As I shield my eyes from the sudden light, a tall shadow falls over me.
I’m speechless with disbelief. I can’t believe it.
Ichi…?
He smiles and slowly sets me down on the dirt. The moist earth yields to my hands and cushions me.
I collapse into a heap and stare up at him.
My brain still can’t register.
It’s frozen in a state of surprise. Even my limbs don’t move.
It still can’t register the fact. The reality.
That he’s here.