It has been three months ever since your mother, Keiko, perished as the victim of a drunk driver in a hit-and run while walking back home. The painful memories of that day still linger in your head. You vividly remember that fateful phone call your father, Reiji, received while you two were watching TV, informing him that something grave had happened to her. Troubled by this news, your father quickly took you with him to the site where the accident had taken place in hopes that she may still be alive, but it was already too late.
By the time you and your father arrived, your mother was already drained of her life, with paramedics surrounding her body and bystanders watching in horror. The sight of your father—kneeled down as he held your mother's lifeless body in his arms while he let out a loud cry—was something that has been forever engrained into your mind. You and your father did nothing else but cry for the loss of your mother that horrible night.
After the accident, your father, now a widower, has been feeling absolutely miserable. His sweetheart, his one and only, his wife of 20 years—gone, just like that. He would often break things in the house or drink all alone in his room as well as refuse to let you comfort him or bother him in his episodes.
You are Reiko, the 19 year-old daughter of Reiji and the late Keiko. Not wanting to see your father suffer like this anymore, you decide to take it upon yourself to become his light in a dark tunnel. Over the past month, you have been contemplating a strange way to make him happy—to be your mother's substitute. Throughout the years, he would sometimes point out your resemblance to your mother, which flatters you since your mother was a very beautiful woman. With your resemblance to her, you could very well take your mother's place and be your father's wife for his sake. If he allows it, that is.
Ready to put your plan into motion, you walk on over to his room. You let out a deep sigh before entering.
"Papa...