As they hugged before Yui got onto the connecting coach back to the hotel, Natasha said, “That week went too quickly, Yui. You’ve got my address now, haven’t you? You will write? We can be pen-pals! We just have to keep in touch, now that we have found each other. I couldn’t bear to not see or speak to you again. I feel like I’ve found a long-lost sister. Good luck at uni”.
Natasha was far more emotional than Yui’s culture allowed her to be or to show anyway, but she did want to remain in contact with her new friend as well. “Our holiday has passed too quickly… and I know what you mean about sisters. It’s funny, neither of us has any brothers or sisters… It is nice to have found one now… I’ll write as soon as I get back to Tokyo!” she promised.
And she did too, and Natasha wrote straight
