Submission (#5760) Approved

The day was so hot that it seemed as if not any fans, not a cold shower or even not a trip to the sea would have saved the situation. Hanako really loves summer and the heat that comes with it, but everything should be in moderation! In addition, because of the heat, all her friends had abandoned the planned meeting, and this definitely did not add the joy to an already sticky and beginning to bother day. Hanako rarely mopes and prefers to look for advantages everywhere, but now for some reason she does not leave the feeling that nothing will be able to cheer her up. She just tries to sit closer to the fan, just to cool down a little more, and even closes her eyes from fleeting pleasure, when suddenly... The blessed and only saving breeze suddenly stops blowing! Hanako, in a panic and anger, jumps up from the floor to check the equipment, and makes sure that the malfunction is not in the fan... It's just that the heat in the house has completely lost electricity! The girl is furious — what could make this day even worse than the fact, to check the technique, and make sure that the failure is not in the fan... It's just that the heat in the house has completely lost electricity! She is furious — what could make this day even worse than the fact that now she can't even hide from the annoying heat at home? And yet, reluctantly, she had to admit that now there was no point in hiding in the walls of the house, since it was already heating up in the sun, and all cooling sources had finally dried up. Then she makes a bold decision to make her way into the city through the heat and bright sunlight. The decision is, of course, risky... Who knows, maybe she'll get a sunstroke on the way? No, get rid of such bad thoughts. Hanako resolutely gathers, assuring herself that this is not an ordinary ice cream trip, but a heroic feat performed by her in the name of saving her own life. With such a bold attitude, she leaves the house, although she begins to regret it in the first five minutes. The ice cream man is so far from her house, and now every minute counts! Overcoming herself, she tries to cheer herself up during a walk to the ice cream shop by deciding in advance which flavor she will choose. Fortunately, she knew the assortment almost by heart. She really enjoyed pampering herself with ice cream. Perhaps today we could stop at mint... Or something more tropical better? Or even a classic, like vanilla ice cream? Ah, these thoughts made her head ache even more, which is already inflamed with heat! By the time Hanako finally arrives at the store, her appearance seems to the ice cream man rather exhausted, and he gently notices this, wondering if everything is all right. This visibly brings Hanako to her senses and makes her feel clearly pleased that someone asked, and a dialogue ensues between them. Hanako shares that the technique in the house is completely out of order, and she barely has enough strength for a simple existence, and she finds simple and much-needed support in the interlocutor, and also receives help in choosing ice cream. Together with the seller, the choice was made on ice cream with sakura petals, cherries and juice, and Hanako, of course, takes the largest size. After saying goodbye to the ice cream man, Hanako slowly moves towards a nearby park. Ice cream noticeably makes the situation with the heat better, the mind seems to become clearer, and everything is not at all as bad and sad as it seemed an hour before. Although, perhaps, a pleasant conversation on such a lonely and unpleasantly stuffy day had such an effect? Hanako is happy that she was able to overcome this stuffiness and her sudden melancholy, she realized that she would cope with everything — both the heat and the breakdown of technique, and now it probably wouldn't hurt for her to just take a good rest, enjoying ice cream, before it began to melt — she needs to eat it as soon as possible, and this is another heroic goal to achieve on this difficult day!