We had already bought my favorite ice cream, <br>Popping Shower. <br>We set up a small barbecue in the yard. <br>We had smaller, gentler, handheld fireworks so my little sister wouldn't be scared. <hr> <i>"I wonder if it was a little boring for you, Yu‑chan?"</i> <br> said my grandmother who gently smiled. I let out a laugh and replied that it wasn't like that. <br>In the same direction the two of us were gazing... My little sister, whose body one or even two sizes smaller than children the same age, was playing so happily. <br>I watched as she laughed so hard, she could barely breathe. <br>I reached out to hold her as she bounced and ran around.