He had never heard the song before, but it seemed exceptionally suited to a child's tender, sweet voice. It forced him to admit that even without instrumental accompaniment, the melody sounded beautiful.
Ruby felt a little embarrassed when she first started singing, but she soon lost herself in her own memories.
On her twelfth birthday, during her first year of middle school, her special day was forgotten—unsurprisingly. She was already used to it. There was a music class that day, which coincidentally fell on the music teacher's birthday as well. After the whole class sang a birthday song together, the teacher sat at the podium and spoke.
"I'll sing a song for myself, and dedicate it to anyone destined to share this birthday with me."
She was that destined person.
