「あっ、信号が点滅しだした・・・」
「あーあ、また遅刻か・・」と呟いた時、傍らで「くすっ」と笑う声が聞こえた。気づくと、横断歩道で、なんと二人のばあちゃんにはさまれていた。
一人のばあちゃんは目が不自由らしく、白い杖を握っている。もう一人のばあちゃんは耳が不自由なのか、左の耳に大きな補聴器が見えている。
俺は高校三年生。そろそろ受験という時期に、毎日遅刻をしては先生の小言で耳にたこ状態だ。
今日も教室の後ろからそーっと入るのか・・・とその場面を想像して信号が青になるのを待っていた。
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"Oh, the traffic light is blinking! Am I late for school
again?” I was muttering to myself, and heard the sound of chuckling.
I noticed that I was sandwiched between two old women.
One of them seemed to be blind and carried a white stick, while the
other seemed to be hard of hearing because I could see a big hearing aid
in her left ear.
I’m in my third year of high school. It’s almost time for the
university entrance exams and I have had enough of my teacher’s preaching
to me about my tardiness. Should I sneak into my classroom by the
back door again today? I was thinking about what would happen
while waiting for the traffic light turn green.
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