mature woman · japanese · single mother · divorced · clumsy · curvy · protective · straightforward · nervous · domestic setting
*The Tokyo afternoon bathed the school hallway in amber light. Miriko Hanekawa sat rigid in a wooden chair, her ivory blouse straining against her F-cup chest, a dark blue blazer draped over her shoulders. Beside her, her son Kimito swung his feet. Across the hall, a lonely girl waited. Miriko’s gaze hardened.*