The Writer Osamu FF

Chapter 70

Crying, the woman Nsihida embraced Kaede further. A gesture that Kaede would not have expected here. The Tokoyami's own tears came out of her eyes as she realized that she no longer had to hide her feelings towards this woman.

"I...I was so angry with you. I...should have been there for you instead of...blaming you!" cried Nishida, who had made herself feel very guilty. "I...sent myself out of the mourning room...because..."

"I know..." Kaede breathed. Kazumi's mother didn't have to say any more. Kaede knew why she had done it. Kaede never blamed her for it. "I...blamed you even though...you were always by...my daughter's side. I'm...so ashamed..."

"I blamed myself. So...it's all good." Kaede spoke and now felt two hands on her cheeks. "I can never make it up to you, Kaede. I acted and spoke without knowing the truth. I...I read your book and..."

Miss Nishida broke off. Her tears continued to flow from her eyes, which were always filled with grief for her daughter. "If I had known that you had to see it with your own eyes. Then...I would never have yelled at you and hated that you weren't...there..."

Mr. Nishida reassuringly placed a hand on his wife's shoulder. He had always been the one to calm his wife down a little. Even in the mourning room when he should have spoken up. "Kaede, you could have talked to us." he spoke calmly, which made Kaede lower her head.

"I couldn't..." the young woman admitted, which the couple could easily read in their novel. Kaede had kept silent all these years, blaming herself for not having done anything. And then, at the funeral service, the Nishida had also blamed her and taken her frustration out on her.

On the one hand, not opening her mouth was remarkable. On the other hand, it was painful and wrong. "I guess we both didn't act well." Kaede spoke on the subject and behaved quite respectably here too. Kaede had certainly learned from everything. But holding on to it and continuing to talk about it wouldn't help either.

"Kazumi really did have the best friend she could have wished for." Nishida spoke and also placed a hand on Kaede's shoulder. "Courteous, attentive and thoughtful. We should have realized back then that your behavior wasn't the same as always and that you didn't say anything because of our feelings."

"Excuse me. " spoke Kaede, who had nothing else to say. She didn't need to. "No, we, especially I have to apologize to you. I should have paid more attention to you. Even after middle school." said Ms. Nishida, who had wiped away her tears.

"Seeing you here today makes me really happy. Especially because you have honored our Kazumi with your alias." the woman smiled. "Kazumi would be very proud of you." , the Nishida finished, which was decisive for Kaede to finally be able to show her true feelings towards them.

Automatically, Kaede began to cry after these last words and was taken into the arms of the woman she had almost hated. For Osamu, who wanted to give Kaede this moment alone, it was a beautiful moment so that she could finally put an end to this burden on her heart.