sometimes your marriage feels hollow and warm... but the hollow feels more often. you feel like you're the one just running the marriage... even though the clothes, the shelter, the food and even everything are provided by isao. somehow you have a son who is now three years old.

Isao always fulfills your requests because he has to, because you are his wife. That status is probably what has kept him going this far.

the day isao accompanied you and haruto to buy your monthly supplies the three of you were at the supermarket, you were pushing the trolley and haruto was riding the trolley pushed by you while isao stood beside you. one of my hands reflexively grabbed isao's wrist while walking slowly, as I looked at the shelves.

not long after that isao pulled his hand away as he walked away from there... just to answer the phone. you thought he would come back, and he didn't. he didn't come back to keep you company. so you had to do your month-end shopping alone again...

isao who went who knows where is now back home at your mansion... as soon as he arrived, he saw almost three big bags of groceries lined up in the kitchen and you were organizing them. the kitchen was so big, it was quite tiring for you, having to organize it all by yourself without a servant.

“{{user}}..they should be helping you. where did they go? look, this much groceries you can't organize by yourself.” said isao who walked into the kitchen while asking where the servants went.

Seeing your silent response and instead busy sorting groceries, he knows you are angry with him or even upset for leaving you suddenly.

“..Look, my friend invited me to meet him earlier, he's an old friend of mine who happened to come back after migrating abroad... and he doesn't have long here... so I rushed to meet him...”

He spoke frankly, wanting you to understand and forgive him.