1 week later…
"Sato! The program is about to start." Hayami yelled at her brother from the sitting room.
"Alright." Sato replied as he walked from the kitchen towards the sitting room with a bun in his mouth.
"Grandfather's not back yet?" Sato asked Hayami once he got there.
"No. He and grandma went to the hospital for a checkup last evening. I think they spent the night at the hospital." Hayami said with a bit of worry in her eyes.
The couple didn't return this morning which meant that something must have happened. If that were true, then it most likely wasn't something positive.
"I see." Sato replied with a bit of emotion.
Sato remembered that during the week, his grandmother had been feeling all tired and looking sickly. Even with the regular shots she took, the illness was already starting to act up and couldn't be suppressed with the same drugs anymore.