t see them. He sat alone at lunchtime simply watching the scene around him, then when classes were over,
ter him and turning to face the small room. It
his bed, moving over towards the window
off in the distance casting is orange glow upon
gh, tilting his h
constant feeling of anxiety he felt when he
f focus at all that was before him, throug
tiful world
t see Aubrey or any of the others, and
one of the boys waved to him, but
rich
Haru b
the boy said as he walked
ey went on, turning away and
tiously with wide eye
oat, hands going to his chest as
h, forcing himself to stay calm as a
e days. As he straightened up again, arms dropping to his side
ng his head to the side an
to feel l
aightening his body and s
PE, that he was playing a gam
e gardeners in his home. It had always been a lot of fun, and they had all smiled and laughed
a fielder. For a long time, he had stood there doing nothing. At first, he had tried to keep
ind in another place entirely, s
istance away, his eyes began to wate
lowly with the back of his hand and
…' he h
WAKE
nly, seeing the ball
ll!' one of the
rning and running in th
f the boys on his team. He stood there uncertainly as several beg
t are you
' Haru called n
e him, but he couldn't hea
t, and he clutched at his heart
around him as he bowed his head again, block
his gasps deeper as he began to hyperventilate. His vis
k!' someone called, as the
speaking calmly into Haru's ear, telling him to contr
cher put Haru's arm over his shoulders, lifting
nurse, where he was even
fore him. She was kind, and through her ki
now?' she asked him
The box of tissues sat on his lap, s
rusting his voice to speak, 'I