{The Beginning} Shiharu + ?
She adjusted the strap of her bag nervously as she stepped off the train. Moving after she was of age wasnât exactly part of the plan but she couldnât think of anything else to do now that Akane and Aoi were gone. Sure, the other kids would miss her too but she swore to herself that she would visit them on breaks. She needed to start off by increasing her surroundings.Â
She felt a slight pang in her heart when she thought about the people she left behind. She said goodbye to everyone in the orphanage and promised that she would be back but she had failed to say goodbye to Matsunaga-san. She tried to contact him a few times but always found that he was too busy to speak. By then, it was her time to go. She slipped a letter and her key in his mailbox before going to the train station.Â
And now, here she was in Magnolia. She walked over the first person she saw, âHello, do you know where I can get something to eat nearby?â













