So, today we all got to meet Urara's family. Her father and grandfather came to NattsHouse. Both of them are from France, though they speak Japanese well. (Though neither of those stopped Nozomi from mangling several English phrases in an attempt to greet them.) They seem like good people, if a bit quirky.

I can't remember who it was that asked Urara about her mother. But as it turns out, she's dead.

Urara is very open about it, and doesn't seem to get upset or anything about the subject. She says she was too young when her mother died to really remember her well enough to miss her. So it didn't bother her to talk about it.

I wish I could say the same thing about myself. I used to think it was okay that I can only see my parents once a year, since I still get to see them and I can talk to them on the phone anytime. But now I'm scared that something will happen to them before I can see them again. I know it's not likely, certainly no likelier than it was before I knew about Urara's mother, but I just can't stop thinking about it.