The narrator tells us that she was raised by her uncle to be cheerful and to smile at all times. She tells us she's in a rush at the grocery store, but the manager is there to save her. The manager gives her a hot cocoa, and she thanks him profusely. The narrator says that she already told the manager not to tell anyone about Mizutani's discharge, and that she has work to do. She says she'll leave the manager's change of clothes at the store, and thanks him for coming at the right time. She's not worried about the hospital bills, she says, because she has a date today and she doesn't need to worry about it. She thanks her uncle for taking care of her when her mother died in a car accident when she was seven, and says she wishes she could have been a part of his life, even if he wasn't an adult. She promises to send her uncle a text message to say that she won't be coming to the theater on time, and to let him know that she feels sick. She asks the manager if she can rest at the hotel, and the manager agrees.