Cradle the Sky by MORI Hiroshi

Author:MORI Hiroshi [Hiroshi, MORI]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books
Published: 2021-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

Episode 4: Duralumin

Somewhere near midnight the rain slackened, halted; wind barreled about wringing out the trees. Singly, like delayed guests arriving at a dance, appearing stars pierced the sky. It was time to leave. We took nothing with us: left the quilt to rot, spoons to rust; and the tree-house, the woods we left to winter.

This excerpt is from The Grass Harp by Truman Capote

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The man was a bit shorter than I was. His gray beard looked as stiff as it had been frozen. His shirt’s top button was missing, and he was wearing a jacket without his arms through the sleeves. It was not warm in this place. Of course, there were no windows, just the yellow glow of the room lights. I guess that this room is in the basement. Does the stairway at the back lead to the ground level? From what I could see, there was nothing that looked like a room heater.

“Don’t you ask me where this place is?” He spoke. It was a low voice. Maybe it was echoing. “Or, do you want to ask me who I am?”

I kept silent because I did not want to ask either of those questions.

“Well, excuse me. Forgive me if I make you uncomfortable. I won’t tell you my name. I can’t even tell you about this place. In short, that’s the kind of place this is.”

“He’s on our side,” Sagara standing next to me explained.

What does she mean by “our side”? I thought. I ran away from my company’s military force. The police may have been pursuing us. I’m sure they are allies in the sense that they share such common circumstances.

But to be precise, it was from the hospital that I escaped. I did not dislike to fight in the sky. Actually, the opposite was true. I just could not stand the fact that I could not fight.

For example, if I were commanded to get on a fighter aircraft right now, I would be happy to return to the cockpit. I had a feeling that Sagara was misunderstanding this point.

“Anyway, I can’t say it’s very comfortable, but I think you should stay here for a while to get the treatment.” The man told me. “Hayase will be coming here shortly as well.”

Hayase was the doctor, who was driving a car on an embankment earlier. Is he going to treat me here?

Will I ever be healed? I don’t even know what’s broken, though.

“You might want to show him the hangar next to this room.” The man suggested to Sagara.

“Of course. Perhaps, it’ll help him recall something.” She smiled.

The man got back to his desk. Sagara and I went up the stairway in the back.

About two meters above the floor, there was an exit. Opening the door, we came out into a dark tunnel-like area. From there, we went straight down the tunnel for about 30 meters. The walls were plain, covering the earth with boards and blocks. The incandescent light bulbs hung from the ceiling every five meters or so were glowing.

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