Chapter 21: CH 21

Chapter 21: With Haruka

Aizawa-san and I arrived at the hospital, I went to the examination room on the first floor, and Aizawa-san left for the second floor where she went to her grandmother’s hospital room.

“I have an appointment for an examination, so I’ll stay here. Tell your grandmother to take care of herself.” (Hiroto)

“Oh… yes, I’ll tell her…” (Haruka)

Aizawa-san’s voice became quieter, and she looked like she wanted to say something, but time was running out, so I headed for the examination room.

“Um…Yoshizumi-sa-”

I couldn’t hear Aizawa-san’s voice as I was thinking about the results of the club meeting and about Yoichiro, who would be in touch with me tonight.

“Toru-san, how’s my leg? Is it okay?”

“I know you haven’t walked long distances in a while, but did you feel any pain on the way to school?” (Toru)

I had been in the hospital since I injured my leg and hadn’t moved much, so it had been a long time since I had traveled long distances.

“No. It didn’t seem to hurt after today’s trip, I think I’ll be able to walk home without the cast.”

“Alright, you can take the cast off and go home.” (Toru)

“All right! Now I can finally move around freely!”

“Hiroto, it’s not fully healed yet, it’s just a cast. You still have to occasionally go to the hospital and do rehabilitation. The cast also reduced the strength of the muscles in that area, so you won’t be allowed to participate in club activities for a while.” (Toru)

“I understand that I’m not allowed to participate in club activities, but can’t I assist in the practice while doing rehabilitation?”

“I’ll ask the rehabilitation doctor about that. After I get the cast off, I’ll introduce you to the physiotherapist and we’ll go together. Professional athletes also come here, so you can rest assured.”

“Toru-san is quite famous as an orthopedic doctor, aren’t you?”

“Haha. I’ll start then.” (Toru)

I’m not sure why Toru-san was too embarrassed to answer. He’s quite famous around here and was always my mothers’ go-to doctor.

After removing the cast, I walked to the rehab room with Toru-san to check on my leg.

“Hiroto-kun. Do you have spare time? It’s going to take a while to get the details.”

“The only thing I’ve got planned for the rest of the day is some club activities in the evening.”

“Then let’s look carefully.”

Toru and I went into the rehab room and looked at the rehabilitation methods I could do at home and my scheduled future visits to the rehabilitation center.

I was about to leave the rehab room when I heard a Toru-san saying, “Hiroto, I’m going home soon, do you want a ride?”

“Sorry, Toru-san, but I’m going to take the train home. I’ll do some rehabilitation when I’m there.”

“Okay. Just make sure you don’t push yourself too hard.” (Toru)

After parting ways with Toru, I paid the bill and walked towards the exit of the hospital.

I’m so happy to be able to move my feet freely… I’ll have to report back to Yoichiro at night. Even after shopping, I won’t be getting home that late. As I approached the automatic exit door, I saw Aizawa-san standing there with a large bag.

I wonder what she’s doing here? I should at least say something to her.

“Aizawa-san, what are you doing in a place like this?”

“Oh! You’re here. I was waiting for you!” (Haruka)

“Me? What’s up?”

“I wanted to thank you for what happened earlier…”

“Are you talking about the blonde guy from before?”

“Yes… you helped me out a lot.”

“I didn’t do much, though. Let’s just call it as thanks for the cake you gave me.”

I didn’t really do anything deserving of a reward, so it would be mean to make her do something. I hope she understands.

“The cake is different, okay?”

She’s surprisingly persistent…I don’t know what I’m going to do.. Come to think of it, I came to the hospital right after school, and I didn’t eat anything, so I’ll have to get something later.

“Did you eat lunch? It’s well past noon.” (Hiroto)

“I haven’t eaten yet, how did you know?” (Haruka)

“Oh, I didn’t. I didn’t have time to eat, so I thought Aizawa-san, who was also at the ceremony, might not have eaten either. If you haven’t eaten yet, why not thank me with a meal?”

“Yes. I was just about to suggest that. Shall we go then?”

I told her that I had to go to the mall to buy something, and we decided to meet up after to have dinner.

“Aizawa-san, give me that bag.”

I pointed to the large bag that Ms. Aizawa was carrying.

“No…it’s okay. It’s just my grandma’s clothes, so it’s light.”

“It’ll be good for rehabilitation, so please lend it to me.”

“It can’t be helped… thank you, Yoshizumi-san…”

Of course, there is no such rehabilitation. It was a lie.