All's Well That Ends Well 「 終わりよければ全てよし 」(English Cell Phone Novel)

Beauty in the Broken

Chapter 117

Beauty in the Broken

We left Aya at my house with my parents

and our neighbor who also had a young son,

around the same age as Aya.

My parents told us to get a change of scenery and some fresh air.

So I made Shin wait,

and went off to peer in my bedroom mirror.

I was shocked at how tired I looked,

dark eyebags and pale cheeks.

People would often compliment on my white skin,

but this was not a healthy white.

Even my hair seemed dry and was losing their brown.

Leaving it hanging over my shoulders,

emphasized how dry it looked.

I was usually worrying about my weight,

but I thought I looked too thin for once.

Was I getting old? Unhealthy?

Perhaps past few weeks had taken more of a toil on me that I thought.

I sighed and tucked my hair in a ponytail,

putting on extra make up

and picked out a bright yellow summer dress

hoping it would hide my fatigue.

No matter what, I had to be stronger.

Not just for Shin and Aya but for myself as well.

Perhaps fresh air would help.

Chapter 118

Beauty in the Broken

When I was done,

Shin told me I was beautiful,

right in front of my parents,

embarrassing me but surprising me as always.

I felt a little better however,

the image of myself in the mirror,

disappeared when I was with Shin.

We headed off, my hand in his,

armed with an umbrella to share,

a straw hat and my purse with water for both of us.

Water was important.

Chapter 119

Beauty in the Broken

The "enoden" was an old, rickety green train with a long history,

famous for slowly rambling years after years

along the coastline near Kamakura and Enoshima.

It was one of my favorite places.

The ocean breeze, the beach, surfers and squawking of seagulls.

Here, the coastline was open and sprawling;

you could see from one end to the other,

And it tasted like freedom.

The long bridge to Enoshima was a path I hadn't taken in a long time.

The last time was the first year of high school,