Meaning: A sad day In Japanese
Elena's POV
Cheyenne bounced out of her room. She seemed very happy this morning, I wondered why. But, it probably didn't include me, so I didn't bother to ask her. Instead, I decided to wait till she wanted to tell me.
"Oh, so BTS is having a concert in Tokyo. Wonder if Nana is going this time." I pondered, eating my cereal and reading through the 'K-pop fan page site', can't believe they actually have the right information.
I heard the back door open and as Nana enter the room. I stared at her and noticed the emotionless and sad expression she was wearing. I felt a little scared to ask but was very curious.
"Nana, you look sad, what happened?" I asked.
"You don't want to know, Elena...," Nana whispered.
I felt very scared. Something told me that what she said was right. I didn't feel like pressing more, but I wanted to justify it. What should I do? Everything in my mind went into a lane where it didn't know what to say.
"...what happened, Nana?" I asked once more, with a concerned tone.
Nana didn't say anything. She handed me an envelope, which I didn't realize she was even holding. I slowly took it out of her hands. I read it. It said it was from my home, back in America.
I opened the envelope and took out the letter inside of it. When I saw what it said, my heart stopped. My mind went blank. I couldn't breath, couldn't speak, couldn't hear anything. A deafening and loud ringing hurt my ears. I could feel tears flowing out of my eyes. The tears, they came down like a waterfall. I couldn't blink to stop the tears. I couldn't do anything.
"Mom.....she's gone...?" I muttered, barely able to choke the words out.
April 5th, 2022, Sunday 2:34 p.m.
It was cold. That was all I remembered. I didn't cry at the funeral though, no one did, just utter silence. The darkness and loneliness were all I felt. I wonder how life will continue from now on, how will Dad deal with this? I don't remember hearing him cry either.
I had returned back to America just for this. But...I was going to go back to Japan, just to make sure that I still am happy...even if I'm not.
I sure hesitated to leave though.
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FanfictionFor Elena's graduation gift from high school, her sister has raised enough money to go to Japan. Now was the time. Elena has spent 5 years learning kanji, how to talk Japanese, and read Japanese. She is also able to invite anyone she wants, so she b...
