Thursday, November 17, 2005

short story part 1 "family love"

At late night, one heavy snow day, one guy has visited my house. He seems to be exhausted, dirty and shabby. And, he says that this village is not familiar and there is nowhere to stay and out side is too cold to sleep, please let me stay in here for only today. At first I have tried to refuse this man, but it is too pity to push him out to such a cold weather, I reluctantly admited him. I didn't have a room for him so that I let him to stay on couch in living room. And I gave him a hot tea to warm. Then, he started to talk about his story the way he came. He says that he came from another small village to take care of his dying mother. And, her home is suppose to be around here. But, because of this snow, he lost his way. So that I ask him what is her name, perhaps I know. He told me her name. Surprisinglly, she was my neighbor lived behind my home. Then, he surprised and pleased and suddenly goes to outside. But I stopped him to go there and I told him that she passed away before yesterday. And I said I wish you could came here a bit earlier to see her last. He shocked about this. But He was not seems to be so sad, but instead, he asks me to bury his corpse with her. Tomorrow morning, I woke up and went outside, and I found a body which lay down just in front of my house. He could not make it. Actually, he could make it. The thing what I saw yesterday was just a illusion or reality or family love. Whichever, I think he is happy now in heaven.

1 Comments:

Blogger Peter Podcast said...

Yu, a beautiful little story.
I look forward to more.
Have you read "The wind up bird chronicles?
A very cool Nippon author.

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