Chapter 25: Hatching Connections
“I’m off.” Akari waved goodbye before heading to her student council meeting. Sakura returned the wave before finishing packing up her things. Nearby, Hina leaned against her desk while waiting for Yamaguchi-san to finish packing his bag so they could head off on a date.
“See you later.” Sakura smiled at the pair as she left, answering a few other farewell calls along the way. She passed Mimomo-sensei in the hall.
“Ah, Sakura-chan, good afternoon.” As usual, Mimomo-sensei looked bright and chipper. Rather than scowling as she might have in the past, Sakura replied in kind.
It seemed so long ago that she would have made this walk in absolute silence, her nose in the air if she passed anyone. Since meeting Hina and Akari, she’d started to forget to wear h
