Chapter 62: From Now On (3)
It was during the winter of my third year of middle school.
I think it was around Christmas when my parents divorced. I remember that it was snowy when it happened.
The reason for the divorce was that they had some kind of conflict with each other. It wasn’t an affair or anything, though I haven’t asked them the details.
My parents didn’t get along badly, on the contrary, they got along really well. My dad was a busy man, he left early in the morning and came back late at night. He always treated mom well whenever he came back though, and he always took care of me whenever he had the time to.
That was why even though I had no friends, I never felt lonely. Both my parents were there for me.
My parents always seemed happy and our house was filled with joy.
However, things changed when dad received a promotion and he got even busier than he already was.
There were times when he was so busy that he couldn’t return home. He was young and he got his promotion early, which was why he had to show his sincerity by working even harder than before, that I understood.
‘I’m going to work hard so the both of you can take it easy.’ I remember his words as he patted my head.