[ It's a cold and snowing February 3rd and the year just started and Mom (who's better than "real Mom") won't wake up. Why won't she wake up? Why is she screaming? She's Mom, not...not...-- ]
[ She can scream all she wants. Akira is brave! He'll stay with Mom. He can-- he can-- ow-- why is she-- ]
[ A stranger with brown hair and glasses clutches his hand. "When am I gonna be home?" The squeeze gets tighter. "I wanna see onē-san's school project..." His older sister is cool! The other person in the cab with him nods--]
...Oh! Huh? He blinks. Did he fall asleep? Hazy images are already filtering out of his mind like grains of sand.
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[ She can scream all she wants. Akira is brave! He'll stay with Mom. He can-- he can-- ow-- why is she-- ]
[ A stranger with brown hair and glasses clutches his hand. "When am I gonna be home?" The squeeze gets tighter. "I wanna see onē-san's school project..." His older sister is cool! The other person in the cab with him nods--]
...Oh! Huh? He blinks. Did he fall asleep? Hazy images are already filtering out of his mind like grains of sand.
"Hi, Dad." He murmurs. "What's for dinner?"