“I’m getting married!”

Satoru’s eyes widened in confusion and disbelief as he looked at the young woman sitting in front of him and his wife. Married? What is she talking about? In his eyes, she was still a child. His wife's soft gasp and the loving smile that followed broke through his thoughts. “Oh, sweetheart… I’m so happy for you.”

“Dad?” The young woman’s voice held a gentle insistence, pulling him back to the present. She was in her mid-20s, but to Satoru, she would forever be his little girl.

“Dad, say something,” she urged, her eyes shining with a blend of excitement and expectation.