"So, how was school?" Seiji asked out of nowhere, right when they reached the highway. Mizuki stole a glance at the backseat before rolling down the windows. The breeze swept her curly hair as the scent of the sea rolled inside the car.
In response, Hajime shrugged before giving a bland answer to his parents. Although the family was usually separated for months at a time due to work, they had a strong bond, and it was never lost, even when they weren't beside each other. Hajime's answer gave off the feeling of indifference, but for what's it worth? He just didn't want his parents to worry about his school life. Besides, he was doing rather well in school, so there weren't any problems with that.
"We're going to have a parent-teacher meeting this week." Akiko brought up out of nowhere while guiltily twirling her hair. His brother had already warned him that morning not to mention anything about it, but she just had to.
