Daddy’s body trembled due to those words.

When I saw the man who was always big and hard like a solid old tree quiver, I hurriedly grabbed my father’s body.

“Dad!”

Fortunately, his body was firmly established again.

“Okay. It’s just… it’s just the first time I’ve heard her last like this.”

“I can’t.”

I dragged a chair nearby.

I could hear the chair scratching the floor sharply, but I ignored it and put the chair next to my dad.

“Ah.”

“I don’t like my weak dad.”

“…Huh?”

“So sit down.”

Dad, who looked at me with an awkward expression, smiled and spread his arms out to me.

“Let’s sit down together.”

“Okay!”

I didn’t like that. I just liked that my dad took care of me. As I approached him, he took me in his arms and sat down on the chair. I lifted my head and met my father’s eyes.

Seeing my dad like this, I feel somewhat similar to me, and something in my chest just tickled.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“…What?”

I didn’t see it. I just looked at him in a hurry out of embarrassment. Then, my dad’s big hand patted my head affectionately. It was a heavy hand, but it made me feel good.

Meanwhile, my naughty brother dragged two chairs and put them next to my twin.

“Sit.”
“Oh, how kind…”
“It’s not kindness. I just brought it because I was sitting alone. I’m sure my lovely Bebe will resent it if you sit alone!”

Poor Allen climbed up on the chair and sat down. Then he crossed his arms and looked at my twin brother crookedly. My brother, who had been muttering, climbed up to the chair after a while and let out a deep sigh.

“Come on, tell me. Don’t make me wonder. Are you… are you really my mom’s son? Did you see her last?”

His trembling voice very slowly returned to its original tone.

As if to calm the mind, my twin brother, who had been inhaling and exhaling for a long time, looked at us dimly.

“I found out because I remembered something from when I was a kid. After my sister left, my mom also tried to run away. By that time, we were going to be moved to live elsewhere. My mom was running away with me but… she got caught so she couldn’t move my legs…”

My brother, who was looking around, opened his mouth wide. He only looked around for a long time, as if he didn’t know if he could talk about this.

After a while, as if recognizing the feeling, Dad nodded his head.

“Tell me more. I have to listen to it anyway. Where did this go wrong… I have to hear it.”

“So… she couldn’t walk.”

A deep sigh filled the room. Even if I tried to pretend it wasn’t, the atmosphere in the room continued to sink heavily.

Just listening to the story made my heart tremble.

For me, the mother who gave birth to me, was just a person in my memory. I’ve been with my mother who raised me the whole time. However, just saying that my mother’s life and the mother who gave birth to me didn’t just die made me feel uncomfortable somewhere in my heart.

It was my dad who opened his mouth while stroking my head heavily.

“The fact that her legs were exceptionally thin when we found her later… was it because of that?”

He was pretending to be okay, but every time he spoke, his body trembled. My heart ached because I felt it.

“After that, we were stuck in a place where there’s no light. My mom passed away not long after when I was three.”
Dad, who quietly listened to the story, reached out to my twin.

“You can stop talking if you’re having a hard time. She’s… we already know that her body was found later.”
“No. I’ll tell you more. It’s something you need to know.”

My brother’s eyes reached me. It was like he was doing it for me, not for my dad or anyone else.

My brother slowly opened his trembling lips.

“After that… it’s a funny story. No one came to see us for a while after my mom died. The woman who brought food once a week was surprised and informed others…”

My heart throbbed. I couldn’t do anything when I saw my dead mother, but I wanted to hug my brother right away.