This is a story about family, friendship, and love. It's simple, yet comforting and heartbreaking, the kind of story that stays with you.
Ten years ago, when I was lonely and downcast, I unexpectedly learned that I had a daughter. For a time, I was happy to have her by my side. Having never been a father, I learned little by little, got better at it little by little, and grew accustomed to it day by day. Again and again, I tried to reach the heart of a daughter who had always seen me as a stranger.
Just as everything gradually became a way of life, and I thought my daughter and I could go on living together like that forever, the unexpected happened: she left me.
Ten years later, I went to visit my closest friend. In passing, I mentioned the daughter I hadn't seen in ten years. I thought I had long forgotten her, that I no longer thought of her. But the truth was, she had always been in my heart.
So I decided to find her, to see her, no matter how much everything had changed.
An ordinary story, but also like a stream flowing down the river, crisp and clear, smooth and clear, not bad. 😏