Molly’s Reviews > While I Was Away > Status Update

(I read this part to Dad.)

Waka gets settled in, her other aunt, Kyoko, helps her get ready. Grandma has weird comments about her hair. They have to cut it even shorter!

At least she gets to walk to school with a friend she made the last time she was here: Reiko! UNFORTUNATELY, they’re in different classes. Boo…

5/28/26

Once there, her relatives immediately leave her with her grandma. The things she chats with her Grandma about are weird. The proper way to eat sushi, appearance, and life work in the country.

Grandma also hints at how she hasn’t had another episode! Hmmm… What does that mean?

5/24/26

As soon as Waka gets used to living with her cousins, her mom calls to check up on her. Her check in is still direct and no nonsense. No matter what, she is still going to live with her grandma.

On the drive, Waka is still adjusting to everything, the stores she visited with her cousins to go school shopping, the roads, signs, and how her house looks vs her Grandma’s.

5/24/26

In Japan, we learn cultural differences between Kansas and Japan. We also get to meet her aunt, uncle, and cousins!

5/23/26

Waka works hard to accomplish Operation Stay in Kansas. Her mother works on Plan Ruin Waka's Life. That's what Waka calls it. In the end, her mom wins; she doesn't.

5/21/26

Waka works hard to accomplish Operation Stay in Kansas. Her mother works on Plan Ruin Waka’s Life. That’s what Waka calls it. In the end, her mom wins; she doesn’t.

5/21/26