Not only haven’t you changed or showered, you look like you just woke up!” Tina opened her mouth and said, “Oh,” softly, her eyes still half-closed. “You know me better than…I know myself…don’t you?” “Hey… The bike that was broken was yours, right?” “Bike? Was I…riding something…like that?” “Never mind. You should go to the police box and ask for directions.” “I can’t…really…” “Just do it. I realized now that I can’t deal with you.” “Don’t…say that.” Rentaro wrote his phone number on a piece of paper and handed it to her. “Here, if you get lost again, you can call me, so just go to the police box. Please.” “Then, can I try calling you as a test right now?” “Why do you have to do something like that…?” “Because you might have given me a fake phone number.” Rentaro had no words. Tina turned her back on him and fiddled with her cell phone, and then Rentaro’s chest pocket started to vibrate. “I know this is sudden, but you are interested in ten-year-old girls, right?”
