"Ight, take care of yourself, bro." The old man pointed at Kaito's jaw.
Bro?
"And take Sunflowers for your girlfriend. She will love them. They mean adoration." He clicked his fingers once, clearly pleased with himself. "Trust me on that one. I know things."
Then he faded.
Kaito sat there for a moment.
The empty space beside him settling too quickly back into an ordinary chair.
The dark figure still sitting somewhere at the back of his mind, not gone, just pushed far enough away that he could pretend it was a coincidence not worth thinking about.
The class shifted. Chairs scraped. Bags zipped.
He stood with them.
Grabbed his bag.
And stared to walk. Faster than usual.
His phone buzzed before he reached the door.
He checked the screen as he walked.
Hana.
hey sorry for the late reply and making you worried!!
I just woke up.
I felt really weak last night, apparently my blood sugar dropped or something, ended up at the hospital. I'm fine now though! just resting
