The final bell rings and the class is dismissed. Caught up in his thoughts Noa noticed his classmates start to stand up.

  - Well, this day went by fast. I better get going.

  As Noa walks out of the classroom he sees Ayako walking down the hall.

  Noa: "Wait up."

  She continues to walk not realizing that it's her he's referring to.

  Noa: "Hold on a second."

  He catches up and then taps her on the shoulder.

  Noa: "Ayako?"

  She turns around and asks "What did you just say?"

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  Noa: "Ayako, that is your name i-isn't it."

  ‐ Geez, I truly am bad with names.

  Ayako: "You can't do that sort of thing to a girl."

  Noa: "Sorry did I do something to upset you?"

  Ayako: "No, it's just that... You're calling me by my first name so suddenly and I... Do I know you from somewhere else?"

  - Oops, I forgot that in Japan I'm supposed to use her last name to formally address her.

  Noa: "F-forgive me, it's just that I saw you earlier and it seemed that you were crying. I... I wanted to see if there was anything I could do. I am here for you."

  Ayako: "Crying? So that was you. The one I bumped into when I wasn't wearing my glasses."

  Noa: "Y-yeah... I felt bad for not saying anything back then. Afterward, I-I couldn't get, I couldn't stop thinking..."

  Ayako: "Noa-chan"

  Noa: "Yes?"

  Ayako: "You said, well you asked if you could do something for me?"

  Noa: "Yeah of course I..."

  Ayako: "Would you... Could you kiss me?"

  Noa: "Wha-?"

  Noa's chest tightens as he takes glances at her lips.

  Noa: "S-sorry..."

  - It's not that I don't want to but she deserves someone better than me.

  Noa: "I can't..."

  Ayako: "I'm such a dummy why did I say that."

  She starts walking away, "please forget anything I said."

  - Wait...

  - How do I forget?