However she never realised that the warmth she was longing for would be found in someone completely unexpected.
It was during one summer afternoon in their third year of middle school, she had a real conversation with Hiro for the first time.
It's not like that they didn't talk to each other at other times but before that their conversation was always short.
At that time, Sumire was all alone in the classroom with her eyes full of tears. Grieving over the loss of her grandfather who recently passed away, she was crying in the classroom while everyone in her classroom were gone.
Those who were not part of any after school club had left the school while those who were part of some after school club were either busy with their club activities or gathered in their respective clubroom.
Sumire who was interested in photography and was a part of photography club had skipped the club meeting that day.
