Kojo Maki woke up as if she had a dream, still able to vaguely remember a bit of what had just happened, but it was all very blurry. On the contrary, her body felt loose and comfortable, her mood pleasant and lively, like a mirror that had just had the dust wiped off, clear and carefree.
She inexplicably decided that tonight she would talk to her daughter, take her out for a lavish meal, break the monotony and boredom of their daily routine, and have a calm and serious conversation with her, really listen to what her daughter had to say, without ever interrupting her again, and also share her own troubles with her, not getting annoyed even if her daughter talked back.
It's just a stage everyone goes through, she suddenly realized, remembering her own adolescent days when there seemed to be a period where everything displeased her and she often argued with her parents.
