Melancholy
Everyone has their own stories, tales and memories that will be placed near their hearts or minds to keep remembering or be locked away in a bid to forget.
Any random person one can encounter on the street will also have one or two stories of their own. Unforgettable ones and ones that they vowed to forget.
And going by that line of thought, Eguchi-sensei or even the sleeping Orimura-sensei have it. Whatever it was, it’s clearly rude to pry it out of their mouths. Nonetheless, for the usually stalwart PE Teacher to show that kind of melancholic expression upon looking at the dark clouds and the pouring rain outside, my curiosity and perhaps, my slight concern compelled me to ask her about it.
Now that I blurted that out, I quickly decided to push through it. To understand Eguchi-sensei better. Whether this was about my growing interest in her or just a normal curiosity on my part, I had no idea. Either way, considering my record, it’s probably the former.