Toshinobu Kubota, who used to be called Shinji said goodbye to her family in the old country to seek better life in America. His father gave him the family savings hidden in a leather pouch.
"Here the situation is difficult," he said as he hugged his son and said goodbye. "You are our hope."
Shinji boarded the ship across the Atlantic to offer free transport for young men who want to work as a coal penyekop return shipping costs for a month. When Shinji found gold in the mountains of Colorado, his family would follow.
Shinji months cultivate their land so tirelessly. Large gold vein that does not give earnings a mediocre but regular. Every day when I got home to her cottage consisting of two rooms, Shinji missed and eagerly welcomed by the woman he loves. My only regret when it received bids for their fate to the United States was forced to leave Asaka Matsutoya before formally approached the girl's got a chance. Throughout his memory, family they've been friends during which he secretly hoped to marry Asaka.
Asaka, curly long hair and charming smile made him a daughter Family Yoshinori Matsutoya the most beautiful. New Shinji had sat beside him in the party celebration flowers and writing silly reasons to stop over at her house in order to betemu him. Every night before bed in his cabin, Shinji wanted to caress the hair auburn Asaka and hugged the girl.
Finally,he wrote to his father, asking his help to achieve their dreams.
About a year later, a telegram came to preach Shinji plan to make life complete. Mr. Yoshinori Matsutoya will send her daughter to Shinji in America. Her daughter likes to work hard and have a business intuition. He will work together with Shinji for a year and helped develop the gold mining business. Hopefully, after a year that his family will be able to come to America to attend their wedding.
Shinji heart very happy. He spent another month to change the cabin became a comfortable place to live. He bought a simple bed to bed in the living room and set the former to be worthy of her bed for a woman. Curtains from secondhand burlap sacks that covered his dirty windows replaced with floral fabric from sacks of flour used. On her bedside table he placed the tin container containing dried flowers are picked in a meadow.
Finally, comes the highly anticipated day has been forward to a lifetime.
With a hand carrying a bouquet of fresh daisy freshly picked, he went to the train station. Smoke billowed and creaking wheels when the train approached and then stopped. Shinji look at every window, looking smile and curly hair Asaka.Jantungnya pounding in anticipation, then gasped with disappointment.
Not Asaka, but Yumi Matsutoya his brother, who got off the train.
The girl was standing shyly in front of him, his eyes lowered. Shinji could only be looked stunned. Then, with trembling hands held out a bouquet of flowers to Yumi. "Welcome," he said softly, his eyes staring blankly.
Yumi smile decorating her face is not pretty.
"I'm glad when Daddy said you wanted me to come here," said Yumi, as she briefly looked at Shinji's eyes before quickly looked down again.
"I'll take care your luggage ," Shinji said with a forced smile.
Together they walked into the carriage. Pak Matsutoya and his father was right. Yumi's got a great business intuition. While Shinji worked in the mines, he worked in the office. In a simple table in the corner of the living room, Yumi carefully record all activities on the mines. Within six months, has doubled their assets. Delicious cuisine and a quiet smile to decorate the hut with the magic touch of a woman.
But not this woman I want, Shinji sighed to myself, every night before bed exhausted in the sitting room. Why did they send Yumi?
Will he meet again with Asaka? Do dreams ever to marry Asaka be forgotten? Yumi and Shinji year old working, playing and laughing together, but there was never an expression of love.
Once, Yumi kissed Shinji's cheek before going into her room. The man just smiled awkwardly. Since then, Yumi seemed quite satisfied with both streets to explore the mountains or by chatting on the porch after dinner.
On a spring afternoon, heavy rains flushed the ridge, making their way into the mine landslide. Annoyed Shinji filling sandbags and laid in such a way to deflect the water flow. Her body was tired and bedraggled, but his efforts seem futile.
Yumi suddenly appeared beside him, holding an open sack.
Shinji shovel and put the sand into it, then by force as strong as men, Yumi threw the bag into a pile and then opened another sack. They work long hours with his feet sinking knee-deep mud, until the rain subsides. By holding hands they walked back to the cabin.
While sipping hot soup, Shinji sighed, "I will not be able to save the mine without you. Thank you, Yumi."
"Likewise," the girl replied, smiling calmly as usual, and without another word he went into his room.
A few days later a telegram arrived telling me that the Family and Family Matsutoya Kubota will arrive next week. Despite trying hard cover it up, heart pounding Shi
nji back as before because the expectation will be met again with Asaka. He and Yumi go to the train station. They see their families got off the train at the edge of the platform.
When Asaka appears, Yumi turned to Shinji. "Embrace him," he said.
With a shock, said Shinji stammered, "What do you mean?"
"Shinji, had long since I know that I'm not a princess Matsutoya that you want. I notice how you're joking with Asaka in the event of interest and party celebrations." He nodded toward his sister who was coming down the stairs train. "I know that he, not me, do you want to be your wife."
"But ..."
Yumi Shinji put his finger on his lips. "Ssstt," she whispered. "I love you, Shinji. I have always loved you. Therefore, I wanted just to see you happy. Embrace my brother."
Shinji took Yumi's hand from her face and held it. When Yumi looked up,
for the first time that Shinji saw how beautiful she was.
He remembers when they walk in the meadow, remember the nights quiet they enjoy in front of the fireplace, remember when Yumi helped fill sandbags. It was then that she realized what was actually for months has no knowledge.
"No, Yumi. You are what I want." Shinji pulled the girl into his arms and kissed her with love who suddenly swelled inside his chest.
Their families clustered around them and shouted, "We came to
attend your wedding!"
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