Izumi Hasegawa -

Reluctantly, Riku took the stringless kite. He held it up, and a gentle breeze caught its tail. He started to run, not with the frantic goal of launching it, but with the simple joy of feeling it tug against his fingers. He let go.

“Let’s make a new rule for today,” she said softly. “Today, we are not trying to make the kite stay up. We are only trying to see what it can do.” izumi hasegawa

Riku picked up the kite. For the first time, he noticed how the sunlight made the red paint shimmer. He noticed the way the bamboo frame flexed, strong and springy. He had been so afraid of it failing, he had never actually seen it live . Reluctantly, Riku took the stringless kite

“Oba-chan! You’ll lose it!” he cried. He let go