The Moon is Split

Winter in Tokyo

Tokyo

Winter blanketed the city of Tokyo that day, but it was cooler than Cool at the time. She can't cry anymore. His tears froze with the snow. His father was found hanged in his office warehouse.

"Watashi wa kono tsumi ou koto o hjite imasu. Kaisha wa hasan shite. Shinu intataai suru" 1)

That's how the contents of the will lying not far from Papa's corpse was found. For Cool his Papa is an unpleasant, rigid, and selfish male figure. Lately he was just preoccupied with liquor and gambling. She is also engrossed in her comfort women.

For Keren, it makes no difference whether there is a Papa or not.

"Otosan no shi de gomen ne, Cool Chan" 2)

The condolences that came were responded to with a cold smile by him. Since childhood he was not close to his Papa who was a native of Japan.

While his mother was Indonesian who came from Surabaya. Madurese and Chinese Peranakan. Her mother is busy working in one of the disabled rehabilitation centers in Tokyo.

For him is the same, the presence or absence of his mother has no effect on him. From childhood he was used to it. Living with all existence made him a stubborn and hard-hearted child. His late father owned the largest expedition company in Tokyo.

But since he was in the sixth grade at the base of his bad behavior, his father has become more and more. He likes to touch Cool and his Mama if he is drunk.

"Kare ga shinu says ga ii ne" 3), his smile is cynical in front of his Papa's coffin.

After the Japanese funeral, Keren returned to his room. He locked himself in his room. A bottle of sake hugged him. Eventually, he fell asleep because he was drunk.

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"Cool...!!!"

"Keeree...!!!"

"Nani or suru. Yottemasu ka" 4)

"Cool, wake ... !!!"

Her mother's voice was screaming. Keren opened his eyes with ogah-ogahan.

"You're drunk, Cool"

"I'm just drinking a little, Ma"

"We are still SMP. No ..."

"Can't you have sake?"

"Jeez, your mouth smells of sake. Get up and get yourself distracted, Cool"

"Nettai da yo ..." 5)

Maya sighed heavily at the behavior of her daughter. He cannot control the behavior of his children who are still in school in the first grade of Junior High School.

Cool is a smart kid. His teacher also admitted it, but his bad behavior that likes to be alone and stubborn it makes him often problematic at school.

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During the rap taking of the class, his teacher commented on his behavior problems. Although the value is good but the behavior is not pleasant.

The cool style is a bit of a tomboy. Short and shirted hair style and how to dress that is not neat. He has a lot of boy friends.

Her mother was very worried about her. Cool is her only daughter.

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"Ok!", he replied casually.

A cigarette billowed from his mouth. Maya snatches the cigarette in annoyance. Then throw it in the sink.

"Cool, take care of that little attitude of yours. Where's your manners to the old man"

Cool just shut up.

"Cool, mama please be with you. Change that bad behavior. Mama wants you to be a good boy who will have a bright future"

"That's what mom wants, right?"

"It's for your own good, Cool!"

"Yes, Cool knows that. But it's too late, Ma. If mom and dad want Cool to be good kids, mom and dad should set a good example, Cool. Then where have you been all this time as parents, Cool. When Cool need mama for friends Cool share stories, mama where. When cool needs papa as shelter, papa is never there for Cool"

"Then now what cares, mom is just as cool. Why the new mama is now telling me about Cool's future. Where the old man Cool has been. Before papa went bankrupt because of gambling and his prostitutes, papa just gave Cool the treasure. But not attention and affection"

"Mama is too. Just busying yourself with your mom's job at the rehab. While Cool, mama's own son mama doesn't care"

Maya speechless. He didn't reject all the words of his daughter. But if you only knew what was really going on, you would regret everything, at least that's what Maya was in.

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Translations

"I'm in charge of all this. My company is bankrupt. I deserve to die"

"We're so sorry for the passing, your Papa, Cool"

"The man deserved to die!"

"What are you doing? You drunk?"

"I want to sleep"