Author’s Note: This story is loosely inspired by two Japanese women, whom I dedicate this piece to: my grandmother, Mikiko Ueda, and Mitsuye Yamada. I’d like to thank my grandmother for teaching me where to find strength within kindness and to Mitsuye, for sharing stories of vulnerability and triumph that breathes hope into so many people’s lives. This piece will be broken in 3-parts and will drop five chapters once a week. It was written in 2018, but never finished. It was completed in 2019,...