Newfound trauma.

Due to the newfound trauma, Ayane didn't go the school the next day....

And the day after that...

And the day after that...

The constant absence of Ayane in school, just after the date made Kanako quite worried, as he had not seen Ayane after the date.

"I feel like something is wrong.", his gut senses kicked in.

"But what should I do in this situation?", he wondered as he stood in front of the school entrance after school for the third time.

"Maybe she is depressed? But why? Did something happen?", he added to his wonder.

But then, his senses sharpened. He was curious about how Ayane got that bruise in her hand, which was in quite a serious state.

"I hope she is taking care of her body...", he pitied.

"It is true that she has trauma linked with her past school, but did she went through home abuse too? But why? She was famous. Money should not be the problem. Anyway, I should gather more information about her."

As he was thinking, a thought came into his mind.

"Wait... am I becoming a stalker!?", he shook his head in an attempt to remove that thought.

"No no, that can't be true. I am just helping her cope up and accept her past and move on. She has a bright future."

Just then, another thought just rolled into his mind.

"I think I am falling in love with her the more I come to know her.", followed by heavy blushing.

"Is this pity? Or is this love? I don't know..."

In the same time, the Fuyuki, Hanabi and Miyako were starting to get a little depressed about what they did the other day to Ayane.

"I think we went a little too far..."

"I know. I didn't know she would skip school for 3 days straight."

"Its you fault, isn't it?", Fuyuki said, adding oil to the fire.

"Huh? Me? It was you two!"

"You are blaming us? We didn't even do anything."

A qurrel erupted between the three, with no sign of stopping.

"Should I go visit her house?", Kanako wondered, in the meantime, "What am I even thinking?! Visiting a girl's house?? And Alone??"

He thought the idea for a moment. It might be that she is in a critical situation and needs help. There is that possibility too.

"I don't know what to do..."

In the end, he decided to go her house if she didn't come to school for two more days, which is 5 days total of her absence.