:55:01
I still am.
:55:15
You seem strange today. It's not like the Taeko-san that I know.
:55:23
Anyway, its not my business what you've been saying at the farmhouse.
:55:26
Um, don't misunderstand--it's not related to the farmhouse at all.
:55:36
I'm sorry. I remembered my time in elementary school, and immediately
was ashamed of myself.
:55:49
That's foolish. Could it be that Abe-kun liked you so that's why he
didn't want to shake your hand for goodbye?
:56:00
Huh? No way! The one Abe-kun liked was Kobayashi-san, the girl class
president. He was always bullying me.
:56:08
He'd put his hands in his pockets and say things like, ``Grown-ups are
people who can spit or tear leaves off bushes if they feel like it,
tsk!'' when I met him.
:56:18
And then he'd saunter off.
:56:21
See, I thought so--I can understand Abe-kun's feelings. I also have
made a girl whom I liked cry by teasing her on purpose.
:56:31
It wasn't like that! He shook hands with all the other classmates. I
was the only one he didn't shake hands with.
:56:39
Well, that's the trouble with you girls. You just don't understand the
way boys feel at all.
:56:48
...jeez, don't act so presumptuous.
:56:50
Well, can't I say the truth?
:56:54
Abe-kun wasn't so strong, was he? He couldn't bully boys around. And
as a transfer student, he didn't have any friends.