This is the first book of this genre that I attempted to write.

I don't know if I did it well enough, but I clearly enjoyed writing about their story. I hope you loved the characters as much as I did and that you will miss them even a bit.

The idea of this book grew after coming upon the Chinese saying "一日三秋", meaning "One Day, Three Autumns". It refers to intensely missing or longing for someone, so much that even a day appart feels like three years.

This is might be seen as an ordinary feeling, and I thought writing about a character that had the same longing would be pleasing to read about. Her story is a happy ending or a bad ending. It is whatever you felt it was.

It is her longing of a thousand years, her ordinary story.

Thank you for joining me on this trip and for reaching the end!

May we all encounter our own ordinary person.