JUR-468 My grandfather’s soft, lingering kiss that seems to reach deep into my very core. Kyoka Shiori

Makoto’s grandfather had collapsed. We immediately went to his family home and ended up caring for him as he remained bedridden. Then, one day, the grandfather, who had not even been able to speak, suddenly made a sound. Thinking he might be asking for something, I leaned in close to his mouth… and that was when his tongue came toward my lips. I thought, He must be thirsty. I tried my best to give him some water, but the grandfather kept reaching for my mouth with the water in it, and for my trembling body as well, almost like a snapping turtle.