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She was 33 years old and still unmarried, but she fell in love with a 54-
year- old man. The other person was balding,
divorced, and didn't have a steady job; normally,
they just did temporary work in the elementary school cafeteria.
But that kind of carefree life without
greed was exactly what“ living happily” meant to Aya,
and now that she was past thirty,
Aya herself did not have any great ambition.
In this way, a divorced man in his fifties and a woman in her thirties who did not
chase ideals quite naturally began living together.
Her boyfriend Itou was scatterbrained and did things at his own pace,
and while he grew vegetables in the yard,
their life together was simple and free.
However, those peaceful days did not last long.
One day, her brother contacted her
out of the blue and asked her to let their father live at Aya’s place for a while.
At her brother’s house, the children were about to take entrance exams,
and his wife could not handle everything.
Aya understood that taking care of their father was a family duty, but she refused.
I didn't get along with my father,
and I didn't want him interfering with my life living with my girlfriend.
However, when I got home,
my father had already barged in without permission.
My father worked as an elementary school
teacher his entire life and made it a habit to maintain his authority even at home.
Therefore, when he learned that a man roughly the same age as him was his
daughter's boyfriend,
and that he didn't even have a steady job, he openly looked at him with contempt.
My father put money down in front of Aya, saying,“ It’s for living expenses,”
and even nitpicked the meals,
so there was never any room for her to refuse in the first place Oh, Dad,
I'll carry it. No, no, no, but you know, it's not that heavy like this. The stubborn
74- year- old father had intruded into Aya and Ito's life together.
The arrival of their father would soon bring about changes no one could
have predicted. Because their house was already small, Aya and the others
gave up the master bedroom to their father and moved into a small room.
For their first dinner,
Ito made soba at her father's request,
but because there were not enough chairs,
she ate standing in the kitchen However, his father complained,"
This soba doesn't taste very good." But Ito didn't mind. The next morning,
my father complained that breakfast was too greasy and casually asked Aya,"
Why are you dating such an older man? What are you going to do now?"
Aya also knew her father did not approve,
and she answered coldly.“ He is just my boyfriend. He just happens to be older.
I do not plan to have children.” Her father looked surprised,
but Aya left for work without saying anything. When she got home,
her father was gone.
But a cardboard box he had treasured caught her eye.
What could be inside that box that she never lets anyone touch?
Just as Aya was about to open it, Ito stopped her." That's rude.
Everyone has secrets they don't want anyone to touch."
Afterward, Ito showed Aya the new cushion chair she had bought.
It was a chair that had been prepared as her father's personal seat.
But my father just said,“ You have bad taste.” Even though he said that,
at our proper sit- down dinner,
he complained,“ There’s no spicy sauce for the pork cutlet.”
When Itou offered to go buy it, her father stopped her,
saying,“ Dinner is something the whole family eats together.”
Living each day with such a father, Aya felt something was off.
Her father should not know anyone in this town,
yet he went out early every day and did not return until evening.
And then there was that mysterious box. Was he hiding something?
Aya put on a disguise and tailed her father.
In the morning, he stared intently at the diner’s menu,
gazed at the flowers by the roadside,
and at the supermarket he stared for a long time at the spoons on the shelf.
He wandered the streets with no real purpose,
ate his lunch in the park at noon,
and in the afternoon he quietly read books in the library In the evening,
after leaving the library,
he sat down on a bench in the park.
Around the time it grew dark, lights came on in the houses,
and through the windows he could hear families’ laughter and the clatter of
dishes That was when Aya realized it.
What her father had been hiding was not a secret,
he had simply been seeking the warmth of spending time with
someone Aya consulted with Itou.“ Tomorrow,
I’m going to take my father out.” Morning would be a movie,
lunch at a slightly upscale soba place, then bowling in the afternoon,
and a hot spring to finish. She planned a perfect day.
But Itou said,“ If you pack in that much, your dad will get tired.”
Even so, Aya would not back down. As a result, because of his age,
her father’s body did not move the way he wanted,
and he even lost at bowling to children.
Her proud father felt hurt and could not enjoy the rest of the day.
The soba at the fancy restaurant was small in quantity,
the movie’s story was difficult to follow,
and he did not even have the energy to go into the hot spring. Aya felt depressed
and disappointed that her feelings had not gotten through to him.
As they were about to go home,
Itou made a suggestion.“ Let’s stop by the home improvement store on the way.”
Aya’s father, who had been down all day,
suddenly brightened up when he reached the tools section.
Seeing him like that, Aya felt her chest grow warm.
It felt like she was seeing her father’s smile for the first time in a long while.
She genuinely thought,
from the bottom of her heart, that she was glad Itou was there.
The very next day, when her father’s relationship with Itou had finally started to
soften little by little,
a call came from the police.“ Your father is here with us right now.”
Startled, Aya rushed over in a hurry.
There, she would learn her father’s astonishing secret.
That secret would go on to greatly change Aya’s life. Curious what happens next?
Please be sure to follow.
I will update the second part of the story very soon.
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Original transcript (Japanese)
彼女は三十三歳になっても、まだ結婚していなかったしかし、恋に落ちたのは五十四歳の男性 だった 相手は頭が薄く、離婚歴があり、さらに定職にも就いていなかった普段は小学校の食堂で臨時 の仕事をしているだけだ だが、そんな欲のない気ままな生活こそ、あやにとっての「楽しく生きる」ことだった三十を 過ぎたあや自身も、特に大きな向上心はなかった こうして、五十を過ぎた離婚男性と、理想を追わない三十代の女性は、ごく自然に一緒に暮ら し始めた 彼氏のいとうは性格が散漫でマイペース、庭で野菜を育てたりしながら、二人の生活はシンプ ルで自由だった
しかし、その平穏な日々は長く続かなかったある日、兄から突然連絡があり、父親をしばらく あやの家に住まわせてほしいと言われた 兄の家では子どもたちが受験を控えており、妻も手が回らないという父の世話は家族の義務だ と分かってはいたが、あやは断った 父とは性格が合わないこと、そして恋人と一緒に住む生活に干渉されたくなかったのだしかし 家に帰ると、父はすでに勝手に上がり込んでいた 父は一生小学校の教師を務め、家庭でも威厳を保つことを習慣としていたまして、自分と年の 変わらない男性が、娘の恋人で、しかも定職もないと知れば、露骨に軽蔑の目を向けた 父は「生活費だ」とお金をあやの前に置き、食事の内容にまで細かく口を出したあやに断る余 地は最初からなかった
あ、お父さん、持ちます。いやいやいやでも、あなたね、そんなに重くないんだなこうして、 七十四歳の頑固な父は、あやといとうの二人暮らしに割り込んできた 父の登場は、やがて誰も予想しなかった変化をもたらすことになるもともと狭い家だったため 、あやたちは主寝室を父に譲り、自分たちは小さな部屋に移った 最初の夕食、いとうは父の希望でそばを作った椅子が足りなかったため、いとうは台所で立っ て食べた 最初の夕食、いとうは父の希望でそばを作った椅子が足りなかったため、いとうは台所で立っ て食べた 翌朝、父は「朝食が油っこい」と文句を言い、何気なくあやに尋ねた「どうしてそんな年上の 男と付き合っているんだ。これからどうするつもりだ」
父が認めていないことはあやも分かっていたあやは冷たく答えた。「ただの恋人よ。たまたま 年上なだけ。子どもを作るつもりもないわ」 いつも触らせないその箱、中には何が入っているのだろうあやが開けようとした瞬間、いとう が止めた。「そんなことは失礼だよ。誰にでも触れられたくない秘密がある」 その後、いとうはあやに新しく買ったクッション椅子を見せた。これは父の専用席として用意 したものだった だが父は「趣味が悪い」と一言。口ではそう言ったものの、しっかりと座った夕食の際、父は 「豚カツに辛いソースがない」と文句を言い、 いとうが買いに行こうとすると、「夕食は家族そろって食べるものだ」と止められた父と暮ら す日々の中で、あやは違和感を覚えていた
父はこの町に知り合いもいないはずなのに、毎日早く出かけ、夕方まで戻らないそしてあの謎 の箱、何か隠しているのではないか あやは変装して父を尾行した父は朝、食堂のメニューをじっと見つめ、道端の花を眺め、スー パーで棚のスプーンを長く見つめていた 目的もなく、ただ街を歩き回っていた昼は公園で弁当を食べ、午後は図書館で静かに本を読ん だ 夕方、図書館を出た父は、公園のベンチに腰を下ろした暗くなるころ、家々に明かりが灯り、 窓越しに家族の笑い声や食器の音が聞こえた あやはそこで気づいた。父が隠していたのは秘密ではなかった。ただ、誰かと一緒に過ごす温 かさを求めていただけだったのだ
あやはそこで気づいた。父が隠していたのは秘密ではなかった。ただ、誰かと一緒に過ごす温 かさを求めていただけだったのだ あやはいとうに相談した。「明日は父を外に連れ出そう」午前は映画、昼は少し高級なそば屋 、午後はボウリング、最後は温泉。完璧な一日を計画した だがいとうは言った。「そんなに詰め込んだら、お父さん疲れるよ」それでもあやは譲らなか った 高級店のそばは量が少なく、映画は内容が難しく、温泉に入る気力もなかったあやは落ち込み 、自分の気持ちが届かないことに失望した 帰ろうとした時、いとうが提案した。「順路にホームセンターに寄ろう」一日中沈んでいた父 は、工具コーナーで目を輝かせた
帰ろうとした時、いとうが提案した。「順路にホームセンターに寄ろう」一日中沈んでいた父 は、工具コーナーで目を輝かせた その姿を見て、あやは胸が熱くなった。久しぶりに父の笑顔を見た気がしたいとうがいてくれ てよかったと心から思った ようやく父といとうの関係が少しずつ和らいできた翌日、警察から電話が入った。「お父さん が今、こちらにいます」 驚いたあやは急いで駆けつけたそして、そこで父の驚くべき秘密を知ることになるその秘密は 、あやの人生を大きく変えることになるのだった この後どうなるか気になりますか?ぜひフォローしてください。後編のストーリーもすぐに更 新します
