Initially, a crowded room with only two people left was a common thing. Moreover, his parents' trust in Junan allowed him to return home peacefully by entrusting Aito to him.
The person who never wanted to stop by his house, but now became his parents' favorite. Aito was truly amazed, so many changes had occurred in a week.
However, what happened this afternoon still left an impact on him. His mood was low and full of guilt. Although he knew that people's words could not always be trusted, just hearing it affected his heart. Especially if it was true.
"Maruyama-kun, is it true that you've been absent from school for a week?" Aito asked in a weak voice, without looking at Junan at all.
He felt the hot gaze. Still determined not to look back at all.
Junan had expected this. That's why he never talked about things like this to Aito. The little one probably didn't know that he often didn't go to school, more than just one week, that it was indeed not a good thing.
