Chapter 289

"Since I was young, I didn't know about the issues between Mr Igarashi and his wife. All I know was that they got divorced shortly after we started living with them and she took Aera with her. They settled down in Tokyo and her mother remarried here. That's how she became a part of your life."

"But I still can't remember anything about her," Aito said. "No matter how hard I try, I can't. My memories are all blurry and I get this splitting headache."

"Then don't force yourself to remember" Tobio advised. "There's a reason that you don't remember so leave it at that. If you're meant to remember, you will.

Aito nodded but he still wanted to remember. He had a feeling there was something important he was missing.

Tobio opened another can of beer and took a sip. "And all that, brings us to the story of you and Ryuho. Can you remember a trip you and your friends went on in your first year? You guys went to Australia for the holidays."