Norwegian Wood Page #2

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That's sweet.

Come in!

Hello.

Welcome.

Hello. For you.

Thank you.

I'll water it.

Am I too early?

It's fine.

Hey, you have a bookshop downstairs.

It's been our bookshop

for thousands of years.

I'm glad you're enjoying

my cooking.

This is great.

You weren't expecting

much, were you,

judging from my looks?

So, your family's out today?

My mother's in her grave.

My sister's out driving

with her fianc.

And then there's my father.

He went to Uruguay

in June of last year.

- Uruguay?

- Yes.

An old army buddy of his

has a farm there.

Suddenly he said he could make it there

and took off alone to Uruguay.

I see.

I'm sure losing his wife

was a real shock to him.

He told us, "I'm so angry.

"I would much rather have

lost the two of you than her. "

He did?

We were stupefied, speechless.

Still, it is wonderful for two people

to love each other that much.

Have you heard from him?

One postcard, in March.

But he didn't tell us much.

A postcard of a stupid donkey.

Give me a break!

I always thought, of course I'd be sad

if my parents died or went away.

But when it happened,

I felt nothing.

I don't feel sad or feel abandoned

or in any pain.

Do you think you weren't

loved very much?

Not enough.

Just once, I wanted to know

what it's like to get my fill of love.

What is love to you?

Let's say, I tell you I want to eat

strawberry shortcake,

and you drop everything

and run out and buy it for me.

And you come back out of breath and

give me the strawberry shortcake.

And I say,

"I don't want it any more,"

and I throw it out the window.

That's what I'm looking for.

I'm not sure that has anything

to do with love.

It does.

I want the man to say,

"You're right, Midori. It's my fault. "

I have all the intelligence and

sensitivity of a donkey.

To apologise,

I'll get you something else.

What would you like?

Chocolate mousse? Cheesecake?

Then what?

Then I'll love him.

- Tired?

- It's not that.

It's just been a while

since I let myself relax completely.

I'm dating someone else.

Somehow, I knew that.

Do you love someone?

I do.

My doctor says it's time I began

having contact with people.

The only face I see is yours.

And there are some things that

I need to explain to you.

I can no longer avoid them.

It's almost four months

since I came here.

I've thought a lot about you

in that time.

I can sense the good feelings

you have for me.

They make me very happy.

If I have left a wound

inside you,

it is not just your wound

but mine as well.

If you stay on this road,

Dr Ishida will greet you.

Yes, I see. Thank you.

You must be Watanabe.

Call me Reiko.

Hello. Are you Naoko's doctor?

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