Chapter 3

Is 27 years a long time or a short time?

I, who have been frail since childhood, have now closed the curtain on 27 years of life.

Without ever making close friends,

Without ever having a lover,

Without ever getting married,

I have simply lived slowly toward death.

Although I haven't been blessed in many ways, I have been blessed with family.

My parents are doctors, and they run a fairly well-known hospital.

If I had been healthy, I think I would have aimed to become a doctor too.

My room for 27 years has been a hospital room in the hospital my parents run.

A room made just for me,

The walls were white, as is typical in a hospital,

But the interior decor changed to match my age.

Perhaps it wasn't so different from a regular room?

The only difference, I suppose, was that I couldn't leave that hospital room.

I used to wonder why I was born,

Why I had to go through such a fate,

But when I realized how deeply my parents, who are doctors, were hurt by the fact that they couldn't cure me,

I decided to accept my illness.

There were many places I wanted to go,

Many things I wanted to see,

Many things I wanted to do.

I read many books and studied a lot.

My parents never gave up on finding a cure,

So I never gave up either.

The only thing I could do was to try my best,

And I think I lived my 27 years with all my might.

So, Dad, Mom, Kyouka, I was happy.

So please don't cry...

Because I was happy.

Thank you for reading.