YUUREI|A Place to Return To
帰る場所
A Place to Return To
その夜の配達を終えたころ、
外ではもう、日が昇り始めていた
By the time that night’s delivery was over, the sun had already begun to rise outside.
YUUREIが家に戻ると、
台所の方から、温かい匂いが届いた
When YUUREI returned home, a warm smell reached her from the kitchen.
鍋の音
The sound of a pot.
焼けたパンの匂い
The smell of warm bread.
シチューから上がる湯気
Steam rising from stew.
トクは、何も大げさに言わなかった
Toku did not say anything grand.
ただ、皿を持って、
いつものようにそこにいた
He simply held out a bowl and was there, as he always had been.
YUUREIに、彼の顔はもう長く見えていない
YUUREI had not been able to see his face for a long time.
彼の声は、綺麗な声ではない
少しガラガラしていて、
朝の台所によく響く声だった
His voice was not a beautiful one.
It was a little rough and raspy, the kind of voice that carried well through a morning kitchen.
けれど、その声が聞こえると、
朝が来たのだと分かった
But when she heard that voice, she knew morning had come.
「おかえり、YUU。食べようや」
その短い言葉の端に、
いつもの笑い皺まで混じっているようだった
“Welcome home, YUU.
Let’s eat.”
Even in those few rough words, it felt as if the usual creases of his smile were there.
皿が置かれる小さな音
The small sound of the bowl being set down.
湯気の向こうにある気配
The presence beyond the steam.
その声と気配から、
トクが笑っていることが分かった
From that voice and presence, she could tell that Toku was smiling.
帰ってきていい場所は、
言葉より少し先に整えられている
A place to return to is prepared a little before words arrive.
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