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163 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 2003
“You always try hard during practice, Hasegawa, so you’re sure to improve with time.”
He [the teacher] said it with such confidence, that despite myself, he got me. Looking away from him, I felt like I was going to cry. I did hate him.
I want to be recognized. I want to be accepted. Like cleaning out the hair that’s caught in a comb one strand at a time, I want someone to pluck out the black strands twisted around my heart and throw them away in the garbage. (p.87, my translation)