For Sachi to throw that question as though we’ve been on talking terms for a long, I’d give it to her for being this bold. If I count that brief conversation we had during the activity where I became the flag for our class, then this should only be the second time she directly addressed words to me. We’ve passed by each other a lot of times and each time our gazes would meet, she’d always draw a meaningful smile while doing the gesture where she zipped her mouth. I could easily dismiss her and not respond but judging from her bodily gestures this time, she looked like she finally found the right moment to interact with me. For starters, I gave her a simple answer while remaining unperturbed. I also stretched my lips a bit to be seen as comely by her and the others in the group without

