SotP E02: My Mother

My Mother is the 2nd episode of Shards of the Past. It is the side story of Episode 01.
==Plot==
January 7, 2127, Mei Kitagawa takes the bus to the Lightning Squad main office. She begins to miss her son, and gets her postcards ready to write to him. She was assigned to being a petty officer, just like her son did while in the United Nations.
Instead of working like a normal officer, she was forced to do the Lightning Squad's dirty work. She later complained about the work she was doing and told the commander that she deserved to be treated better than the way she is being treated now. The commander refused to listen to what she had to tell him, just like how Dean's commander did. She later went on lunch break, but she chose to eat in her own dorm. She received Dean's reply from the mail, and he said:
She took her time to write back, but then sent it to the mail because Dean defected from the United Nations. She said:
On the morning of January 15, 2127, Mei left the Lightning Squad, wanting to never think about them again. She then went to her house to live with her family, telling them everything that happened. They encourage her not to feel sad, and there will be a day for her to see her son again soon. They did receive a call from him to inform them that he will indeed see Mei again soon, like he promised.
The episode ends when Mei starts to cheer up from her depression, with her excitement that she will indeed see her son again. Nine narrates the preview of the next episode.
==Chronology==
Preceded by
From Beyond the Twilight	My Mother	Succeeded by
Forced Evolution Test Part 1