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"Gotokuji" was a nice town. Though it was in the center of Tokyo, there were a lot of gardens of vegetables. Most of people there were old, and I loved the calm. Mom hesitates to say, but I think I should tell the trueth. There lived my ex-father, too. He was much younger than dad, and he and mom looked like friends or a brother and a sister. He was a gentle cool guy with a poker face. Different from mom who's an emotionalist (and who's too anxious about me), he treated me as an adult cat. He played with me and took care of me. However, his calmness was one of the reason of their divorce, I believe. |
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| Both mom and ex-father went to their offices everyday, so I was waiting for their
coming home alone. Mom always did her best to finish her work quickly, and flied to home to play with me. I was so young that I was never tired of playing. Mom and ex-father often talked about "What is Tabi doing during the day time?". They wanted to know how did I spend the long time. What was I doing then? Nothing. Just had a good sleep! But then I dreamed of playing with them. One day, suddenly I felt sick. I had a fever, and felt very sleepy. Mom worried about me, and took me to a hospital. She decided to take me "a really good hospital", and made a phone call to somewhere. We took a train and got to the hospital. The doctor said that I just had a cold, and injected me. It was very simple. But this was the sign of my really hard experience. |
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| It was soon after my coming back from the hospital. Suddenly, it came to me. I had no preliminary knowledge. That day, I felt heavy and had itch to do something, but I didn't know what to do. I said to mom "Help me, please!". But I was so surprised to hear my strange voice. What a coquettish voice! Oh my! My voice was very clear and beautiful! "What's the matter with you, Tabi?" Mom was surprised too and worried about me. When she stroked me, I was surprised again. I, yes, I stooped and protruded my hip to mom. What am I doing? But I couldn't help doing so. "Oh, Tabi, now you're an adult." I heard mom's broken voice. I see, I grew up. Then this strange feeling does not mean illness. Great relief. But still I had itch. Yes, my first "season" came to me. |
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Tabi NAKAMURA
