Rita

“The sun was warm on my back. But instead of feeling like complaining, I felt my mother's fervor. I felt it was very important to find Lynnie items. There were maggots in the bag. They didn't bother me, because I had a mission. The first bag was full of treasures: a paper with a scribble I recognized as Lynn's; a newpaper from a week ago; and a pencil Lynn had chewed. I searched through threee bags. full of such precious items.”
― Cynthia Kadohata, Kira-Kira

“I watched a swatch of the sky turn red. The red spread like blood in the sea: red,red,red, and then less and less red, until there was only blue left. I squinted as the sun rose.”
― Cynthia Kadohata, Kira-Kira

“On the forty-ninth day after Lynn's death I opened all the windows in the alcove, even though it was raining I closed my eyes and tried to feel Lynn's spirit. A leaf suddenly fell off the magnolia tree and flew in the wind and hit he screen right in front of me. I believed that leaf was a sign from Lynn.”
― Cynthia Kadohata, Kira-Kira

“I'm wearing it (a lip gloss)now, see? Nice colour, huh_ You and I have similar skin tone, so I figured it'd look good on you, too.'

The end. Clean and simple. Jiyoung felt better, and tried on the lip gloss. It really did look good on her, and that made her even happier.”
― Cho Nam-Joo, 82년생 김지영