3-14 Third-Year Boy
We lost so many things in the disaster on March 11th. Houses were swept away and the days without water and electricity continued as we worried about aftershocks. Unable to see my family, I was very anxious. But when we were back together for the first time, I was glad and was able to smile naturally.
After a while, school started. The school we had gone to was completely destroyed by the tsunami and couldn’t be used anymore, so we borrowed a school building in Yahagi and had our lessons there. School supplies were also donated, and we were able to have classes as we did before. However, the toughest thing was not being able to play my favorite sport, baseball. With all of our equipment having been swept away, and even if we’d had a field, we wouldn’t have been able to play as much as we would have liked. However, baseball equipment was donated too, and we were able to continue playing. When I wore my baseball uniform for the first time since the disaster, I was ecstatic and practice was so much fun that day.
However, temporary housing was put up on our practice field, so we couldn’t do our club activities as we wanted. We borrowed a stadium at Ohara once a week to practice and on other days we would run around our school or play catch in any open spaces. We couldn’t practice properly every day like we had before, so I took each and every practice seriously. As a result, we were able to win the city round of the National Rubber Baseball Tournament and qualify for the Prefectural Tournament. This filled me with joy and the competition left me with a great sense of achievement.
I was able to have a wonderful time this year. There were times when I felt depressed because of the disaster, but when I was with my friends, those feelings disappeared and I was able to be happy. That’s why I’d like to treasure my friends forever, as well as think positively and enjoy life as I always have.
3-14 中３男子
三月十一日の震災で、ぼくたちは多くのものを失いました。家を流され、水と電気も使えず、余震に悩まされる日々が続きました。また、家族に会う事ができず、とても不安でした。でも、家族全員が初めてそろった時は、うれしくて、自然と笑顔になれました。
しばらくして学校が始まりました。ぼくたちの通っていた校舎は、津波で全壊し、使えなくなってしまったので、矢作にある校舎を借りて授業をしました。学習道具の支援もあり、今まで通りの授業をする事ができました。ただ、とても辛かったのが、大好きな野球ができなかった事です。道具をすべて流されてしまったぼくたちは、場所があっても、存分に野球をする事ができませんでした。でも、野球道具も支援していただいて、野球を続ける事ができました。震災後、初めて練習着を着た時はとても興奮したし、その時の練習は楽しくて仕方ありませんでした。でも、グラウンドに仮設住宅が建てられ、思うように部活動はできませんでした。週に一回、大原の球場を借りて練習し、それ以外の日は、学校のまわりを走ったり、ちょっと広いスぺースでキャッチボールをしたりしました。今までのように、毎日十分な練習をできる状況ではなかったので、一回一回の練習を真剣に取り組みました。その結果、全軟連の市内大会で優勝し、県大会に出場する事ができました。とてもうれしくて、この上なく充実感の残る試合となりました。
この一年は、とても楽しく過ごす事ができました。震災の影響で一時は暗い気持ちになりましたが、友達と接しているとその気持ちは無くなり、明るい気持ちになりました。だから、友達はいつまでも大切にしていきたいです。そして、何事も前向きに考え、今まで通り、楽しく生活していきたいです。
