Chihiro, don t be sad, see you again

Chapter Two.
The morning was so cloudy that the girl had to turn on all the lights in the room. But for some reason, this did not help to dispel the darkness. When Chihiro opened the curtains, she realized what was going on. It was going to rain outside. It was a shame. Chihiro was afraid that the festival would be cancelled. But it was not raining yet, and so Chihiro quickly grabbed a bite to eat and slipped out of the house. The boy Haku was already waiting for her near the gate of the house, he was wearing a raincoat and holding two umbrellas in his hand.
"How does Haku know that I did not take an umbrella?" Chihiro thought, but then her thoughts switched to something else. She saw that there were more figures on the lawn.
"How long have these figures appeared near your house?" Haku asked after exchanging greetings. "If recently, then this is clearly a sign!"
"What sign?" Chihiro asked. "Is my parents in danger?"
- No, it means that you are expected somewhere.
- Are they expecting me? That's strange. What a heavy rain, - Chihiro pulled her hood down deeper. - The second umbrella for me? If for me, then give it to me.
- I'm glad the umbrella was useful, - Haku gave the umbrella to the girl. - It's just a shame if the rain ruins the festival.

Chihiro walked next to the boy and was silent. She suddenly remembered a story she had seen or read somewhere about a boy who could stop time.
- Chihiro, why are you silent? - Haku couldn't stand it. - Are you upset about something?
- Something happened to my memory, I keep confusing what really happened with what I read or saw in the movies.
- What are you talking about? - Haku suddenly stopped dead in his tracks. - Some information popped up in your memory?
- Sometimes I hear the names of people I don't know in my head, and sometimes I remember situations that couldn't happen to me, but for some reason remained in my memory.
- Could you share with me what's bothering you right now? - Haku continued to stand in the middle of the sidewalk. - It's very important now.
- Haku, we'll be late.
- Don't worry, we'll get there in time. No matter how much time passes, we'll show up at the park when it all starts.
- Haku, that's exactly the story I'm remembering. Some person could stop time, he stopped time so that I could run away from somewhere.
- Who was that person? - It was obvious that the boy was getting excited. - Please, strain yourself, remember!
- You know something about it, - Chihiro timidly looked up at the boy. - If possible, tell me.
- I know, - there was disappointment in Haku's voice. - But you have to remember yourself. Okay, don't torture yourself, I hope your memory will return.
The park was small in size. Maybe it seemed that way because there were too many young people in the park. All the schools in the city sent their students to the competition grounds. In addition to the contestants, there were a huge number of fans near each ground, which was arranged like a small stadium. The fans were dressed in the colors of their team. Chihiro wanted to go to the ground where the senior students of her school were ready to show their program, but Haku pulled her in the other direction.
- Mister Haku, but I have to be near the ground where the players from our school are competing, otherwise my supervisor will punish me, saying that I just skipped today.
- Don't worry, Chihiro, we'll come back here the moment the festival starts.
- Okay, then where are we going now?
- You probably weren't paying attention to me yesterday, we need the Dragon School. They were the ones who took on the responsibility of showing a fragment of the story where you and I were the main characters.
- Yes, Mr. Haku, I'm sorry, you already told me about this yesterday, but I forgot.
- Chihiro, try to concentrate now when you watch the show, don't think about anything else, just watch and listen.
The park was so noisy that sometimes people standing nearby couldn't hear each other. Of course, the small space of the park was completely filled with schoolchildren who were talking, laughing, running after each other, standing in line at the cafe for food and drinks, telling each other something and admiring their peers dressed in bright costumes. Haku and Chihiro arrived on time. As soon as the girl and the boy took their place on the very top stand of the stadium, the show began on the stage that stood in the middle of the stadium.
Everything was as Haku said: schoolchildren from the Dragon School were showing a fragment of the anime "Spirited Away". If you've seen the anime, you'll remember the scene I'm talking about. Remember that scene that was almost at the end? Well, the scene where Yubaba asks Chihiro to find out her parents. Don't remember? Well, let me remind you now: on that bright sunny morning, Chihiro was faced with six pigs, and the task was not easy. Chihiro had to answer the bathhouse owner whether her parents were among those six pigs. If Chihiro gave the wrong answer, her parents would remain in the form of pigs for the rest of their lives, until they were slaughtered for ham. As for Chihiro, her prospects were not bright either. If she gave the wrong answer, she would have to work at Yubaba's bathhouse forever. This is the very passage that the school students were showing now Dragon's Eyes.