? Going to the United States...going to the United States is..." Hanakata was confused for a while, is going to the United States at this time to travel?Still...it's not appropriate no matter how you think about it.

"It should be regarded as studying abroad."

"What?! Matsuba-san, you..." Hanakata was shocked.

"Well, that's it. So, I can't go to the scene to cheer for you, sorry."

"Ah...oh, that...it's okay..."

Hanakata glanced at Fujima who was on the side.

Recently, I always feel that something is wrong, could it be...

He adjusted his glasses unconsciously.

"Then, have a good trip, Matsuha...San."

"Ah."

At the end of the day, there were only words like this.

So cool, so indifferent, so insignificant and insignificant.

Actually, I really want to tell you,

in fact……

Under the orange-red sky, there are already faint stars, twinkling in the vast sky.Insects chirped one after another in the grass at their feet.One by one, the street lamps on the side of the street lit up the light of returning home.Everything is placed in such a warm tone, even the passing wind is dyed with the breath of summer, warm and humid.

But... I want to say goodbye to you, from now on, I will never see you again...

Friday.

Fujima, who just finished the basketball team training, walked out of the arena.

Tomorrow is the day of the game.

Too……

Looking up at the distant sky, Fujima walked towards the school gate.

"Hey, isn't this Fujima? You go home after training, what a good baby."

As soon as he arrived at the school gate, he saw his homeroom teacher Raizuki Nakagawa.

It was... waiting for him.

"Ms. Nakagawa... is there something wrong?"

"Hey, can I find you if I have nothing to do?"

"Mr. Zhongchuan is a person who is more afraid of trouble than anyone else."

"Wow, you bastard, you don't give me face so much, you want to die?!" Nakagawa Laiyue gave him an angry look, "Well, after all, I am also your head teacher. When you are confused in life, of course I want to point out one or two."

Fuji really didn't answer her words.

"Oh, you're really... pissed me off!"

Seriously, why are the kids these days less cuter than the other?It's rare for her to speak earnestly and act like admonishment, you boy listened to me all the time, what's the matter with that expressionless look? !

"Fujima, let me tell you, you will definitely regret it!" Nakagawa Raizuki said vowedly.

Fuji was silent for a few seconds, then said:

"So, teacher, do you regret it?"

"Eh, me? I was different at that time. Your father and I are both adults. But, you are still young, you can still be persistent. The so-called youth is to rush forward foolishly and recklessly. Right! What are you doing like this? Ah?!"

"Mr. Zhongchuan, we just don't want to regret it." Fujima said calmly.

"Forget it!" Nakagawa Laiyue dismissively.

"Or, in fact, it should be said that no matter what choice you make, you are doomed...to regret it. Right, Mr. Zhongchuan. In fact, you and your father are the same."

It's the same, no matter what you do, you will regret it.

With that said, Fujima turned and left.

Looking at his back, Nakagawa Raizuki let out a long sigh.

"How can it be... so similar..."

Saturday.

The high school basketball finals in Kanagawa Prefecture are in full swing.

There was a hustle and bustle in the arena, and there were cheers and cheers everywhere.

But at this time, Fujima's heart was empty.

What came from the hand was the rough and real touch of the basketball, and the place where the eyes were focused was the basketball hoop hanging high not far away.

The game went on minute by minute, long and short.

The best two teams in Kanagawa Prefecture:

Hainan High School and Xiangyang High School.

as well as,

Two of Kanagawa's best players:

Mu Shenichi and Fujima Kenji.

The basketball was thrown high, drew a beautiful arc in the air, and crashed into the basket.

Fujima pulled the score back, and then Amu caught up again, and then pulled back, and then caught up again, and the cycle continued.

Win or lose, he is just getting started.

However, as long as there is a game, there will be a result in the end.

Fujima raised his head.

Suddenly, a figure among the crowd caught all his eyes.

how could be?

Fuji couldn't believe it.

"Song Yu... Sang... Didn't you say that it's today's plane...?"

"Well, it was originally, but I changed it to tomorrow. Sure enough, I still want to come." Ruo Sang looked at Fujima, with a twinkle in his eyes, "It's a wonderful game."

"Unfortunately, I still lost."

"it does not matter."

"Yeah, it's okay, this...is also very good." It turns out that I have things that I can't do no matter how hard I try.

Fate has really arranged everything for him.

Basketball is, and so is the girl in front of me.

"Then, I'll go first."

Fujima nodded.

Ruo Sang turned and stepped up the steps, the summer light fell on her body from the glass on the zenith, her fair skin seemed to be transparent, and the departing figure gradually disappeared into the light, slowly blurring...

"I will always like it," Fujima suddenly shouted towards the back, like a teenager, "I will always like basketball, and in the future, when people ask me that, I will also say 'I like it the most. It's basketball'!"

But her footsteps never stopped for a moment, just like that, gradually drifting away from each other's lives.

END

The author has something to say: I wrote this article only because 10 years ago I sat in front of the TV and watched those teenagers in the painting one episode after another, and today, 10 years later, I still, will still be on the computer Looking at them intently.It's just that the current self is already their older sister...

The youth here, the time on the other side, I would like to use this, I hope that the memory will always be fresh and the youth will stay forever.

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