It was early morning, telling by the light of the sky, and every felt
still. Early autumn mornings often do. The breeze coming in from the bay
was cool, and the trees, as if on fire, burned their own leaves, and small
pieces of charred, dead leaves lay on the soft damp grass. The bay looked
extra special this morning, and he didn't know why. It was bluer... Or
something, but maybe he just felt closer to it than usual, seeing that he
hasn't seen it in a long while.
Shin stretched his long, strong arms over his head, and yawned. It felt good to be home. He walked over to the door of his room, one hand rubbing his eye, the other hand scratching his chest, shifting around the powder blue baggy pajamas he was wearing. He slid open the door, and slid it shut behind himself softly. He smiled at the familiar smell of his home; childhood memories were waking up as well. It felt really good to be home... He missed this, his missed his mother. He and his mother, and sister, have been alone, for a long time. His father, passed away when he was eight, and, because he became so depressed about the loss of his father, he tried too hard to forget about him, and because of that, he can't even remember him too well before he died. But, other things happened... And he stopped mourning. His mother and sister was his only family, except for his brother-in-law, and his niece. Well, his soon to be niece. He blushed at the thought of it as he made himself his breakfast. He was going to be an uncle. He giggled. He can hear it now.. 'uncle shin! uncle shin!' It'll be a new adventure, being an uncle.
He's had many adventures, the biggest ones starting when he was a younger teenager. He met the best friends a person could ever dream of. But things got much rougher as he got older. Not only was it tough being a trooper, the oldest one, even though it never seemed like it, but it was hard for him at home. Sayoko's, (his sister), new husband made things harder, and it threatened his life as a trooper, to come home and run the family business. But things worked out. He smiled. Things always worked out.
But then again, that is why he came back. He had just graduated collage. He earned his degree, and had taken some jobs by his apartment in Tokyo, cooking for some restaurants. But now that Sayoko wasn't feeling well, everyone suggesting that she get prepared for labor, Sayoko and his brother- in-law left, leaving his mother alone, and now he was home again, taking care of her, and the family business. But he didn't mind. He was alone too much, had women trouble, and it was temporary. And he loved his mother, more than anyone at the moment, and she was always too sick and weak to work. I will help her, he thought, pulling his favorite sweatshirt over his bare chest, standing in front of the window to the bay and the burning trees, the bright light hugging his body.
"I will help her..."
Shin stretched his long, strong arms over his head, and yawned. It felt good to be home. He walked over to the door of his room, one hand rubbing his eye, the other hand scratching his chest, shifting around the powder blue baggy pajamas he was wearing. He slid open the door, and slid it shut behind himself softly. He smiled at the familiar smell of his home; childhood memories were waking up as well. It felt really good to be home... He missed this, his missed his mother. He and his mother, and sister, have been alone, for a long time. His father, passed away when he was eight, and, because he became so depressed about the loss of his father, he tried too hard to forget about him, and because of that, he can't even remember him too well before he died. But, other things happened... And he stopped mourning. His mother and sister was his only family, except for his brother-in-law, and his niece. Well, his soon to be niece. He blushed at the thought of it as he made himself his breakfast. He was going to be an uncle. He giggled. He can hear it now.. 'uncle shin! uncle shin!' It'll be a new adventure, being an uncle.
He's had many adventures, the biggest ones starting when he was a younger teenager. He met the best friends a person could ever dream of. But things got much rougher as he got older. Not only was it tough being a trooper, the oldest one, even though it never seemed like it, but it was hard for him at home. Sayoko's, (his sister), new husband made things harder, and it threatened his life as a trooper, to come home and run the family business. But things worked out. He smiled. Things always worked out.
But then again, that is why he came back. He had just graduated collage. He earned his degree, and had taken some jobs by his apartment in Tokyo, cooking for some restaurants. But now that Sayoko wasn't feeling well, everyone suggesting that she get prepared for labor, Sayoko and his brother- in-law left, leaving his mother alone, and now he was home again, taking care of her, and the family business. But he didn't mind. He was alone too much, had women trouble, and it was temporary. And he loved his mother, more than anyone at the moment, and she was always too sick and weak to work. I will help her, he thought, pulling his favorite sweatshirt over his bare chest, standing in front of the window to the bay and the burning trees, the bright light hugging his body.
"I will help her..."