My family consists of three people: me (Kimika), my husband, and our high school-aged daughter, Saya. My parents-in-law’s house is about 30 minutes away by car, and my mother-in-law currently lives there alone. However, since I got married, a lot has happened, and I don’t want to go to my parents-in-law’s house unless I have a very special reason. I don’t really know what my mother-in-law is thinking, and I’ve always had trouble figuring out how to interact with her. It was about 20 years ago, when I first visited my parents-in-law’s house after I got married to my husband.
Nearly 20 years have passed since we got married, and my strong-willed mother-in-law is starting to show signs of aging. I’ve always had a hard time with her, but she’s an important parent to my husband. When my husband asked me to go, I had no choice but to refuse. That’s why I agreed to accompany my mother-in-law in place of my husband, who is busy with work. I hope that the examination at the hospital goes smoothly without any problems.
Script writer:Madoka Monoe Comic artist:Neko Nakayama Editor:Tereko Ii