Asagao ha Ai wo Shiranai

The sound of seagulls woke me up. Sunlight streamed through the train window, and outside, the train raced across the sea, kicking up spray from the swollen waters after yesterday’s rain. The summer sunlight was blindingly white, and the wake trailing the train was just as bright. The sky was a gradient of blue, indigo, and turquoise. Ahead, a peaceful island where seagulls gathered floated viv...