Straightening things

Marika and I separated at the shoe locker area. Tanaka-senpai showed up there to accompany her upstairs. After that, I ran into Sachi. It’s now a habit for her to encounter me in the same area. And somehow, she’s always filling me in with the latest rumors in our school.

I guess that’s her way of not making our interaction monotonous. I’m also doing small talk because I appreciate her gestures. Unfortunately, our interactions will possibly remain contained within that small window during the mornings.

Our school day started with another short lesson from Shio. She made it compact and easy to understand, letting us have free time to talk about our class’s festival preparations.

Then the other class leading up to lunch break also passed in a breeze. The only notable thing that happened during it was when we moved to the science classroom and the girls shuffled our seats again. It became Saki and Mio’s turn to sandwich me in the bench seats in front of a long table.