Hanazawa Kana returned home and saw her mother sitting by the window, looking outside through a gap in the curtains. "Mom, I'm back."
Kana's mother turned around and smiled at her daughter. "You're back. How was your day?"
"Pretty good, Mom. I bought some vegetables and ribs," Hanazawa said with a smile.
"Good. I'll make dinner." Kana's mother took the groceries and carried them into the kitchen to start cooking.
Watching her mother's back, Hanazawa Kana pressed her lips tightly together, her eyes reddening slightly. Her mother and father had divorced several years ago. Her mother had brought her here, and the two of them rented this place together. Her mother had originally been an accountant with a decent job, but she had suddenly developed a strange illness. She became unwilling to see people or go outside, and she was always afraid. After the doctor's diagnosis, they finally learned that her mother had a mental illness called Social Phobia. Her mother's case was severe and required slow recuperation.
Fortunately, at home, her mother was almost no different from a normal person. She watched television, looked out at the world through the window, and could still do laundry and cook.
With no source of income at home, Hanazawa Kana went from being a little girl cherished by others to becoming strong overnight. From then on, Hanazawa shouldered the family's burden and began looking for ways to make money.
At first, she worked as a convenience store clerk, but the pay for a student's part-time job was far too little. It simply was not enough for their rent, living expenses, and tuition. In the end, she overheard convenience store customers talking and learned that hostess girls earned a great deal.
After looking into it, she learned that a hostess girl only needed