“We need to wait 30 minutes.”

She spoke as she checked the screen time on the movie tickets. They were going to watch a family movie that was released ten days ago. The story was about a man who passed away protecting his family even after his death. Although it sounded like a heavy topic, it was said that the director pulled it off in a comedic way. Although the scores of that movie weren't that good online, she always took her time to watch movies that were related to familial love. Although she preferred crime thrillers over comedies and plays over movies, she always fell apart in front of ‘familial love’. She thought that it must be because of her longing for her father.

“Let’s go down and look at some clothes.”

“...Can’t I wait here?”

“Probably not?”

She dragged Maru by the arm. Maru, who was sitting on the sofa in front of the ticketing counter, had to stand up against his will.

“We have to wait 30 minutes anyway. It’s better to look around rather than staying here.”

Dragging Maru who was even groaning to protest that he didn’t want to go, she went downstairs on the escalator. The fourth floor was filled with clothing stores. There were many bright-colored clothes for the coming summer. Just as she looked around amidst the...