The girl in the story is named Najika, and she has just lost both her parents. She's also lost her brother and sister-in-law in the same accident. The girl's name is "daichi" and she's from a small town in northern Japan. She and her family have been living in Kokkaido for six years. She asks daichi if he's ever been to Hokkaido before, and he says he hasn't. He's just come back from a six-year visit to the town. He tells the girl that he doesn't eat much because he keeps thinking about where he'll be able to have a warm welcome when he returns. He also tells her that his wife has been sick recently, and that she can't stop coughing. She tells him that she'll have to go back to her family in Tokyo tomorrow, but she assures him that they'll all be fine. They're making a cake together, and the girl thanks daichi for coming back.