Kanako was running a private tutoring service at her home near my neighborhood. She had been teaching students like me since we were young, and now that I have grown up to be a respectable young man about to enter college this spring, she has continued to guide me through my studies. One day, I confided in Miss Kanako, my longtime tutor, something I had never said before. "Miss Kanako," I began, my face serious, "the truth is, I'm going abroad for language study thanks to my parents... And there's something I really want to tell you before we can't see each other anymore."
