I Have Something to Tell You - Vol. 1 Ch. 8 - Hope

[MangaDex]

 

[punpun]

I had previously titled chapter 3 "Hope" since it was one of the possible meanings and I thought it fit, but now it's clear this one is the true "Hope".
Chapter 3 has been changed to "Expectation".
Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Leonhart93]

@punpun Makes sense, thanks for the chapter!

I guess this is how she will find the strength to overcome this which is fine, but I can't help but being a little disappointed. I kinda wanted to see her finding a reason to live for herself, rather than her child. It would have been more fitting considering her situation.

 

[iseedrawnpeople]

@Leonhart93 I think i get your feeling on that. But what s your take on how reproduction is a driving factor in life. Part of her despair was losing her parents and likely the companionship that would have led to being a parent on her own. in general I think folk who have those sort of close relationships with their folks (assuming this was one) also have high value of being parents themselves.

Anyway @punpun thanks for the chapters. Glad i clicked and found this. It's that sort of unique gem that makes me glad i read manga and want to ardently defend it when folk mock it due to some of the more 'pop' manga out there.

 

[Leonhart93]

@iseedrawnpeople Well exactly that's why I am kinda not satisfied with this outcome. Reproduction instincts are so strong that presumably will make even someone in her situation want to live. But that's the same as saying that she couldn't possibly find other reasons for living.
Certainly, considering the way her burns look she would be unable to interact with most people. But is interaction with others what makes or brakes your whole reason for living?
Oh well, it's not that bad as I make it out to be. This is just a minor complaint . It's a still a good plot all things considered.

 

[RedCat]

@Leonhart93 The way I see it is not as if interaction with others is what gives a person a will to live (or breaks it), but rather when someone is depressed with suicidal inclinations, meeting new people of breaking routine is a fantastic way to take the mind away from those thoughts and into new patterns that help overcome it. Hell, it certainly helped me when I was at my lowest.

 

[koleXIII]

I truly feel for the main character but I don't think that her having a child is going to cheer up her world. She's already very fragile, mentally, and she's been binge drinking herself to sleep nightly for however long she's been released from the hospital. The baby's between 3-4 months along so there's a very real possibility that Fetal Alchohol Syndrome is already that child's lot in life.

I dunno, it just kinda feels like MC's going to get kicked again while she's down, repeatedly. ..

 

[twinklecake]

You won't die if you slash across the street, stupid. You gotta go down the road.