ユミは30歳の女性で、夫のサトシと3歳の娘と一緒に生活している。最近、友人の千恵が病気で亡くなり、旦那の健治は再婚することになった。健治の母親は再婚を賛成しているが、千恵の家族や友人は賛同していない。ユミは健治が母親に嘘をついていると感じ、信頼を失っている。続きは次回。
Continuation from last time. I am Yumi, 30 years old. I live with my 3-year-old daughter, and my husband, Satoshi, who is around 30 years old. About 3 months ago, my cousin’s wife, Kenji (30 years old) and Chie (30 years old), passed away, leaving behind their 3-year-old and 1-year-old children. Chie and I are coworkers at the company and best friends. I was saddened by Chie’s death, but I was shocked to hear that Kenji had already remarried. What’s more, the person he is planning to marry is Chie’s friend, Kaori. My mother is in favor of this marriage, so I cannot stay silent.
My mother confidently said that, but I also found it distasteful that Kenji seemed to be making excuses to her. Didn’t Kenji own up to his mistakes before making excuses to my mother? I believe so too.
Chie said, “I am worried about the children, but it seems like my mother-in-law will be coming…”
I talked with Chie in the hospital room about how her mother-in-law was taking care of the children and helping around the house. However, during the memorial service after Chie’s funeral, when I stood up to speak to Kenji’s mother (Aunt Mitsuko),
I thought Kenji’s mother was supposed to be in the hospital too? I decided not to ask any further.
My mother’s argument is that “It is better for Kenji to remarry than to raise his son alone,” but will all of Chie’s family and relatives agree with this? I think it will hurt even more. There is a discrepancy between what I heard from the living Chie and what I heard from Aunt Mitsuko, and the more I hear about Kenji from my mother, the more distrust I feel towards him.
Regarding my mother, she may be kind, but I can’t help but think that she lacks basic manners and consideration as a human being.
To be continued in [Episode 3].
Credit: Mama Star Community, Script: Rolling Dell, Illustration: Mayuka!, Editing: Mika Yokouchi