<h4>Chapter 296: Prologue:?My First Winter</h4>


    Outside, even as morning came, snow continued to fall. The 25th. The world was right in the midst of Christmas. Around the world, all over, will be overflowing with people spending time with precious family members or lovers. Even in this school, even though it''s only a few, there are lovers like that too.


    As the promised time drew closer, I get my body ready.


    ".....it''s already been more than 8 months huh?".


    The passage of time ever since I enrolled in this school, is really fast. I wonder if it means that I enjoyed this school just that much. As I opened up the window that leads to the veranda slightly, a cold wind blew in. At the same time as that, theughing voices of girls also came into my room. It seems from now, they will be heading over to Keyaki Mall to y.


    "I should head out soon too".


    As I noticed it was already past 11:30, I shut the window. Today is the day of my promised date with Satou Maya.


    In this one day, whether something will change or not.....is something I don''t know. But at the very least, I believe this one day will be a significant one for me. If not, I wouldn''t even think of going on a date. To fall in love with someone. To think of someone as precious to you. Just by spending time with each other, to share happiness with one another. They be an irreceable existence to you. Those sorts of feelings and events, I wonder if I will be able to experience them too.


    This small story of the winter vacation, the curtains open on the night of the 23rd before Christmas Eve