主人公は息子の結婚を機に、優しいお姑さんになることを決心する。しかし、お嫁さんのヒトミさんは拒絶的で距離を置こうとする様子。主人公はコミュニケーションを図ろうとするが逆効果で、息子とヒトミさんの間に立たされてしまう。主人公は母娘のような関係を築きたかったが、ヒトミさんの態度に失望し、ついには暴力を受ける。次回への続きが気になる展開。
Continuing from last time. I currently live with my husband and son’s family, making it a household of four. The bride that my son Tetsuya brought, Hitomi, is a very calm and gentle woman. I thought that I would get along well living with her. I wanted to talk a lot and teach her various things. So, I tried to actively communicate with her. But the more I tried, the further I felt from Hitomi, and in the end, I ended up being scolded by my son. Does Hitomi really dislike me that much…? I just wanted to get along as residents of the same house…
I didn’t get along with my own mother-in-law. However, since my husband was the second son, we didn’t live together, and my mother-in-law passed away shortly after, so we didn’t have much interaction for a long time. But when my son Tetsuya got married, I was determined to be a kind mother-in-law no matter what.
I wanted to be friends with Hitomi. So, whenever there seemed to be a chance to work together or the timing was right, I would try to talk to her about something, but Hitomi always declined, citing “work.” To make matters worse, she would tattle on everything she didn’t like about me to Tetsuya. As a result, I always end up being scolded by Tetsuya. It’s a vicious cycle. My husband also seems to side with our son’s family, so he’s not reliable.
Tetsuya always takes Hitomi’s side without listening to my side, so gradually a distance grew between me and Hitomi. However, I didn’t give up trying to communicate with Hitomi. On this day too, as I went to ask Hitomi for a favor, she wasn’t in the room where she was supposed to be working. Her computer was left on. I never thought that something I did with good intentions would turn into such a big mess…
I had always wanted to become good friends with Hitomi. I thought that by cooking together and having various conversations, “someday, we could become like a real mother and daughter…”. However, whenever I said something, Hitomi would immediately tattle to Tetsuya if she didn’t like it. And Tetsuya, without confirming the truth of the matter, would blindly trust Hitomi’s words and blame me unilaterally. With days like that continuing, I wasn’t happy either. Still, I kept trying to bridge the gap with Hitomi. Even though I apologized for accidentally turning off the computer, Hitomi pushed me away and uttered hurtful words. I never thought she was like this…! I couldn’t contain my anger.
Continued in Episode 8.
Original concept: Mama Star Community Script: Tae Watanabe Artwork: Yoshida Editor: Misa Ishii