"Thank you for riding today. Next station is..."

Out the window was an unfamiliar sight.
It was a sight I'd never seen in the city I'd lived in before.
I could see a figure in the car next to me, but there was no one else in this car.
I suddenly felt lonely, as if I was left alone in the world.
Anxiety swirled around in my chest.

This was the first time I'd ever been alone like this.
But...it was my own choice.
To leave a place I was familiar with and embrace a new life.

With half anticipation and half anxiety, the train glided into the platform at our destination, the terminal station.
As I gazed at the dilapidated station building, I picked up my luggage and stood up.

"...Is that you, Kaya?"

I turned around hastily and saw a kind-looking elderly man.
He looked at me and smiled gently.

"Oh, it must be Kaya-chan, isn't it? I'm glad you came."

"...Grandpa?"

My grandpa...

"Yeah, that's right."

Nodding his head, he looked just like a kindly old man.
I'm glad... I could tell from his expression that he was truly happy.
I'm glad I came here...
A warm feeling wells up in my chest.

"...Here, here it is."

I'm sad, but I'm not lonely anymore—I pray to my parents in heaven.
I'll have to work harder at housework from now on, I thought to myself as I went to sleep.

--However, these peaceful days didn't last long.

[From Dl.getchu]