[It is a beautiful sunny day kana was looking at the sky from school's window]
It's last week of school finally. Kanashimi said.
[The teacher gave students their score and called kana for her turn to take the certificate]
Why on earth your parents does named you "kanashimi"? Are they sad for having you? Teacher asked kana with surprise mixed with sadness in her face.
[Instead of praising Kana, the teacher shocked her with these words, Kana returned to her seat without looking to her scores, and thought about what the teacher meant about her question]
[The bill ringed for students to go home while kana walking she spotted her older sister walking a different road with her friend, she knew they were up to something so she wanted to join them]
Sister I want to go with you. Kana shouted to her older sister.
Oh kana! Her sister said with a surprised face.
Go home I'm walking with my friend.
You want to go to your friend's home? I want to see her home too. Said Kana.
Stop it, she's my friend not yours go home and don't tell my mother or I'll be mad at you. said kana's sister while shouting.
Ok. Kana replied with sadness.
[Kana continued her walking to her home but arrived to a nice small town garden]
It's still early to go home so I'll play there for a while. Said kana in her mind.
[While she's playing in the small garden there was a middle aged Asian man sitting and watching the birds singing, he noticed her playing with small objects, surprised a noble looking girl playing with scrap, while playing she remembered what the teacher told her]
What if my mother saw my scores? Oh my scores.
[She took out her certificate to check her scores]
Is this your certificate?
[A gentle voice came from her behind, when she turns she saw a tall Asian old man smiling at her]
Uh huh. Answered kana with a shy tone.
May I see it?
Yes.
That's amazing you're almost perfect in all materials, your really are smart.
[Kana smiled in shy cute way and lowered her face]
[She took the certificate and runs to home not realizing when she was running the paper slipped from her hand]
Mother I brought the certificate.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? WHY ARE YOU LATE? Her shouting mother replied.
I brought my certificate. Said again but with a fearful voice.
WHERE IS IT, SHOW IT TO ME!
Huh! Where is it? It was with me, oh maybe it's inside the bag.
What are you doing show me the certificate.
It was with me but I can't find it.
YOU CAN'T FIND IT OR YOU HIDE IT SO I WON'T SEE YOUR DEGREES?
No I swear I brought it with me.
[Her mother polled her to the kitchen to insert the hot red pepper powder in her mouth]
That's to teach you not to lie.
I'll call the school to ask about your score and that you forgot to take your certificate, you better be ready for a severe punishment if we can't have a copy of it.
[At night Kana was couldn't sleep, trampling inside her bed and thinking of what her mother will do to her].
END OF CHAPTER ONE …