Stella After the Rain/Story/Chapter 7

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Chapter 7: Let's Continue Slowly
ゆっくり進もう (? (edit))

Character appearances:

Translator(s):

_akaori (Twitter)

Source(s):

Wattpad (_akaori)

Doorbell rings

Door opens

Tsukasa

I thought who would you be, it turns out to be Ichika and friends! That means ... you're here to visit Saki, right!?

誰かと思ったら一歌達か！
ということは……ズバリ咲希の見舞いだろう！？

Ichika

Ah, y-yes ...

あ、は、はい……

Tsukasa

I see, I see! I'm going to watch a show live broadcast in my room so you guys can go upstairs.

そうかそうか！　それなら、オレは自分の部屋でショーの構想を
練ってるから、上でゆっくりしていってくれ

Tsukasa

See, there's a spectacular show that I come to imagine in mind! As expected from me!

いやー、大盛況間違いなしの素晴らしいショーが
思い浮かんでしまってな！　さすがオレ！

Tsukasa

You should watch the show with Saki too!

ショーができたあかつきには、是非咲希と一緒に見に来てくれ！

Ichika

Haha ... sure.

はは……はい……

Shiho

He doesn't change at all.

相変わらずって感じ

Honami

Shiho-chan, you shouldn't say that.

志歩ちゃん、それはシーだよ

Tsukasa

Also, thanks for taking Saki home yesterday.

それから、昨日は咲希を送り届けてくれて助かった

Tsukasa

I'm really thankful for you always being there for her. Thanks.

いつも咲希の支えになってくれていること、
本当に感謝している。ありがとう

Honami

Fufu. Tsukasa-san is truly Saki-chan's brother.

ふふ。やっぱり司さんは、咲希ちゃんのお兄さんだね

Tsukasa

Saki is in her room. She's just woken up so I believe she'd be happy to talk with you.

咲希は自分の部屋にいるはずだ。
さっきまでは起きていたから、話せると思うぞ

Knocking

Ichika

Saki, we're here to visit you.

咲希、お見舞いに来たよ

Ichika

... Saki? I wonder if she's asleep. We're going in.

……咲希？　寝てるのかな。
入るよ

Door opens

Saki's Room

Ichika

Huh? She's not here?

あれ？　いない？

Shiho

Maybe she went to the toilet?

トイレに行ってるとか？

Ichika

You may be right. Let's wait for her.

そうかもね。待ってよっか

Honami

I'm going to wash my hands so I'll look for her.

私、お手洗いに行きたかったから、
ついでに見て来るね

Door closes

Shiho

... Come to think of it, the stars on this ceiling haven't changed yet. Cool.

……それにしても相変わらず
この天井の星、すごいね

Ichika

Fufu, they're phosphorescent so they can glow in the dark.

ふふ。蓄光だから、暗くすると光るんだよね

Ichika

How nostalgic. We decorated them together ... Tsukasa-san also lent a help.

懐かしいな。みんなでつけて……司さんも手伝ってくれたよね

Shiho

When's she was little, Saki used to complain that she wanted to put them by herself.

咲希が小さいくせに、自分で星つけたいってゴネるから
大変だったけどね

Door opens

Honami

Guys, it doesn't seem like Saki-chan is in the washroom.

一歌ちゃん、志歩ちゃん。
咲希ちゃん、お手洗いにはいないみたい

Ichika

Eh?

え？

Honami

Hearing what her brother said, I don't think she's on the first floor either ...

さっきの司さんの感じだと、
１階にも降りてないみたいだし……

Shiho

What does that mean ...? You think she went somewhere by herself?

どういうこと……？
ひとりでどこかに出かけたりしたの？

Shiho

Don't tell me ... to the observatory?

まさか……天文台に？

Honami

But with this weather, you can't see the stars there.

でもこんな天気じゃ、天文台に行っても星も見られないのに……

Ichika

Stars ...?

星……

Ichika

I get it, maybe she went to ...!

そっか、もしかしたら……！

Ichika

Shiho, Honami, let's go!

志歩、穂波。
行こう！

Classroom Sekai

Saki

During my hospital life, lots of bad things happened but fun things also happened.

入院生活は大変なことがいっぱいあったけど、
楽しいこともいっぱいあったんです

Saki

My doctor was very nice to the granny who lived in the same room, they often taught us to make handballs ...

病院の先生も同じ病室のおばあちゃん達も優しくて、
よくお手玉とか教えてもらったりして……

Saki

But, when bad things happened, it became so lonely. When that happens, I look at the stars.

でも、たまにすっごく寂しくなる時があったんです。
……そういう時は、よく星を見てまし

Luka

Are you remembering the starry sky you saw with your friends?

みんなと見た星空を思い出せるから？

Saki

Yeah.

はい

Miku

Luka isn't here .... I wonder where she is.

ルカ、いないな……。
どこにいっちゃったんだろう

Miku

... Ah, there she is. Luka and ... Saki?

……あ。あんなところに。　
ルカと……咲希？

Miku

(Saki doesn't seem so well. Maybe Luka is talking with her right now?)

（咲希、なんだか元気がなさそう。
だから、ルカが咲希の話を聞いてあげてるのかな）

Miku

(... If that's the case, I'll leave it to Luka Senpai.)

（……そういうことなら、ルカ先輩に任せたほうがいいかな）

Saki

To be able to watch them with my friends again, I braced myself to face annoying examinations.

絶対またみんなで星を見るんだーって思ったら、
嫌な検査もがんばれたんです

Saki

But ... it's still scary ...

でも……
それでもやっぱり、急に怖くなっちゃう時があって……

Saki

... How should I say it?

……なんて言えばいいんだろう

Saki

I feel like it's disappearing.

どんどん——消えていっちゃう気がして

Luka

Disappearing? What do you mean?

消えていく？
何が消えていくの？

Saki

... My time with everyone.

……みんなとの時間が

Luka

Time ...?

時間……

Saki

If I were healthy, I was supposed to take the same lessons with them, for example.

本当なら今頃一緒に授業を受けてるはずなのに、とか

Saki

Or to talk until morning during a school trip.

修学旅行で、夜中一緒におしゃべりしてるはずなのに、とか

Saki

The time I wanted to spend with my friends got wasted without me being able to do anything.

本当はみんなと過ごせるはずだった時間が、
何もできずに、どんどん過ぎて行って——

Saki

I feel like they're disappearing.

消えていっちゃう気がしたんです

Saki

If it happens again, then the time I want to treasure will end up disappearing as well.

そうしたら、これまで過ごした時間も、
一緒に消えていっちゃうように思えて……

Saki

I'm so scared ...

それが……すごく怖くて……

Luka

...

…………

Saki

That's why I'm trying hard so that it won't disappear.

だから……今度は消えないようにしないとって思ったんです

Saki

I want to spend all the time I have with my friends so that it won't fade.

みんなとの時間を、ちゃんと、
なくならないように形にしなくちゃって

Saki

But thanks to me for being selfish, I made them worried.

でも、そのせいで無茶して、
みんなを心配させちゃって……

Saki

I'm so ... so stupid ...

アタシ本当に……バカだなぁ……

Luka

I believe you were just being impatient.

——きっとそれは、焦ってしまっただけよ

Saki

Eh?

え？

Luka

When we lose something, we wish so that we can get it back. That's a normal thing.

失ったものを、手に入れたいと強く願う。
それは当たり前のことよ

Luka

You must've thought of that, thus you became impatient.

咲希はただ、そう思うあまり、
焦ってしまっただけ

Luka

Next time, you can try enjoying it slowly.

だから、次はゆっくり進んで行けば大丈夫じゃないかしら

Saki

Can I ...?

……そうなのかな

Luka

I believe you can.

私はそんな気がしたわ

Luka

And I believe your friends think the same. Right, Ichika, Honami, Shiho?

みんなもそう思ってるんじゃないかしら。
ね？　一歌、穂波、志歩

Saki

Eh?

えっ？

Saki

Eh!? Guys, why are you ...!

え！？　みんな、なんで……！

Shiho

When we went to visit, you weren't in your room. Ichika said you might be here.

お見舞いに行ったら、部屋に咲希がいなかったから。
一歌がこっちにいるんじゃないかって

Shiho

You should be sleeping right now. Saki, you idiot.

ちゃんと寝てなきゃダメでしょ。
ばか咲希

Saki

S-sorry ...!

ご、ごめ……！

Shiho

I'm sorry.

ごめん

Saki

Eh ...?

え……？

Shiho

Without understanding your feelings, I said horrible things to you. I'm really sorry.

咲希の気持ちも知らないで、
酷いこと言って、本当にごめん

Shiho

Back then ... because I forced you, you had to take a break for a week.

前……私が無理させたせいで、
咲希が１週間も寝込んだ

Shiho

This time, Luka-san said that you were acting weird but I wasn't being careful ... and couldn't do anything.

今回だって、ルカさんに咲希の様子がおかしいって
教えてもらったのに、また気が付けなくて……何もできなかった

Shiho

We're friends yet I wasn't noticing what's important, I'm disappointed with myself. I even said something awful to you.

友達なのにいっつも肝心なところで気づけないって思ったら、
自分に腹が立って……咲希に、酷いこと言って……

Shiho

I'm really sorry ...

本当に、ごめん……

Saki

Shiho-chan isn't at fault! This is all my ...

しほちゃんは全然悪くないよ！
アタシが全部……

Honami

No, no. You're not at fault either. I wasn't noticing either. Once I thought about it, it's actually a very simple thing.

ううん。咲希ちゃんのせいじゃないよ。
わたしも、全然気づけなかった。
ちょっと考えれば、わかることだったのに

Honami

Forgive me, Saki-chan ...

ごめんね、咲希ちゃん……

Saki

Hona-chan ...

ほなちゃん……

Ichika

... Saki,

……咲希

Ichika

let's build it slowly from now, the time we want to spend together.

これからゆっくり作っていこうよ。みんなとの時間

Ichika

Just like Luka said, you don't have to be impatient.

ルカの言う通り。
焦らなくて大丈夫だよ

Ichika

Because from now on, we'll always be together.

だってこれから私達は——ずっと一緒にいるんだから

Saki

Icchan ...

いっちゃん……

Saki

Yeah ... yeah ...!

うん……。
うん……！

Saki

Thank you, guys ...

ありがとう、みんな……

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