Цитаты из книги Agujero

and the smell of incense had practically filled the neighborhood.

“This moon’s too good to pass up,” my brother-in-law said, “I’m staying here for now.”
“If that’s what you want.

Obon was just around the corner.

I did my best to stay right behind him, but I had no idea how to keep the right distance.

It was almost as if there were some rule against walking outside when the sun was up. Maybe there really was — how would I know? Maybe no one actually lives here. Just me, my brother-in-law, Grandpa, and the cicadas.

”This store is a godsend! The store and the river — those are our main battlegrounds. Which probably means I’m not a real hikikomori. I like to come outside and play.”

But you — you just froze. <…> They feed off that stuff.

I got the feeling he was waiting for me to thank him, so I obliged.

I did what I could to help.

Sometimes in the morning, he’s so cold I almost wonder if he’s dead.

Sure, no one dragged me here against my will. <…>I knew what I was getting into.

Images flashed in my mind, one after another.

Hey, what if you took some home and made tea?

Where was all the water going?

Grandpa wore the same outfit as always:

I woke up to the loud cries of the cicadas.

She must’ve been going around the neighborhood, handing out myoga. I guess she really did have tons of the stuff.

She was looking at me like I was an alien.

I was pretty sure I was more spaced out than she was.

I wanted to answer, but I realized my voice wasn’t coming, so I tilted my head to the side and tried to smile.