Chapter 21 4 The end of summer and the beginning of autumn

When the car arrived at the destination, the street was already covered by a light blue dusk.A cool wind that announced the end of summer slid through the buildings, blowing the skirts of the girls who were coming home from get off work.The creaking sound of their high-heeled sandals knocked on the pavement tiles. I went up to the top floor of the high-rise hotel, walked into the spacious bar, and ordered a Heineken beer.Beer waited ten minutes to be delivered.In between, I rest on the arm of the chair with my eyes closed.Can't think of anything.As soon as I close my eyes, it's as if hundreds of dwarves are sweeping the floor in my head with brooms.They kept on sweeping.No one even thought of using a dustpan.

When the beer arrived, I drank it in just two gulps.And eat up all the peanuts in the small dish that came with it.The sound of the broom is no longer heard.I went into a public phone booth next to the cash register and tried to call my girlfriend who had beautiful ears.She is neither at her home nor at my home.Probably where to eat.She will never eat at home. Then I tried to dial the number of my divorced wife's new apartment phone. It rang twice, and I changed my mind and put the phone down.Come to think of it, I don't have anything special to say, and I don't want to be thought of as a one-sided person.

Other than that, there's no one else to beat.In a city surrounded by ten million people, there are only two people who can make a phone call.Unfortunately, one of them is a divorced wife.I gave up, put the ten-yen coin back in my pocket, and walked out of the phone booth.And ordered two bottles of Heineken to the waiter who was passing by. And so the day passed.I feel that there is nothing more meaningless in this life than this day.The last day of summer should be more interesting.However, this day passed by being dragged around and pushed around.Outside the window, the gloom of cold early autumn is spreading.The small yellow street lamps on the ground are connected in series all the way to the distance.Viewed from above, it does look as though it is waiting to be crushed.

Here comes the beer.After I finished the first bottle, I put the two plates of peanuts on the palm of my hand and ate them in order.At the next table, four middle-aged women who returned from swimming lessons were talking and drinking brightly colored tropical cocktails.The waiter remained in an upright position, only turning his neck and yawning.Another waiter was explaining the menu to a middle-aged American couple.I ate all the peanuts and drank my third bottle of beer.After the third bottle of beer, there was nothing else to do. I took out the envelope from the back pocket of my Levi`s jeans, tore open the seal, and counted the entire 10,000-yen bill one by one.The new banknotes, surrounded by paper tape, looked more like playing cards than banknotes.Only halfway through the count, my hands began to tingle.At ninety-six, an older waiter came to take the empty bottle and asked if he wanted another bottle.I nodded silently as I counted the bills.He seemed completely indifferent to the fact that I was counting the bills.

After one hundred and fifty sheets were counted, they were put back in the envelope, and when they were stuffed back into the back pocket of their trousers, the new beer arrived.I ate another plate of peanuts.After eating, try to think how can you eat like this?There is only one answer.hungry.Remembering that I haven't eaten anything since I ate a slice of fruitcake in the morning. I asked the waiter to bring me the menu.No omelets, but sandwiches.So I ordered the cheese cucumber sandwich.Asked what the side dishes are, there are French fries and pickles.I canceled the fries and asked for double the pickles.By the way, try asking him if he has any nail clippers?Of course there are nail clippers.The hotel bar really has everything.I once borrowed French and dictionaries from the hotel bar.

Slowly drinking beer, slowly looking at the night scene, slowly cutting the nails on the ashtray, watching the night scene again, and then sharpening the nails with a knife.In this way, the night gradually deepened.I have gradually reached the level of an expert on how to pass the time in the city. A loudspeaker buried in the ceiling is calling my name.That didn't sound like my name at first.A few seconds after the broadcast, my name gradually began to attach the inherent character of my name, and finally became purely my name in my mind. After I raised my hand, the waiter brought the portable wireless phone to my table.

The reservation has changed slightly.Sounds I've heard before.Mr.'s physical condition suddenly deteriorated.There is no time left.So your time limit should also be moved forward. How many? a month.Can't wait any longer.If you can't find a sheep for a month, you're done.You have nowhere to go back. For a month, I tried to think about it in my head.However, the concept of time in my mind has become irreparably messed up.A month or two doesn't seem to make a difference.Originally, there was no benchmark for how long it usually took to find a sheep, so there was no way.

You really will find this place.I try to say. We probably know about everything.the man said. Except where are the sheep.I said. correct.the man said.Anyway, let's go.You're such a waste of time.Better to think more about your situation.Because it was you who pushed you to this point. Exactly what he said.I paid the bill with the first 10,000-yen bill in the envelope, and took the elevator down to the first floor.There are still those normal people walking on the ground with normal feet, but seeing such a scene, they can't feel relaxed.