it wasn't long before i saw her again.
after that fateful day, i found myself walking past that blooming cherry blossom tree more often than usual, feeding off the small hope that i might see her again.
but one day, my feet led me into the bookstore near my art academy.
i was welcomed with the light tinkle of wind chimes, and a male employee welcoming me with a bow.
i don't know what led me here in the first place, but i would like to believe it was fate. it was fate that willed me to walk into that store for the first time for no real purpose.
but soon i realized there was a purpose.
"oh? aren't you that boy from the other day?"
