Hideyoshi-
[Years Ago]
I stared at the other kids playing, laughing as they changed one another.
"What's wrong, Hide?" Mommy asked, walking up to me. She patted my back. "Want to play with them?"
I looked at my red ball and nodded.
"Why not go ask them?"
I ran up to the kids. "Want to play ball with me?"
The kids turned to look at me and scurried away without a word.
I frowned and looked down. Tears welled up in my eyes as I watched the other children run away. I didn't understand. I just wanted to play, to be friends. Why wouldn't they play with me?
"Hideyoshi," my mother's voice came from behind me.
I turned to look at her, my eyes stinging. She knelt down, her eyes level with mine. Her hands were warm as she gently cupped my face.
