00:01I've been working at this supermarket for three years.
00:03Casual interactions with customers I see almost every day
00:06The conversation
00:07It added color to my daily life.
00:09Among them, the one that left the biggest impression on me was
00:12A little girl with a white cane
00:14It was Akari-chan and her mother.
00:16Two or three times a week
00:17Akari-chan always comes to the store at dusk.
00:20I always hold my mother's hand tightly.
00:22I was walking slowly through the store.
00:24Akari-chan was born blind.
00:27A gentle smile always hung on her small face.
00:30One evening
00:31When I went to work at the store as usual...
00:33Akari-chan was standing alone in front of the store.
00:36Perhaps they are confused by the pull-type door.
00:38Using the white cane as a guide, reach for the door with a determined gait.
00:41That was
00:42I immediately rushed over
00:43I tried to open the door for him.
00:45That's when it happened.
00:46You
00:46You can't see, can you?
00:48Just stay home quietly and wait for your parents to come back.
00:51Yo
00:52You're so stupid
00:52Two boys who appeared to be around the same age and were nearby
00:55They hurled heartless words at Akari-chan.
00:58My heart froze.
01:00For people with disabilities
01:01Are there really children who can utter such cruel words so casually?
01:05Kato
01:05Anger and sadness welled up inside me.
01:07I was about to scold those kids
01:10I took a step forward.
01:11but
01:12The next moment
01:13Look
01:13Go ahead and enter first.
01:15I'll hold the door open for you.
01:16One of the boys
01:17I said that to Akari-chan.
01:19and
01:20Another boy
01:21I gently took Akari's hand.
01:23What did you come here to buy?
01:24My mom has a really high fever.
01:26That's why I came to buy ice for my ice pack.
01:29Akari-chan's small voice
01:30It echoed inside the store.
01:32I hurried to the cashier.
01:33I prepared ice.
01:35Inside the wallet that Akari-chan handed me
01:37A note from my mother and
01:38The amount was written in awkward handwriting.
01:41It costs 398 yen.
01:43When I say that...
01:44One of the boys said
01:46Okay
01:46I'll pay for it.
01:48Instead, when your mother gets better...
01:50Come play with us!
01:52Akari-chan
01:53He nodded happily.
01:54The boys
01:55When I received the ice from Akari-chan
01:57One person holds the ice
01:59The other one is holding Akari's hand.
02:01I started walking out of the store.
02:03The boy's clasped hands
02:05It's as if they're taking care of Akari-chan
02:07They held hands gently.
02:08and
02:09As if to match Akari-chan's walking speed
02:12He walked home, repeatedly looking back at her book.
02:15A small story spun by a pure heart
02:28That kindness
02:32Connected
02:46Thank you for watching.
02:56Thank you for watching.
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