"What?"
Higurashi Hotaru stared expressionlessly at the girl in front of her seat. This person... though they sat next to each other, she had never remembered her name. The girl kept a low profile, and they usually had little contact.
She only remembered that this girl normally did not even dare speak to her. Yet today, she had actually dared to grab her arm. That surprised Higurashi Hotaru.
"Ah! S-sorry!"
The girl suddenly came to her senses and realized she was holding Higurashi Hotaru's arm. Startled, she quickly let go. Though she seemed somewhat afraid, she still showed no sign of turning away.
"If you have something to say, say it. I still need to go to the teachers' office with my dad."
Higurashi Hotaru was merely withdrawn at school; she did not like bullying others, provided they did not provoke her.
"Um... could you... could you..."
"Will you just spit it out already?!"
Higurashi Hotaru was speechless as she watched the hesitant girl. This was seriously killing her with impatience.
"Could you... help me give these to your dad? Ah! They aren't from me, I'm just passing them along for someone else. Please!" The girl took out seven or eight cute, wrapped envelopes and handed them to Higurashi Hotaru. As though she had thought of something, she hurriedly explained with flushed cheeks.
Though her explanation was completely unconvincing.
"..."
Looking at the things before her, Higurashi Hotaru was not stupid. How could she not know what they were?
They were definitely love letters! And there were so many of them!
This girl was usually shy as could be, yet now she was being so bold. She actually wanted to become her "mom."
"You want to die?"
Higurashi Hotaru wondered whether she had been too kind normally. It was one