The Festival Plan
Same group, blue paint, and a distance that starts to melt
Soon the school week began for everyone.
Every class was busy with plans and .
The teacher read out the new lists aloud.
Haru and Aoi were in the same again.
Aoi looked surprised, but she did not walk away.
"We are going to make a play about the river," the said.
Everyone was painting a big for the classroom.
Haru picked up a and stood next to Aoi.
"I am going to the water blue," he said softly.
Aoi nodded, and the cold distance began to .
"We are going to need more ," she said quietly.
They worked side by side for the whole afternoon.
Slowly, they started to talk just like before.
"What are you going to do after the ?" Haru asked.
"I am going to read a new book by the river," she said.
Haru smiled, because she said their special place.
The classroom was slowly becoming bright and .
Other students were cutting paper and making flowers.
"We are going to be by Saturday," the said.
Haru wanted to talk about the letter, but he waited.
"Not yet. I am going to wait for the right time," he thought.
The two friends laughed together over blue .
Outside the window, the spring river kept flowing.
A soft was growing again between them.