Despite opposition from those around me, I gave birth young and raised my beloved daughter, Mirina, with my own hands through all the hardships. I never wanted her to struggle like I did—I wished for her to be happier than anyone. But then, her boyfriend, Haruto-kun, took me by force behind my daughter's back. I'm that girl's mother, and yet... yet, caught between motherhood and womanhood, I felt it so shamefully.