Scarecrow's Love
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"That child looked to be about eight years old."

"I wanted to turn my eyes towards that child, but"

"The wind seemed to be against my wishes, so I couldn't turn my head."

"The only way I could see the child was for him to come to me."

"But I guess that kid doesn't know my true feelings either."

"When my parents call me, I run right over."

"When I heard the child running"

"The wind only then turns my head in the direction the child is going..."

"When I saw the child running away, a happy smile came to my face without me realizing it."

"But if you run on a field like this, you're at a high risk of falling."

(thud!)

"As expected, the child fell in the field."

"The child turned around to see something funny, then looked at me and smiled."

"Then I ran straight to my parents."

"That smile was fleeting, but it seemed like slow motion to me."

"Even after that child left, I couldn't forget that cute smile."

"I was just sitting there like that, and when I came to my senses, the kids from the next village were playing in the field."

"So I was worried that the kids would step on the crops."

"Only then did the children realize I was there, look at me, and slowly walk towards me with playful expressions on their faces."

"At first I didn't know what was going on, but I quickly got a bad feeling."

"As expected, the kids were trying to pluck the cosmos from my hand."

"I guess I didn't want to lose Cosmos without realizing it, because I felt like if Cosmos disappeared, I would become distant from that child."

"Some foolish kids, unaware of my feelings, were already playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who would get this cosmos."

"Rock, paper, scissors!"

"At the loud sound of rock-paper-scissors, all the other children put down scissors, and only one girl threw down her fist."

"But contrary to expectations, the girl was looking around like she was secretly using her mother's cosmetics."

"Then he quietly took the cosmos out of my hand."

"Just as this cosmos was falling from me, a loud voice began to be heard from the end of the field."

"Yaaaaaa!"

"The sound must have startled the children. They all remained motionless, as if they had agreed to play tag."

"The girl was so surprised that she dropped the cosmos on the ground."

"After a while, a familiar child came running towards me, walking unsteadily."

"That kid was the one who gave me the cosmos."

"Hey, why did you take that off!"

"The child was speaking to the children with a clear, childish voice, looking them in the eye."

"As expected, the kids said it was a joke."

"And don't bother this scarecrow again!"

"The children nodded at what this child said and said sorry."

"As time passed, the other children returned to their homes."

"I thought there was no one there, but there he was."

"The child kept touching my hand, as if he was interested in the cosmos, and then ran back to the cosmos flower field."

"After a while, the child picked a flower and put it in my ear."

"Then he squatted down in front of me and told me not to worry, and then he walked back to his house."

"I'm starting to see that plodding gait as a very trustworthy gait."

"I guess this is the first step to love."