At the front of the class, several students were talking to each other, as most groups did whenever the bell indicating the mid-day break rang.
It was always an opportunity to talk about anything and everything, the latest trends, which teachers were unbearable, or on the contrary, nice. It was also an opportunity to pass on information between the different classes, to reinforce rumors, or to create new ones.
Some girls talked to boys they liked, hoping to get closer to them and go out with them. Others would exchange tips on how to put on makeup without being spotted by teachers, or plan trips to arcades or karaoke rooms after school. The kind of classic discussion that Hana was not interested in, sitting alone at the back of the class.
Yet, even if she wasn't interested in anything, she was still included despite herself.
"By the way, who is that?" Asked one of the boys.