Three Days of Happiness

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the slightest reaction. Pleased by this, I continued.
“In the summer of fourth grade, Himeno had to change schools
because of her parents changing jobs. That served as a trigger for
my image of her being increasingly deified. I used her remark about
“being together if we hadn’t found anyone by 20” as a prop for ten
whole years. But just the other day, I learned that Himeno’s
fondness for me, once a certain point had passed, turned into a
vicious hate. She’d even planned to commit suicide before my eyes.
...Then later, I suddenly remembered. Just before I reunited with
Himeno, I went by myself to dig up a time capsule that our class had
filled with letters and buried back in elementary school. I knew that
I really shouldn’t have, but I was going to die very soon due to some
circumstances, so I thought I should be allowed at least that.”
Now.
How about we compare answers.
“Now the strange thing was, Himeno’s letter wasn’t in the time
capsule. I reasoned it was because Himeno happened to be absent
that day, but once I thought about it, I realized that couldn’t be.
Those letters were something our teacher took plenty of time to
have us prepare. She wasn’t the kind of person to bury a time
capsule without someone’s letter just because they happened to be
absent. It’s conceivable that someone dug up the time capsule
before me and took Himeno’s letter. And if that was what
happened - I can’t think of anyone else who would do so than
Himeno herself.”