Month: January 2021
Night Time Rest
I hold Ai-chan in my arms and gently lay her down in her crib after whispering to her to go to sleep longer this time.…
The Day After
I had been gathering intelligence on Imai and Tanaka’s movements the past week. I had worried that Tanaka was onto us as he unexpectedly didn’t…
A telegram to Kyoto
“It’s from Tokyo – from Saitou-san – they had a girl!” Yuunosuke calls out, waving around the telegram. I take the yellow sheet of paper from my…
They’re Coming Home!
Hahaue and the baby are coming home today! I did all of my chores extra good so hahaue knows that we took care of our…
Soft Cheeks
The sun hasn’t risen yet… and Ai-chan wakes me up, making soft baby noises. She’s not hungry… yet. She fed twice since Hajime left, and…
Pre-dawn hours
The window of the carriage is wide open as I just had to have a smoke. I look Eiji over, I didn’t give him much…
It’s Time!
So there was a carriage waiting. I smile as he helps me in. “You do think of everything.” I cleaned up some before we left,…
1st Week Sept – Sat – That Tanto
I let Kenji hold the wrapped bento box with our snacks. I look at him and he looks up at me and smiles with his…
1st Week September PM – Study
I thank the messenger and go inside. I leave the letter unopened on the table for Hide to see. It’s a response from “Himura”, so…
Messengers
When Yukiko-san escorts the children to school in the morning, I ask her to see if Eiji-san would be available to return to the house with…
In the morning
The light is not grey when I wake up, but brighter. For a moment, I can’t remember where I am. I’ve woken up here before,…
Into the Night
“Eiji-san did what?” I put down my cooking chopsticks and look at my daughter. “He borrowed Chichiue’s sword.” She looks doubtful. “But we kids aren’t…
A Small Man
I’ve been walking a while, at first I walked to the direction of the Keishikan hoping that’d prey on his complacency but I suppose the…