A tearful goodbye, until we meet again🥹
Good morning, everyone (ﾟﾟ)(｡｡)bow
The days I spent with my sister's family were so much fun and went by in a flash; they headed back home on a flight just after 12:00 on Monday.
Expecting crowds, we checked out of the hotel and headed to the airport before 8:00 AM. Knowing that our goodbye was near, my two nieces held my hands the entire way to the airport and wouldn't let go🥰
Even after the Obon holiday, there were many tourists returning to Japan, and the airport was quite crowded. There were several people in line to check their luggage, so I waited for my turn, thinking, "I'm sure the flight my sister's family is taking will be full, too." The suitcases were not overweight, and we finished checking them in without any issues.
Since it looked like security and passport control would take some time, we decided to go through the procedures early. We had planned to kill some time at a cafe, but we ended up heading straight to security, so we had to say our goodbyes to my nieces there.
The moment I said, "Aoi, Yui! See you later," they both started crying and said, "Hii-chan, come home with us..."
I told them over and over, "I'm sorry, I still have school, so I can't go home with you today," but they just kept hugging me with tears in their eyes and asked, "When can we see you again?" As I was struggling to answer, my sister said, "If Aoi works hard at her studies once she's in elementary school, Hii-chan will invite you again."
I thought, "No, no, what are you saying, sister!" but the two of them already had faces full of determination to come back🤣 I had no choice but to go along with it and said, "Come visit again once you're in elementary school next year!"
When I told them, "So, this is where we say goodbye for today," they finally understood, and when I asked for a "big hug" at the end, they held me tight.
I wiped their faces, which were a mess of tears and snot, with a handkerchief, and the goodbye ritual was finally complete.
They waved at me enthusiastically until the very moment they disappeared into the boarding gate.
Once they were out of sight, all the fun memories of the week we spent together came flooding back, and I couldn't stop the tears🥹
Because we can only see each other maybe once a year, the time we spent together like this is an irreplaceable treasure. They were able to have so many experiences by coming here, and it was truly worth inviting them.
This is a bit out of order, but I have more stories about my nieces, so I would be happy if you would read them too😊
P.S. I am grateful to my husband for paying for the travel expenses for both of my nieces🥹
(Hikaru)
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