Chapter 2: (Self Edited) Family Business
To indulge indolence was my strong point since a long time ago. One year had passed while I remained still like a fool.
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At that time, I was practicing to stand and to walk. I thought that it should be easy to stand and to walk, but it was unreliable since my legs lose its energy since I was a person who was bedridden for about half a year. In addition, the weight of the head was too much, and that made it very difficult to balance. Somehow, I had become a creature that couldn’t walk even though I wanted to walk.
Apparently, this family had a habit of celebrating birthdays. I wasn’t so sure since I didn’t count the number of days, but they were having celebration like a birthday celebration when a new season started.
However, I couldn’t eat the feast. Since the dishes were the same as usual, I didn’t really get the feeling that a party was held. Even so, it was obvious that I was the protagonist. I guessed it was probably my birthday.
As I analyzed while observing the everyday life, I found that that this family had a stoic life. They seemed not going out as a family for the most time. There were a few visitors though.
This was somewhat an unusual household. My father went out early in the morning and came back at night, but once in a while, he didn’t come back for days.
My mother was always at home. Since I was a baby who still couldn’t stand up, I would be in trouble if she went somewhere.
As for Mother, she talked to me with a language that I didn’t understand. However, I was still making progress on the language learning. I had gotten a feeling to call them Papa and Mama, so I quickly learned. They were surprised when I used chopsticks which I had learned before, but since the learning would be delayed even if they were reluctant to teach, I was OK with that.