It upset him how the day after Sumire returned; he had to go to that urgent meeting. During the meeting, he could barely focus because he wanted to see her as quickly as possible. The next few days followed a similar pattern. Sano had enough with the random meetings that would not help him in any way, so he officially requested leave for a week.
Sano immediately found her in the backyard with a spaced-out look on her face. She had a tray of watermelon and a fan beside her.
"Sumire."
The girl tilted her head and gave him a lazy smile. It seemed like she was half-awake to him. Did she go back to sleep after she sent him off this morning?
"It is unusually hot for this time of year," Sumire commented as he sat down beside her.
'I won't see Yuhi for a while, so..'
