My Letter to Myself in the Future (13-2)（未来の自分への手紙13-2）

‘MisaTK, what has happened to you? I am surprised to have your call just a week since I spoke to you.’
‘I am sorry to distrub you. I had one more thing to do in December. But I forgot to tell you about it.’
‘I see. Tell me what it is.’
‘Well, I am going to make a gamble in December. It will be the second time to do it in my life. It was about thirty years ago that I made my first gamble. At that time, I took it on the lottery. But it was a disastrous failure, and I could not win a single ticket. Since then, I have been determined to stop gambling for the rest of my life. I found that it was a waste of time and money.'
‘Then, why have you changed your mind?’
‘As you may have noticed, I were faced with a lot of bad luck in September and October. I also had it in January this year. So, I have wanted to get out of my system and change my fortune with something I have never done for a long time.’
‘I understood what is in your mind. Then, what are you going to make a gamble on?’
‘I will take a gamble on a horse race in December. It seems to amuse me more than the lottery. It will give me more thigs to consider the race.’
‘I hope that you will win a cash award. Thank you for your call.’

関西弁風

「どうしたん、MisaTK？ 1週間前に話したばかりやのに、電話がきてびっくりしたで！」。
「騒がせてごめん。12月にもうひとつやることがあったんやけど、言い忘れたので電話した。」
「そうか。それで、何を言い忘れたん？」
「12月にギャンブルをやるわ。人生で2回目や。ギャンブルを初めてしたのは、30年ほど前や。そのときは宝くじをしたけど、惨敗やった。1枚も当たらへんかった。それ以来、一生ギャンブルをせいへんと決めた。時間とお金が無駄やとわかったわ。」
「それが、なんで変わったん？」
「知ってるかもしれんけど、9月と10月は碌なことがなかったし、1月もそうやった。そやから、長い間やったことのないことで、憂さ晴らしをして、運気を変えたくなったねん。」
「分かったけど、何に賭けるの？」
「12月の競馬に賭けるわ。宝くじより面白そうやし、考えることも一杯ありそうやから。」
「当たるとええけど。電話ありがとう。」