Chapter 224: The Other Side of the Dream is Reality

Chapter 224: Chapter 224: The Other Side of the Dream is Reality

What kind of happiness would be eternal?

Always like this, happy, warm, captivating, and intoxicating?

Just like she didn’t know what ’like’ meant, Ichiko wasn’t entirely sure about the concept of happiness either.

She only considered this warm, relaxing feeling and the smile of the person in front of her as happiness.

If this moment could be eternal...

She suddenly tightened her grip on Haruko’s hand, holding her small hand even tighter.

"Haruko, let’s go on the Ferris wheel!"

She wanted to keep this happiness until eternity.

Seeing her look a little anxious, Haruko chuckled softly, "We still have to queue. We can’t rush it. Everyone knows about this legend and wants to reach the highest point at this beautiful moment before night falls, during the sunset. There are a lot of people."

Ichiko looked up and only then noticed that there were many people queuing in front of the Ferris wheel. It was uncertain whether the two of them could get on the Ferris wheel before the sun set.

If night fell and there was no sunset, would the legend still be effective, would it still be eternal?

Ichiko was a little anxious and pulled Haruko, squeezing into the queue.

It wasn’t endless, but the speed at which the Ferris wheel turned made Ichiko feel incredibly slow. The anxiety in her heart grew stronger with the arrival of a certain premonition.

Haruko stood obediently to the side, and when she held Ichiko’s hand, she could feel a hint of sticky sweat in the other’s palm.

She really wanted to keep this eternity, afraid that the sun would set, afraid that when she got on the Ferris wheel, there would be no sunlight, and the legend would turn into a bubble.

After all, this was just a legend, but since Ichiko had such a thought.

Haruko would wait with her.

She took out the lollipop that was in her mouth.

Facing the girl’s nervousness, Haruko offered it, "Want some?"

Her eyes held a reassuring calmness, as if she was confirming the words she had repeated countless times – No matter what happens, I will always be by your side.

The round lollipop had also become a tiny one.

The original feeling of anxiety in her heart was gradually suppressed.

"Thank you, Haruko."

Ichiko loosened her grip on her hand, and with her other hand, she brushed away the hair on the side of her cheek, lowering her head to put the lollipop in her mouth.

She then heard Haruko softly comfort her, "Don’t worry, we’ll definitely make it."

"Okay."

Ichiko’s right hand gripped the lollipop stick.

Her gaze involuntarily fell on Haruko’s cute and pretty face.

Her tongue stirred.

So sweet~

Time passed bit by bit, the faint moon gradually hung in a corner of the sky, and starlight was faintly trying to break through the clouds.

In the last moments of the sunset, the clouds were dyed a blood-red color.

Other tourists around couldn’t help but take out their phones, aiming at the dreamy scene in the sky.

They also aimed at the rising carriages of the Ferris wheel.

Then, the sun began to set.

After queuing for a long time, they finally caught the last tail, and Ichiko let out a long sigh of relief, "Great, we made it."

Haruko looked sideways, sharing a smile with her, "Then let’s hurry, our happiness is already within reach."

The Ferris wheel slowly carried their carriage into the air. Haruko stood by the window, looking down. Everything became smaller as they slowly ascended, as if the whole world was shrinking.

It was Haruko’s first time on a Ferris wheel, and this strange feeling made her exclaim in admiration, "I can clearly feel gravity constantly disappearing, everything starting to shrink. It’s so magical, so beautiful."

"Yes." Ichiko also stood by the window, but she wasn’t looking at the scenery outside, but at the cute girl beside her.

While looking down, she felt the world become smaller, and at the same time, it made her feel that happiness was by her side.

Perhaps this is what ’like’ feels like.

Staying by her side feels very enjoyable, very happy, very comfortable, and very satisfied.

The carriage ascended to a high altitude, and it was unknown when it would descend. Time passed bit by bit, and her perception was clear.

Could the time spent at a high altitude without falling be called eternal?

It was very quiet around, and Ichiko could even feel Haruko’s faint breathing.

Until the carriage ascended and the last rays of the setting sun shone on the two of them.

Ichiko slowly came back to her senses and gently called out, "Haruko."

"Hmm?"

The hand that was being held had let go at some point. Haruko turned around and looked up slightly at Ichiko.

Smiling but not speaking, she was waiting for the girl to speak first.

And Ichiko did not disappoint her.

"We’re almost at the highest point."

She really wanted to engrave the word "eternal" onto this happiness.

This time’s initiative was different from before.

It wasn’t that she hadn’t been proactive before, but after pressure pushed her to the limit, she proactively sought out the girl to achieve a process of numbness and stress relief.

It was like being tired all day and having to enter a gentle embrace to get relief.

But this time’s initiative was to keep her by her side forever.

Haruko took a small step to the side to avoid being too close to the window, a shy blush appearing on her face. She softly hummed like a mosquito.

Ichiko knew this was the signal.

The Ferris wheel continued to rise.

The brilliant clouds seemed close at hand.

Ichiko stared at Haruko without moving. In this small space, her eyes were truly filled with her.

And precisely because of this, she didn’t notice.

As the carriage ascended to the highest point, the sunlight shining on them gradually dimmed.

Time passed slowly, yet quickly.

She could clearly feel her own joyful heartbeat, a never-before-felt flutter and nervousness.

It was just a kiss.

She had done it countless times before.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she was skilled.

But for no reason, her heart still raced.

The surrounding space compressed, and they got closer and closer.

As the slight feeling of weightlessness from the upward movement of the carriage stopped, Ichiko knew that she and Haruko’s carriage had reached the highest point of the entire Ferris wheel.

She proactively reached out her hand towards Haruko.

However...

Just as her hand was about to touch the other’s cheek.

As if a shadow was rippling in front, Ichiko took a step forward and grabbed at empty air.

The hand reaching for the cheek passed through. She was like air, no matter how Ichiko struggled, she couldn’t touch her.

The girl’s eyes became incredibly panicked at that moment.

She turned around, only to find that half of her body also passed through Haruko.

"Xi... Haruko?" Ichiko stepped back in surprise, only to realize that Haruko was gradually becoming transparent, as if she was about to dissipate like starlight.

And that last ray of sunset also disappeared as the carriage began to descend.

The faint moonlight had not yet brightened, and the world seemed to plunge into its darkest moment.

Haruko helplessly took a step back, looking at Ichiko with a smile of regret, "The dream is about to end."

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