Thank you for your help! ^_^
And that’s why I rushed into living with them.
I gave myself permission to be lazy until May. I was in paradise. I still went to my part-time job, but after that I would clean house, watch TV, bake cakes: I lived like a housewife.
Little by little, light and air came into my heart. I was thrilled.
What with Yuichi’s school and job, and Eriko’s working at night, the three of us were almost never home at the same time. At first I would get tired. I wasn’t used to sleeping in the living room, and I was constantly coming and going between the Tanabes’ and the old apartment to get things in order, but I soon got used to it.
I loved the Tanabes’ sofa as much as I loved their kitchen. I came to crave sleeping on it. Listening to the quiet breathing of the plants, sensing the night view through the curtains, I slept like a baby. There wasn’t anything more I wanted. I was happy.
I’ve always been like that – if I’m not pushed to the brink I won’t move. This time it was the same. For having been granted such a warm bed after finding myself in the direst straits, I thanked the gods – whether they existed or not – with all my heart.
