Isikhathi sonyaka sisekwindla... Ukusa nakusihlwa kuya kubanda, futhi izinyathelo zasebusika zizwakala eduze.Ngolunye usuku, uYuko wayekhathazekile ngendodana yakhe, uFumihiko, eyayisagqoke izingubo ezilula. “Ngithemba ukuthi ngeke ngingenwe umkhuhlane...” Nokho, ukukhathazeka kukaYuuko kwashaya uphawu.U-Yuuko ubona uFumihiko, ozizwa egodola futhi ongakwazi ukuyeka ukukhwehlela, futhi uyaqaphela, “Impela yizimpawu zakuqala zomkhuhlane...”.UFumihiko wabe esephulula isifuba sikaYuuko kancane.Futhi ukunyakaza kukaFumihiko ehlikihla isifuba sakhe kuba nobudlova.

Iminyaka embalwa ngaphandle komyeni wami.UKyoko wayehlala yedwa emaphandleni, kodwa indodana yakhe nomkakhe babekhathazekile futhi babuza ukuthi bangathanda yini ukuhlala ndawonye.UKyoko uthuthela eTokyo futhi uhlala nendodana yakhe nomkakhe.UKyoko wakwazi ukuphila ngenjabulo nsuku zonke ngoba bobabili indodana yakhe nomalokazana babemnakekela kahle.Ukuphila kokukipita kwaba ngcono, futhi lapho ngibona indodana yami nomkayo, uKyoko naye wakhumbula umyeni wakhe futhi waba nesizungu.UKyoko washaya indlwabu ukuze avale igebe, ehlanganisa izinsuku ayezithanda nomyeni wakhe.Ngithe ngishaya indlwabu ngicabanga ngomyeni wami namhlanje, ngibhejwe indodana yami, ngahlaselwa indodana yami yangibhoboza.Ngemva kwalokho, uKyoko waqala ukuxhumana nendodana yakhe nsuku zonke.Ekuqaleni, uKyoko wayemanqikanqika, kodwa uKyoko wanikezwa injabulo yokuba ngowesifazane, futhi kancane kancane waba ngowesifazane wendodana yakhe.Ngolunye usuku, uKyoko waqaphela ukuthi wayengakhathali ukuya esikhathini.Ngenxa yokuhlolwa kuthiwa kwase kuphelile.UKyoko utshela indodana yakhe ukuthi isikhathi sayo sesiphelile futhi akaseyena umuntu wesifazane, eyitshela ukuthi ibuqede ubuhlobo.Khona-ke, amehlo endodana yami acwebezela, futhi yancika kuKyoko, ithi yayingakwazi ukuququda ngaphakathi eKyoko ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngakho.Yebo, u-Kyoko wayedlala nendodana yakhe, kodwa akazange avumele ukudutshulwa kwe-cum yangasese.UKyoko wavula umzimba wakhe ngomuzwa oyinkimbinkimbi.Indodana yadedela umama osekunesikhathi eside ethandwa.UKyoko wayesefinyelele umvuthwandaba ngesenzo sakhe nendodana yakhe, kodwa iqiniso lokuthi ukukhishwa kwakhe ngalesi sikhathi lamfinyelela umvuthwandaba, ukwaneliseka, nenjabulo, futhi waphinde wabhajwa obishini lokulala nesihlobo, ayecabanga ukuthi lwaluphindwe kabili. kade bengu...

Sekuphele iminyaka engu-10 ngahlukana nomyeni wami futhi ngaqala ukuhlala nendodana yami, uSusumu.USusumu, owakhuliswa yedwa, usekhulile, futhi impilo yakhe, eyayimatasa nomsebenzi nokunakekela izingane, isiqala ukuzinza.Ngolunye usuku, u-Yoshie uthola izicubu ezigoqiwe ekamelweni likaSusumu futhi uthi, "Ngakho-ke uSusumu usefinyelele kuleyo minyaka..." Isithunzi sendoda sinyonyobela u-Yoshie njengoba ezumeka.Lapho u-Yoshie evuka ezwa ukuba khona komzimba wakhe kuphuphuthelwa, okumdonsayo amehlo...

Imvula isifikile futhi kulo nyaka...Ebuka izintaba zelondolo, uYuuko walinda ngokuphelelwa yisineke ukuze kuphele inkathi yemvula.Futhi izindaba zokuphela kwenkathi yemvula sezifikile ekugcineni... ngokushesha ngicela indodana yami, u-Yuta, ukuba iphendule umshini wokuwasha, kodwa ngalesi sikhathi kuphela umshini wokuwasha uphukile...Engakwazi ukubekezelela ukunengeka kokugqoka izingubo ezifanayo izinsuku ezintathu zilandelana, uYuuko ukhumula ingubo yakhe yangaphansi.Impilo enqunu kamama onesibindi nendodana yakhe ejatshuliswa wumzimba ocwebezelayo kanina iqala kusukela namuhla.

Idrama yokulala nengane yengane enesihloko esikhulu ekugcineni ingena esahlukweni sesithathu sochungechunge.Indaba yokulala nendodana kamalume nomama onqamula ukuya esikhathini ekamelweni lezingane ifinyelela kuvuthondaba.Umama wahlukanisa nomyeni wakhe futhi wahlala nendodana yakhe efulethini lasemaphandleni.Umama akakayiyekile inkanuko yendodana yakhe.Into eyodwa edale ukuthi indodana yakhe ivalele umama wayo futhi ikhiphe isidoda esithweni sangasese ...

“Yeka! Wenzani!” Enganaki amazwi ka-Eiko okumelana ngokuphelelwa yithemba, uTatsuya wakhumula izingubo zakhe nezangaphansi futhi wafaka iqhude lakhe kuye.Okwenza uTatsuya abone u-Eiko eziduduza ngokushaya indlwabu, azibonela ngawakhe ngesikhathi efika ukuzodlala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule.Umama womngane wami, u-Eiko, engangimazisa kusukela ebuntwaneni, ukhungathekile.Khona-ke ngingakududuza!Ukushaya indlwabu kuka-Eiko okuvusa inkanuko nokuthakatha kwamhlanyisa uTatsuya osemncane.

UShiro ungumfana kamama ophelele futhi waqhubeka waya ekolishi endaweni lapho ayekwazi khona ukuhamba esuka ekhaya.Ngaphezu kwalokho, isithakazelo socansi sibuye sibiliswe umama uRie kuphela.URie, osevuthiwe, ufuna ngempela ukuba nobuhlobo bobulili noShiro kunomyeni wakhe ongenabulili.Namuhla, u-Rie no-Shiro bahamba ohambweni lwasentwasahlobo olushisayo ndawonye.U-Rie wayekhathazeke kancane ngokuthi angase agcine eshade noShiro kulolu hambo...

UKiyotaka, indodana kaYuko okuwukuphela kwayo, okwakufanele abe umshini wokuphendula imibuzo efulethini likanokusho lapho udadewabo ahlala khona isikhashana ngesikhathi udadewabo esohambweni.U-Yuuko uyamamatheka lapho ebona uKiyotaka, ongakwazi ukuyifihla injabulo yakhe ngokukwazi ukuhlala esithabathabeni somuzi, nakuba emangazwa udadewabo ongenandaba nezimo zikaYuko. "Mama asigeze!"Futhi bobabili bazochitha isikhathi sokugeza ngaphandle kokuthi "umama nengane bangene emanzini".

Nakuba isifiso sikaYuka sobulili sikhula kancane kancane njengoba ekhula, uchitha izinsuku zakhe ngaphandle kobulili nomyeni wakhe.Ngolunye usuku, kwatholakala ukuthi umyeni wakhe uyajola futhi ubuhlobo balaba bashadikazi buye baphola kanye nje.Bengilindele ukutshela indodana yami ukuthi isehlukaniso sami nomyeni wami sesinqunyiwe.Indodana iza kuYuka ngemva kokuzwa indaba yesehlukaniso. "Cha..." Nokho, ukumelana kukaYuka kwaba yize.Indodana eshutheka isitho sayo sangasese esicasukile ngokungenasihawu... I-Yuka igwinywe isivunguvungu sobumnandi...

Lapho uMako eneminyaka engu-18, wakhulelwa ingane nesoka lakhe langaleso sikhathi.Nokho akabange esakwazi ukuxhumana nesoka lakhe wanyamalala.UMako wanquma ukuba ngumama ongayedwana futhi wazala uKyota.U-Kyota unesithakazelo kwezobuciko, futhi ngemva kokuphothula esikoleni, waba ngumfundi wezobuciko zobumba futhi ungumfundi ohlala ngaphakathi.Ngaleso sikhathi, uKyota, owayeneminyaka engu-XNUMX ubudala, watshelwa inkosi yakhe ukuthi abuyisele umusa kunina.