Transcript · Japanese → English
Spring Break and Cherry Blossom Promises
Until the cherry blossoms bloom. On my last spring break of high school, I woke up, opened social media in bed, and found my timeline filled with April Fools' jokes.
It's not bad to have fun with harmless lies.
Wondering if there was anything, Rio got up, opened the curtains, and looked at the cherry tree in the garden that didn't look like it would bloom this year either.
When Rio was about to start elementary school, her grandfather, who lived far away, had sent her cherry blossom seeds along with a letter.
Ever since she got a cell phone, Rio had been reporting on the cherry tree every month to the email address written in the letter.
And they had made a promise that once the flowers bloomed, he would come to see her.
Today, she searched for "cherry blossoms," found a nice photo online, and sent it just like that.
A reply came during the morning, saying, "Since the cherry blossoms have bloomed," and they were going to meet as promised.
The next day, the intercom rang, and when she opened the front door, Rio's mother was standing there.
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Original transcript (Japanese)
桜が咲くまで 高校最後の春休み 朝起きてベッドで sns を開くと エイプリルフールネタでタイムラインは埋め尽くされていた 人を傷つけない嘘で盛り上がるのは悪くない 何かないかなぁ そう思いながらリオは起き上がり カーテンを開けて今年も咲きそうにない庭の桜の木に目をやる リオが小学生になるタイミングで 遠方に住むおじいちゃんから桜の種が手紙とともに送られてきたのだった リオは携帯を持った頃から毎月 手紙に書いてあったメールアドレスに向けて桜の様子を報告していた
そして いつか花が咲いたら会いに来てくれる約束になっていた 今日は桜と検索し 良さそうな写真をネットから拾ってきて それをそのまま送信してみた 午前中のうちに返信が来て 桜が咲いたなら と 約束通り会えることになった あくる日 インターホンが鳴り玄関を開けると そこにいたのはリオのお母さんだった
