FLASHBACK TO SEVEN YEARS AGO…

“So, Hana…what are we doing for your birthday this year?”. 

“We?”. Hana Shiozaki— now Sakura Hoshino— scoffs lightly. “It’s my birthday not yours, Mei”. She gathers her books in her hands and rises from her seat.

“What’s wrong with saying we? Have you forgotten that our parents are both teachers?…I’m going to be invited to your birthday party, whether you like it or not”. 

If Hana could smack Mei, she would. She ...