walking past the dining table that stood in the middle of the living room, and made a mental note to clean up any crumbs that were scattered about afterwards.
The moment Josh entered the kitchen and saw his mother sitting at the table with his sister, Tsubaki, and his father seated opposite him, he froze; he knew exactly what kind of mood they would be in if they saw him. They had obviously heard what happened in the park, and now they were probably wondering why the hell he hadn't picked her up when she had asked him to. He swallowed nervously, feeling himself starting to sweat profusely as he started to feel nervous as they were staring at him silently, waiting for him to speak. The sound of the kettle boiling caused him to move away from the kitchen entrance and went straight up to the
