“It was nothing like that, I assure you, Hiroto”.
“Thank you, and you will give our daughter a million dollars, a job in Canada and a new identity in exchange?” asked Suzume.
“Yes, it is enough for you all to move to Canada, if you should so wish”. In a reflection of Suzume’s parents’ reaction to moving to Hiroshima almost thirty years before, Hiroto looked at his wife and she said, “Tokyo is our home and we are near retirement age, we cannot leave here at our time of life”. Hiroto touched her hand and smiled at her to show his agreement.
“Perhaps, you could join me later. We could all start new lives in a new exciting country”. Hiroto smiled at her, but his expression said: ‘I don’t think so’. “Well, with that sort of money, we could visit each other as often as we liked”, but Hiroto k
