AKIRO I feel a little better now. Things between Tamaro and me have slowly started to improve, and that's more than I could've hoped for weeks ago. The wall he once built between us—it's beginning to c***k. He smiles at me now, sometimes even teases me the way he used to. There are still moments when he turns quiet, like he's lost in a place I can't reach, but the silence isn't cold anymore. It's just... gentle. Healing, maybe. I think even Mr. William noticed the shift in Tamaro—how he's beginning to open up again, little by little. Or maybe he noticed how exhausted we all are, especially after everything that's happened recently, including the controversy I got tangled up in. Either way, he made a decision that surprised us all. He gave us time off. A real vacation. We're now at the

