義父の家で、夫と息子と四人で暮らしていました。義父は経済的に余裕があり、私たち家族の生活を金銭面でも支えてくれていたんです。しかし、夫が交通事故であっけなく他界、私はしばらく現実を受け止めることができませんでした。そして迎えた一周忌。息子も進学を機に親元を離れ、一人暮らしを始めました。そんな中、まるでこの時を待っていたかのように、義父は私に手を伸ばしてきたのです。

I was living with my husband and son in my father-in-law's house. My father-in-law was financially well-off and supported our family financially. However, my husband suddenly passed away in a car accident, and for a while I couldn't accept the reality. Then came the first anniversary of his death. My son also left home to go to college and started living on his own. And then, as if he had been waiting for this moment, my father-in-law reached out to me.