The world is full of unknowns. We have to find answers among questions that have none.

In the world before everything was covered in snow, I was a middle school student. I was excited for the upcoming sports day. But when I woke up, they said the whole world was buried in snow. Of course, I couldn't believe it. It was July, the hottest time of the year. Yet my body was shivering, and the view outside the window was pure white. I wanted to believe I was in a dream.

People fell into chaos. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say half the population was gone. I lost my family when they went out to find food, and I was planning to throw myself into the snow. But that's when I met you. You, trembling all over, grabbing my wrist.

We turned 17 this year. Hectic days followed one after another. I couldn't tell if being alive was a miracle or a tragedy. It's a world where it wouldn't be strange to die at any moment. What I want to see most is the giant sun rising over the horizon. I want to feel the scorching red sunlight with my whole body.

...Though right now, I'm feeling it through you.