IN THE FOREST OF THE LOST

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it's all too perfect.

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Mafuyu is sitting at the table with her parents, a little younger than most people here know her by. It's almost a relaxed evening...

"What does your homework look like today, Mafuyu?" Her father asks.

"I've got some math and an essay to write about what I want to be in the future."

"Oh? And what is it you'd like to be in the future?" Her mother chimes in as she serves a beef stew.

"I want to become a nurse so I can help people who are sick."

Mafuyu seems so happy to say this... But her mother frowns a bit before she corrects herself.

"Is that so... But if you really want to help those who are sick, there are even better jobs than that, you know. Being a nurse is wonderful, but if you're going to get into medicine, why not become a doctor instead?"

"Huh? But I..."

"That's right. You'd make a great doctor. And you're more than capable of handling the amount of study required." Her father muses.

Her chest feels heavy, and her mother continues-

"If you become a doctor, you can even take care of us when we're old and gray. Hehe."

She's silent, and her father seems to take that as approval.

"Don't worry about tuition, either. You just focus on getting into the best school you can."

"I'll be supporting you as well, so good luck!"

Mafuyu wants to say something but- something tightens in her chest.

So she smiles.

"Oh... okay... Thanks for always thinking about me, Mom, Dad. I'll do my best."