Rowie was skipping on her way to her father's house. What she said to Shin got to her as well. She did not mean it but for some reason, it made her thought of so many things. She said it for Shintaro but it looked to her like it was meant for her.
It was true that her father was trying to change. She could see how much her father was struggling while fighting the urge to not drink, which is so hard if Rowie would think about it.
It was like avoiding one thing in your life that you love doing. It just so happen that what her father loved was what might kill him if he did not stop. Rowie thought what she would feel if she stopped basketball because it might kill her someday, and her heart hurt just by the mere thought of it.
That was why she wanted to have a bonding with her father witho
