The Road Home Page #5

- What?

I don't understand it either.

Maybe he'll be back soon.

The teacher's left.

- The teacher's left?

- Yes.

- When?

- The mayor just saw him off.

My mother retraced her steps every day...

...searching back and forth.

She had to find the clip

that my father gave her.

Bowl and pot repair.

Please come in.

I charge for the nails I use.

This will cost you more than

buying a new bowl.

Just tell me how much and I'll pay you.

- Is it a family heirloom?

- No.

Did it belong to someone special?

You could say that.

Who?

I'm doing it for my daughter.

The man who used it left...

...and took my daughter's heart with him.

I want to repair it

to keep the memory alive for her.

I'll make it all perfect again.

Your daughter will have a perfect memory.

Di, what are you doing?

Nothing. I need some water.

Two times two equals four.

Two times three equals six.

Two times four equals eight.

Two times five equals ten.

Two times six equals twelve.

Two times seven equals fourteen.

Two times eight equals sixteen.

Two times nine equals eighteen.

Three times three equals nine.

Three times four equals twelve.

Three times five equals fifteen.

Three times six equals eighteen.

Three times seven equals twenty-one.

Three times eight equals twenty-four.

Three times nine equals twenty-seven.

My father told my mother,

when he was teaching the kids...

...he could always look up

and see the red banner.

The banner reminded him

of my mother in her red jacket.

The mayor kept insisting

on covering the ceiling properly...

...but my father never let him.

That's why the ceiling

was never completed.

My mother sat in the classroom

for hours that day.

The door was open,

and the mayor saw her there.

He understood what it meant.

Once he knew,

the news got around the village quickly.

Back then, arranged marriages

were the norm.

Mother was the first in the village

to express her love freely.

On the day my father promised to return...

...my mother started waiting at dawn.

She remembered his promise...

...that he would return on the 27th...

...before the school holiday began

on the 28th.

He had to be back before that.

It's so cold outside. Where have you been?

Get into bed to warm yourself up.

You're burning up! You have a fever!

I know you went to wait for the teacher.

Everyone says he's in trouble

and won't be back.

You've got to let go.

I'm going to the city to find him.

Are you crazy? You're ill!

Di! Come back!

My mother didn't make it to the city.

She fainted by the road.

Someone saw her

and got word to the mayor.

The mayor and my uncle

brought her home on a cart.

The mayor said that day

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