Dream Star
/ Dream Star Chapter 386
The two of them crossed the street, and Kasumi could see the building in sight used for the filming not too far from where they were . The staff had long gathered it seemed, and the last of the equipment was being set up .
Her brother sighed, "Well, I guess I am . "
Kasumi blinked, surprised . This is the first time he's admitted it; usually, he is more bashful about these things . For some reason, her brother has this mentality . He won't show kindness in front of other people . When Kasumi asked him about it before, her brother simply said it was so other people didn't underestimate their family . As stupid as that reason sounded, Kasumi understood where he came from . As a member of an elite family, they can show no weakness; otherwise, it would bring shame to their household .
"Did you check up on them?" Kasumi decided to change the topic . While her brother is acting like this now, she didn't want to push her luck and make him angry .
"Yeah . Right now they all seem legit, and they weren't up to anything suspicious last night . From the moment of the greeting, they were perfectly normal . But, Shichiro is still running the background check . Who knows what we will find? "
"I'm happy about this drama chance . But it feels too good to be true . Both our groups have the lead roles? In most scenarios, cases it would be only two-three people representing per group . Even then there's more chance for it to be only one person," not only that, Lila and Kiryu are the lead . No matter how she looks at it, it's suspicious . Though the two haven't been informed yet since they are shooting their scenes later . Kasumi knew that their respective agencies have already accepted and that the cast list had been leaked out to the general public already .
"Whatever happens, we have to be on guard . But being too cautious won't be good for us either . We rarely get to all-star in a drama together, even if it's just another ruse . We can make use of it . "
Oh, her gaze softened, "That's certainly true . "
Eijiro reaches over and lightly knocks her forehead, " Stay strong . Older sister . "
"What pressure," she murmured . Stay strong, huh? Whenever Kasumi closed her eyes, even for a moment . The image of Lila's smiling face and the promise they made the day before she left would appear in her head . Lila, she really does want to make up with her friend soon . During her time in France, Kasumi realized exactly how much she relied on the girl before .
. . .
During her break, Kasumi catches a glimpse of a woman with pink wearing turquoise colored dress hunched over and peeking through one of the doors . Kasumi blinked . . . her sweatdropped . Of course, she walked over and tapped the person shoulders, "What are you doing acting like a suspicious person, Mother?"
"Gyaaahhh," her Mother screamed, "Kasumi?" Kasumi nodded, and the woman hugged her tightly . Mother pressed their cheeks together, "Yup, its Kasumi . My lovely daughter . "
"The flattery aside . . . Mother, when did you get back?" Kasumi had lied to her father earlier on because she knew exactly what he would say if he heard that Mother went somewhere .
"Just now . You see, I was escorting someone here . Do you remember my friend Siena?"
"Yori's mother?!!"
"Yes . I ran into her abroad . She didn't know about Suchan since the live broadcast is restricted to Asia . She was in the west when I ran into her . When she heard, she immediately wanted to come along with me . "
The mothers returned to Japan, right when her own daughter just came back recently . Is that a sheer coincidence or not? Kasumi wonders if her own Mother knows about Yori being here, "So Siensan went to see her?"
" Yes, I'm sure right about now they're having a lovely chat . "
" . . . . What about your Mother? Why didn't you join them?" Surely her Mother would want to join in that conversation . At the start, Mother had been avoiding Sumire-san like the plague . But eventually, she started talking to her again; even then, Kasumi noticed something off, "You have things you want to discuss with her right?"
Her Mother's eyes widened, "You really are my daughter . But that's why you must also have an answer to your own question . "
. . .
When the director saw her Mother, he started acting strangely and then found them a quiet place to have their discussion . It was a small private room on the first floor of the building . The director even prepared food and beverages . Her sweat fell; it's probably best not to ask what their relationship is or what her Mother did . 'She threatened him at some point, didn't she?' Kasumi had yet to adjust to the idea of her Mother belonging to the yakuza world . Look how beautiful she is, one would not associate people with her Mother's looks with the underground .
"Brother is doing okay . I heard Sumire-san spoke to him and since then he's been oddly motivated," Kasumi said . It surprised her when she heard that from Ejiro . She didn't think he would confide in her .
Mother did not seem surprised by this and nodded, "I see, of course, she intervened, honestly, as parents . Ran and I have probably never been good enough role models to you two . Do you have time to chat Kasumi-chan? I'll tell you a story about my past . "
The past? Kasumi nodded .
"Previously, or rather . . . I have always been dodging the topic regarding my family, haven't I?
Kasumi nodded, "Father . . . does the same . So I figured I wouldn't ask . "
"That's right . Although mine and your father's circumstances differ, the emotions we felt were undoubtedly the same . Kasumi, you're a smart girl, so I'm sure you've figured it out . But your father and I did not come from an average family . Far from ordinary, we came from bad backgrounds . Your father's case was to do with the poverty and drought his village was going through - but that story is something I would wait until he's ready to talk about . "
Drought . . . Just hearing that, she can imagine what sorts of problems he must have had, "And yourself Mother . . . was your situation . . . just as bad? You said your feelings were similar?" Kasumi questioned .
Mother nodded, "You see Kasumi, in this world as beautiful as it is . Some parents do not love their children . There are those who have them by mistake or obligation . I belonged to the first category," her eyes went wide, she was butterfly horrified at the words her Mother just said to her . But her Mother smiled, "Don't pull that face, your mother has always been the oddball during social gatherings . "
But she always thought that was because Mother was like a flower people can't approach . . to think that Mother has such a past . Just that information alone is enough for her to understand that it must have been a harsh life .
"Don't start tearing up before I've said anything," Mother reached over and wiped her tears away . The elderly woman's hand was smooth as ever, "But well since your always so level headed, tears like this once in a while isn't bad," but the only reason why she's so level headed is because Mother is always crying .
"Despite how happy I am now, I've never forgotten it . The feeling of an empty stomach, the coldness, and the sound of the TV . A young mother . Although she never beat me, she often didn't come home for days, except for occasionally coming back and giving me something to eat . Even then it wasn't food for children . Never any water but plenty of alcohol beverages . Drugs instead of medication . That person approach was like I didn't exist, and yet she didn't disregard me completely . Whenever I was engrossed in watching TV, that woman would often make conversation with me . "
When she saw her Mother shaking, Kasumi placed her hands on the older woman's shoulders . It really must be difficult to tell her all this . Kasumi is half tempted to stop her, but she doesn't want to break mothers resolve .
"It did not matter to me what we spoke about as long as we spoke to each other, as long as we talked . Because when she asked me she was smiling . Those days to me are very vague now, so I don't recall exactly what we spoke about . But I do remember that feeling of hunger and being abandoned . Then one day, that woman vanished . "
Kasumi's eyes go wide, "What . . what happened to you?" she hesitated to ask . Kasumi already knew what Mother would say, what could a young girl that age do all by herself?
Chapter end
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