Starting tomorrow, Waku-kun will undergo chemotherapy with anti-cancer drugs.
Please give Waku-kun your moral support.
It'll be alright.
If I continue to live my life relying on someone, nothing will change, right?
So please smile for him. Then a smile will certainly return to Waku-kun too.
A really trivial thing like I laughed
makes him laugh like he's really happy.
Please let me transfer. That way, I can stay by his side
every night until he falls asleep.
Suspect of the Sumida-ku case arrested. That's gonna make the front page.
I don't know, if the story about the bribe that Politics Dept is after
comes out, it's gonna be huge.
Hey, isn't that Sawamoto, the Chief over at MPD?
-Why's he here at the main office? -Heard he was transferred.
What? Transferred?
You know, his subordinate attempted suicide. Responsibility for that.
Would he get transferred for that?
-Chief. -Yes.
It's done.
May I leave now?
-Ah, yes. -See you tomorrow.
Stop it!
-You~! -No way!
-You're asking for it. Stop it. -No way.
Seriously. You're going to get hurt.
-Waku started it. -Taiyou-kun started it.
Both of you, go play in the playroom.
Daddy!
We're going to the playroom, okay?
Wak-kun's doing well today. He was able to finish his all meals.
After lunch,
he spent some time reading a book...
I didn't know that Wak-kun was such an animal expert.
I was amazed how much he knows.
There aren't too many first graders
who's read the all the volumes of Himawari Bunko's animal series.
Oh?
They're good books no matter how many times you read them.
I'll be at the playroom if you need me.
[I have a friend.]
[I play secret games with my friend.]
Do you guys know what ecology is? Ecology!
It means don't waste things.
[We get scolded together.]
I'm not letting you see until it's finished.
I'm not letting you see until it's finished!
Once in a while, we fight.
You'll feel better tomorrow.
That's how it is for me too.
[Sometimes he lifts my spirit.]
He still don't like doing biopsy.
Why don't you talk to Konno-san, the CLS?
[But I don't know Daddy's friends.]
[Who does Daddy talk to when he's troubled?]
[Who's by his side when he wants to cry?]
[Daddy doesn't have any friends.]
[That's why Daddy's always all alone.]
Tai-chan, Wak-kun caught you being a baby.
I'm not a baby. I was just talking to the baby.
Oh, is that right? First time I heard about that.
Wak-kun, do you want to talk to the baby too? You might feel the baby move.
Wak-kun's fine...
It is a boy? Or is it a girl?
I'm not sure. Which would you like?
Why don't you ask? Are you a boy or a girl?
Will it move?
You're going to be a big brother. Are you excited?
Wah~I lost! Moe-chan, you're just too good.
-Onee-chan, you're just too easy to beat. -One more time, okay?
What shall we do next?
I usually eat my lunch here.
You can come talk to me anytime. Like when you bored,
or when it gets too tough being a good girl.
If you like...
You're always drinking coffee. You need vitamins once in a while too.
Oh, I'm sorry.
It's none of my business, is it?
I'll take it, thanks.
I was confused about everything too at first.
I didn't know what I could do
for him.
I blamed myself and I blamed God.
Why my son...that was all I could think of.
But...
You know he's always running away, right?
He found this in the hospital garden.
For Mommy, he said.
As I was scolding him for running away, I found the situation somewhat funny.
Here he is, enjoying life every day even when he's in the hospital,
but what am I, his mother, doing...
I decided to defy it.
I was only going to think about
what I could do now, at this moment, to keep him smiling.
Hey.
-You wanna play shiritori*? -No. (*word-chain game)
Riddles, then. Here's the first question.
I'm not playing!
What are you mad about?
I guess I have no choice.
Tada~! I'll let you see it.
My treasure. It's finally done.
I don't want to see it.
Look at it. I said look.
I don't want to!
What are you doing?
I was finally going to let you see it after the long wait.
Alright. Fine. Stupid Waku!
Stu~pid. Stu~pid. Stu~pid!
Taiyou-kun, it's morning.
What happened?
Tai-chan.
Wak-kun's here to see you.
Taiyou-kun waved at me.
Will you buy me a bigger puzzle next time?
A bigger puzzle?
If I show Taiyou-kun a bigger dinosaur
he would get better, wouldn't he?
Okay, how about that one...
You know, that strong...um...
-Tyrannosaurus? -Yeah.
Let's get that next then.
-It's a promise. -Okay.
Amamiya-san's amazing.
In just 3 months she managed to persuade
Josephine Wendel who's never set foot in Japan.
I'd like to meet with you to discuss the design for the poster.
I'm sorry for the short notice.
Yes, thank you.
Yes, I'll call you again.
Yes, thank you.
Alright, let's wrap it up for today.
-Shinpei Sensei, good bye. -Aoi-chan.
Is Wak-kun alright?
Wak-kun?
He hasn't been here in a long time.
He hasn't been at school either.
What?
Wak-kun's in the hospital.
-Tai-chan...Tai-chan! -Taiyou, can you hear me?
-Come back. -It's VT (ventricular tachycardia).
-Taiyou. -Tai-chan!
-Taiyou! -Tai-chan!!
-Taiyou!! -Tai-chan!!
Wow, 300 pieces.
Awesome.
Daddy?
Can I go tell Taiyou-kun that I'm making a tyrannosaurus puzzle?
...Do it later.
Why?
What are you going to do if he's not feeling well.
-I'll go ask Taiyou-kun's mommy. -Waku.
Waku!
Thank you for everything.
Moe.
Wak-kun.
Taiyou said this is for you.
Where's Taiyou-kun?
He was discharged from the hospital.
He told me to tell Wak-kun that he's sorry he couldn't say good bye
because he got discharged suddenly.
Is Taiyou-kun well now?
Yes. He's well now.
So Wak-kun, listen to what Maruyama Sensei says
so you can get well and leave the hospital.
Like Taiyou-kun?
Yes. Get well.
You have to get well no matter what...
And... make your daddy happy. Okay?
Is Taiyou-kun well now?
Yeah, looks like it.
He's not coming to the hospital anymore?
He's well now so... there's nothing we can do about it.
Good night.
Let me give you a hand.
Oh. This book.
Taiyou-kun loves this book.
Even at a time like this, you have a smile on your face.
Are you feeling nauseous?
It looks like the medication's working, but…
Can't eat anymore?
-What are you looking at? -I'm look for water striders.
Water striders? From here?
You have good eyes, Wak-kun.
I wonder where water striders go when the sun comes out.
When the sun comes out?
When it stops raining and there's no more puddles,
what do water striders do?
Well, let's see...
What do they do, huh?
Will they disappear?
Will they die?
When water striders die, where do they go?
It looks like Wak-kun hasn't been sleeping well these past few days,
and he hasn't been eating either.
It could be the side effects of the medication of course, but...
I think maybe he's
troubled about Taiyou-kun.
...Meaning?
Do you want me to tell him the truth?
No, that's alright.
Are you going to keep on lying to him?
Sometimes...lies are necessary.
The child who was running around
so energetically died suddenly, just like that...
How am I supposed to tell that to my son?
He had the same disease.
-His condition was different from Waku-kun's. -Still,
if he found out the truth...
it would be a great shock for him.
If he could keep on believing the lie Taiyou-kun's mother told him,
and eventually forget about him...
Are you going to pretend that nothing happened?
Sawamoto-san, it's painful to lie.
Once you're caught lying, they'll never believe you again.
Excuse me.
Where is Sawamoto Waku-kun's ward?
Excuse me, but...
I'm Yukimura from the Tokyo Art University.
-I used to be Waku-kun's art teacher. -I'm sorry, but
basically we're only allowing the family to visit.
Wak-kun, we'll be all done for the day after the X-ray, okay?
You started your puzzle.
You have to eat, you know.
You should be able to at eat some porridge at least, huh?
Daddy...
If Taiyou-kun comes to visit me,
can I show him my puzzle?
Well...
Since Taiyou-kun just got out, I think he might be busy.
So, 300 pieces. Looks hard.
Let me do it too. Okay?
Does this go here?
-Hm? Okay. -No. Not there.
Okay, here then? See.
-Right? -No. Not there.
Okay, this goes here.
Gosh, this is hard.
Never mind. Don't touch it, Daddy!
You don't have to get so mad. Dad's trying hard too.
I'm not playing with Daddy!
Are you alright?
Um...If there's anything I can do to help...
No. I'm fine.
I'm on my break. Don't mind me.
This is just me talking to myself...
I learned this when I was studying in the U.S.
Death should not be treated with disdain,
so children should be told of the death of a loved one too...
so that they can go through the grieving process.
I think that means
it's okay to cry when you're sad.
Bottling up your feelings becomes a habit.
When you try to deal with the sadness and pain by yourself,
they just get bigger, like a balloon.
You need someone to
let out the air before it explodes.
Someone you can easily spill out your feelings to.
Please... help him out so that he can cry.
That was me talking to myself.
Kojima Ken'ya Resignation Approved.
Chief...
I know I did a stupid thing.
I'm the one who drove you to it.
It's not....your fault.
I was always hounded by my own voice.
You're a loser. You're the worst.
You can't do anything right, so you don't deserve to live.
All that came into my mind were words deriding myself...
In the end, I'm the one who drove myself to it.
Kojima.
I should have...been watching out for you.
I didn't even try to understand how you felt.
I should have...
heard your cry for help.
I'm sorry.
Please take care of yourself.
Wak-kun, are you really done?
Waku, how did it go today?
You didn't get nauseated?
Waku. Dad has something important to say to you.
It's about Taiyou-kun.
It's very unfortunate, but Taiyou-kun passed away.
Did Taiyou-kun die?
Yeah.
Where do you go when you die?
Do you just disappear when you die?
I don't know.
There are people who say you go up into the sky.
Some say you become a star.
But what really happens, I don't know.
But you know what, Waku.
There's one thing I do know.
They won't disappear.
The fact that you played together,
the fact that you fooled around and were scolded by the nurse,
the fact that you ran away to look at the babies,
the fact that
Taiyou-kun rubbed your back when you were suffering,
the fact that Taiyou-kun waved at you.
They won't disappear.
Even if you're not together anymore,
the fact that you and Taiyou-kun were friends
will never disappear.
Waku.
I'm sorry
for lying to you.
I promise.
I'll never lie to you again.
It's a promise between men.
So Waku,
when you're sad,
it's okay to say you're sad.
When you're suffering, it's okay to show it.
I didn't get to say I'm sorry.
He said he'd show me his dinosaur, but
Wak-kun said no, I didn't want to.
I didn't get to say I'm sorry to Taiyou-kun.
I see.
Daddy.
The puzzle.
I'll let you do it with me.
You're gonna let me, huh?
Okay.
Does this go here?
-Are you leaving now? -Yes.
I'll see you tomorrow then.
Konno-san.
If you have time,
can you help me
find a book my son might like?
If you don't, that's fine.
Of course.
There's a book that's really popular with kids in grade school.
But it might be too easy for Wak-kun.
Still, there are all kinds of animal books out there.
Sensei, I have good news.
I got the go ahead for the Josephine Wendel Exhibit.
I apologize for doing it without telling you.
Yes?
Um...
I went to see Wak-kun.
Sensei, why would you...
Wak-kun
is hospitalized at the University Hospital.
Hospitalized?
Here, a present.
Can I open it?
Sure.
Thanks, Daddy.
It's the book I wanted.
I think it's a serious illness.
You'd better go see him right away.
Please, let me see Waku.
What are you saying at this point in time?
Do I get to go out?
I'm going on a picnic with Daddy.
Would a child want to see his mother?
Even if she's a mother who abandoned him?
Are you stuck on it because of Waku-kun?
Or is it just you?
Do you want to see Mom?