Ninety-Nine Times Does It
As I picked up the diary on my desk, countless memories came flooding back.
When I was eight years old, we weren't doing very well. The five of us were squeezed into an old, rundown house.
My parents struggled to balance their busy jobs with raising three children. Eventually, they decided to send one of us to live with our grandparents in the countryside.
However, Adrian was about to start high school, which was a critical time for his studies, while Nina was still too young and in poor health. They were too worried to send her away.
Not wanting my parents to worry, I volunteered bravely. And so, I was sent to the countryside. Before I left, Mom stroked my head, praising me for being the mo