However, dismissing nonsense that my friend said, I would have preferred to hear words of loving concern from my parents asking after my health, I began reminiscing about my parents and the dog Pochi that was our family pet during my elementary school days.
しかし、「私」はそんな事よりも、親の口から体を大切にしろという言葉の方を聞きたいとバッサリと切り捨てて、親のことや小学校時代に飼っていた愛犬ポチのことを思い出して書き出す。