her husband died in the war, and rin had no relatives and was in trouble. there was no place to hire an older woman, and i was running out of savings and rice. at that time, i was contacted by numata, an acquaintance of my husband, who lost his wife and was looking for a housekeeper, so i decided to live and work at the numata residence. i was grateful for a place to live and a job, but the ryo* that i received from numata on a daily basis was so painful that i wanted to run away. i was also violently violated by my son. however, with nowhere to go and no one to rely on, rin had no choice but to endure…
