Chapter 375 - Birthday - Eggs (1/2)
I was in deep slumber and I started hearing voices once more. However, I started to see blurry images but I could make out who they were just from their voices. These two people were very dear in my heart and I am literally nothing without them.
A scene played from a part of my head that was buried deep yet I treasure so much.
”Sora… I'm so-”
”Could you please stop translating his name?! We already agreed that we'll call him Sky!”
”What?! It's the same thing if you think about it!”
”You pretty much know Sora is awfully sounding similar to a word that means something you're really growing tired of!”
”That's in your native language, not mine!”
”Oh sorry, Mr. Trilingual, I just don't want our kid explaining his name to people over and over when he grows up! He's studying in this country when he grows up and not in Japan! It would sound 'cool' there, but not here! Sky would do him better!”
”Ha~ sure, sure. Sky, son, I'm really sorry for today, okay? Our business has been pretty hard lately and I don't have enough money to buy you a cake on your birthday. I'll promise that one day when I saved enough, even if it's not your birthday, I'll buy you not one, but two cakes! Is that okay with you?”
”Sure! Shinpai nai~”
”Oh dear… Mom's really sorry too, okay? All I managed to prepare for you is this fried… fried… *sobs* I'm-”
”Dear… it's not your fault… it's all mine, okay? Please stop crying, I'll try harder so we wouldn't be living like this.”
”What~? I really like fried eggs over rice though~ I hate having cakes because they need to sing to me first before I get to eat it...”
”...”
”...”
*chuckle*
*chuckle*
”Hmm? Why are you crying while laughing mom? Oh! You need to eat too! Try this yellow-thingy with the rice! It's delicious~!”
”It's nothing you little boy~ it's called a yolk, by the way. Of course, it's delicious! Your mom cooked it!”
”Hey! Don't take all of the credit! That rice came from our shop! I picked them myself!”
”Yeah, yeah. Of course, you did.”
”Mom!”
”Hmm?”
”I'm gonna learn how to cook from you so I could also make something this good when it's your birthday!”
”Hmm! If it's you, I'm sure you could cook better things than me! I'm sure of it!”
”B-But… why are you crying Mom? Did I say something bad?”
”N-No son, sometimes, tears can also mean that someone's really happy! Like Mom and Dad! See?”
”Oh~ Okay!”
”Hey! How about your Dad?! Aren't you gonna say something really nice like you did with your Mom?! I thought I was your favorite! Ow!”
”And who told you that?! Hmm?!”
”We were buying ice cream and he said it!”
”Did you really say it Sky?”
”Well, dad said it's the password so I could get two scoops!”
”Teaching your kid bribery?!”
”Ow! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!”
”Hmmm~ Dad!”
”Yes! What is it? Anything to say to me?”
”I'm gonna read all of the books you bought me so you won't have to go home always sweaty and tired!”
”Aww, you know dad worked really~ hard to buy you those so you'll be really smart! I'll buy you a whole lot more!”
”Yes! Because you always stink when you get home dad! I'll make sure I'll read all of it!”
”Nani?”
”HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”
I didn't notice that time was the hardest for my parents. I was oblivious to the fact that they were starving themselves just to feed me because of our bills piling up. I was able to have a viand in my meals but they were just eating rice with salt and a little bit of cooking oil back then. I only learned of it fully from my aunt but I always had a small inkling of the truth. I just pieced the puzzle one by one when I started to remember bits of what was happening before.
That was a very tough time but they pulled through. Our monetary problems before disappeared not because of dumb luck but because of hard work and dedication. Accomplishing that bore fruit to more things where one was having enough money to visit my dad's relatives in Japan and meeting Old Man Kaiseki in the process. We would laugh at that scene every time we would talk about it though we made it a tradition to always cook eggs and rice for my birthday.
I was seeing the rest of my dream clearly but I was woken up by someone shaking me awake.
I saw Kaley's worried face. Tears were about to fall from her eyes and she was on top of me.
”Hey, are you okay? You're crying in your sleep again...” Kaley was wiping the tears off of my eyes.
”Oh… I just dreamed of something bittersweet. Hmm, you know… tears could also mean that someone's really happy, right?” I faintly smiled but the look she was giving me warranted that there was more to what I was saying to her.
I decided to tell her what I've dreamt of but it all ended up me trying to make her stop crying.