The shock of a mother’s violent slap in the face… A girl suffering from her father’s excessive violence “Attended a prestigious school, but attempted suicide and had a daddy’s life” – a spectacular trajectory!
Nonfiction writer Kota Ishii delves into the reality of the "young homeless," the young people who have lost their homes!
Mana herself was forced to take entrance exams not only for elementary school, but also for junior high school. If she had to pay this much in tuition and monthly fees, it would have amounted to a considerable amount of money for the four sisters. It seems that the father felt he had to control the family, even to that extent.
The first time Mana was taken into temporary custody was when she was in her first year of junior high school. At her parents’ insistence, she took the entrance exam again in middle school and entered a prestigious school. At this time, the school was looking for people to join the PTA, and his mother suggested that he try to do something with his skin for Mana’s sake. Perhaps she wanted to fill some kind of role outside the home.
But when her father heard about it, he scrunched up his face and began to get angry.
You think we have time for this?
Saying this, the father repeatedly slapped the mother across the face. The mother’s face became so swollen that she could not retain any original shape.
The next day, Mana went to school, but she could not recover from the shock of the previous day and could not stop crying. A teacher noticed something was wrong and approached her, so she told him what had happened at home.
A list of rules like a “prison”
It was several hours later that Child Guidance Center staff arrived at the school. The school had reported the incident. Mana was taken directly into the temporary custody of the Child Guidance Center.
Normally, the Child Guidance Center takes the protected child to a temporary shelter. However, the center was probably full, so Mana was taken to a children’s home, where she was kept for a short period of time. According to the caseworker, she and her parents will discuss and decide on her future.
Life at the facility was like a “prison” in Mana’s opinion. The following is an example of the rules.
The children are not allowed to go to school or go out.
You are not allowed to approach people within arm’s length of each other.
Clothing and all other items must be provided by the facility.
Stationery may only be used in front of staff members at designated times.
Students are to study for 4 hours a day, solving printed materials.
No eye contact with boys.
Although there were circumstances, it was too severe for a girl in her first year of junior high school.
