
That evening, at dinner, Maruko was uncharacteristically quiet. Her mother, Hiroko, worried she had a fever. Her father, Hiroshi, wondered if sheād broken something.
āIām bored to death,ā she whispered. āEven the flies are moving in slow motion.ā Chibi Maruko Chan Japanese Subtitle
Maruko squinted. āSa-ka⦠no⦠kage? āShadowā? Heās talking to his shadow? Thatās weird, even for me.ā Maruko was uncharacteristically quiet. Her mother