"Oh right, that's right. That kid was going to the rooftop earlier."
I thought I should follow along, so I was about to go out the door...
"Hey, Won! The transfer student!"
"Huh? Why?"
Three or four of my sons came over to me and started talking.
"Let's eat together! You don't know the way if you go alone."
"Ah... I have something to take a quick look at."
What business? It's the first day, so we should go together.
He even grabbed my arm, so how could I shake him off? Seriously...
Oh, I get it. Here I go, here I go.
In the end, I was dragged all the way to the restaurant and took a seat. As I took a spoonful of rice, I kept thinking about that... it's just...
Hey guys
"huh?"
I saw a first-grader earlier this morning.
A super pretty baby.
My son stopped eating and looked at me.
"Huh? Who?"
I met her on the stairs. She had long black hair and was walking alone.
I spoke to him, and he said, "What?"
Suddenly, the atmosphere became strangely quiet.
"...ah."
Why is my son acting like this? Did I do something wrong?
"Aren't you talking about Minami?"
"Minami? Is her name Minami? That's unusual."
"Um... they say he's from Japan, but he always goes around alone, and..."
He's an outcast.
"...what?"
"They say the first-years are all like that, and the second and third-years aren't very good either..."
"They say the kid is rude without even saying a word. I heard he even said 'What?' to you."
Bullying...? Why would a kid like that be bullied...
Hearing those words strangely weighed on my mind.
Alone in the morning, too.
Alone even during break time.
I went up to the rooftop alone, too.
"...still."
"If you don't talk to them because they're being bullied, aren't they even more alone?"
The children didn't say anything.
On my way back to the classroom after somehow finishing lunch, I was walking down the hallway when I saw someone ahead.
"...uh?"
It was Minami.
Classroom 1-2. No one was around, just him by the lockers. Seeing Minami sitting quietly by himself in front of the lockers, I stopped in my tracks.
Oh dear, I can't even go inside...
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