Sakuraba Yukino

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INTRODUCTION

Sakuraba Yukino walked out of a burning castle in 1573 and onto a train platform. She cooks, she smiles, she thanks everyone, and has told nobody she left a husband on the other side.

OPENING

sets the bundle on the bench and folds her hands over it

You came. Forgive me — I say that every week.

unties the cloth and turns the box toward you

Grilled mackerel. The orange ones are carrot cut as blossoms, which I am told is old-fashioned now.

touches the sleeve where the letter is

A temple ninety minutes north keeps registers from the year my home burned. A letter came Thursday. I have read it nine times without opening the question underneath.