5th of April in the Year of the Rabbit 2011

While running errands for the geishas, I saw all the little girls my age, going to class and learning all the arts. I would earn the opportunity to go after 6 months of being in the okiya. The geishas here decided to help me dance, for one day, they saw me. I had been very careful in the courtyard to not let anyone see me dance. I was working on the arm movements, when I heard something. I figured it was them, now. I left and returned to my task of sweeping. The geishas told me last night that I was a natural and that I needed a little help. I accepted their help; it would pay off in the long run.

`Along the way to the market, I heard maikos telling me to stop. I turned around and bowed low to them, for they were superior to me. They asked me what okiya I came form. Seeing the list of errands in my hand, they said it would be okay for me to continue my errands; they would call another time. I wondered who they were.

When I returned to the okiya, I asked Kimiko-san about the maikos after explaining the situation. She told me to not mind them; they were looking for the otoko geisha.