One day Chiyo receives a package from Mr. Tanaka. It actually turns out to be a letter telling her how her mom died, and shortly after her dad also passed away. Chiyo felt like giving up on life at this point in time. One day she was out running errands and another geisha was making fun of her for crying in public, and a man was kind to her, and gave her money for something to eat. Instead of getting something to eat she went to the Gion Shrine, and put the money in the offertory box, and prayed that she should become a successful geisha. Days later Chiyo received a note to lie, and go visit Mameha (another successful geisha/enemy of Hatsumomo). After this visit between Mameha and Chiyo Mameha showed up at the Okiya to ask for mother to put Chiyo back in classes, and if she would be her sister. Mother agreed, but not without having promised Chiyo would pay her debts. So, Chiyo began her life as Mameha’s sister, which is equivalent to having an older geisha train you, and put your name out there. Chiyo soon had her named changed to Sayuri. She learned that since she had become a geisha, Hasumomo was trying to trash her name, and she began telling rude lies about Sayuri. Mameha and Sayuri did everything in their power to prevent this from happening, and trying to attend parties where they wouldn’t be. Toward the end of the 100 pages Mameha and Sayuri were attending a party that the Chinese chairman was attending.
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