759 Shes only a dream (2/2)

”Why?” Chiaki inquired.

”Because there's no meaning.” Something flashed in Shingo's eyes. ”It's meaningless for you to know about someone who's no longer here.”

”In that case, all of history is meaningless. Why not have schools stop teaching history class?” Chiaki replied in a cold voice.

Of course, nobody would cancel history class. Chiaki was just being sarcastic.

”She isn't part of history, as she isn't a famous or important figure. She's simply a woman who won't affect anything in the world after she's no longer there,” Shingo stated. ”What you learn in history class at school is just like a renowned painting. History has great value for humanity and the world. But the issue about your mother is just like the scribble of a child. It's deemed worthless to the world and is destined to vanish. You've never minded it before in the past. That's perfectly fine. Simply continue not minding…”

”I really mind!!!” Chiaki suddenly shouted at the top of her lungs.

Anger, sadness, hatred, helplessness, and various other emotions could all be seen on her face. She had an incredibly complex expression.

”How could I possibly not mind! That's my mom!! But, you always refuse to tell me anything… I don't know anything about her besides some paintings that don't show her face! I want to know, but I never learn anything even if I ask you, so I can only force myself not to care. But, it doesn't mean that I actually don't care!!!” Chiaki's shouting was also mixed with her crying by this point. ”I want to know my mom's name, I want to know what type of person she was, I want to know if she's still alive or not, and where she is if she's alive, or where her grave is if she's dead, and what she left behind… Even if all these things are worthless to the world, they're the most valuable things possible to me! Because I'm her daughter!!”

Shingo widened his eyes slightly when faced with his daughter's sudden outburst. It was evident that he had received an impact from this.

Tears started pouring out from Chiaki's eyes.

”I'm sorry, Dad… You've always given me everything else that I wanted while raising me all this time. I'm truly grateful… But… this isn't normal… I want to know… what mom meant to you… I also want to know… what your daughter… means to you…”

Chiaki's tears dripped down into her teacup.

Shingo lowered his gaze and looked at her teacup. He remained silent for quite a long while.

After Chiaki calmed down, she took out her handkerchief and wiped away her tears.

At this time, she really wished that Seiji was by her side.

She would feel warm even if all she did was hold his hand.

Should she send out the signal to have him come?

As long as she took out her cell phone and called or texted him, he would rush over immediately!

She was certain that Seiji would arrive extremely quickly… if he saw her like this, would he immediately try to hit her father?

Chiaki suddenly felt like laughing out loud as she recalled her earlier conversation with Seiji when he pretended to be a no-good delinquent.

Just thinking about this gave her courage.

She decided not to rush things and refrain from summoning her delinquent boyfriend. Otherwise, it would be really hard to fix her relationship with her father if Seiji broke one of her father's bones.

Just as Chiaki was thinking about this, her famous artist father slowly looked towards her again.

”A dream…”

He still spoke in that same light tone of voice.

Yet, his tone seemed infused with more emotion than before.

Chiaki returned to her senses and looked back at her father. She saw that under his black-rimmed eyeglasses, he now had an expression that she had never seen before. His expression seemed sad, helpless, and full of melancholy…

”To me, your mother was a dream. I remember some memories involving her, but I can't recall her name or face… I feel like the memories involving her are important… but they might just be my hallucinations… because not a single person around me knows about her… Especially you, Chiaki. In my 'memories,' she was together with you, taking care of you, doting on you, and raising you… You're the person who should know her better than anyone. But, as you've just said, you know nothing about her…”

Shingo took a deep look at Chiaki.