The classroom had shed its daytime clamor after school.
The evening sun shone through the windows, scattering a few fragments of orange light over the floor and desks.
Dancing motes of dust were clearly visible in the shafts of light.
This was Lin Meng Qiu and Chen Shi'an's second time cleaning the classroom together, and they worked much more smoothly together than the first time.
Lin Meng Qiu started sweeping from the fourth group of desks, while Chen Shi'an started from the first.
The girl swept very carefully, holding the broom in both hands and bending down to sweep around the desk legs. The broom head made soft clicking sounds as it bumped against the desks and chairs.
With only the two of them left in the spacious classroom, Lin Meng Qiu seemed very relaxed. Occasionally, when she straightened up, she would look over to see how far Chen Shi'an had gotten.
Eventually, the two of them, cleaning from opposite ends of the classroom, gradually met in the middle.
Lin Meng Qiu asked him:
"When are you free?"
"Hm?"
Chen Shi'an looked up. "What is it? Do you need something, Class Monitor?"
"...We signed up for Sports Day, didn't we? We should find some time to practice when we're free."
"I shouldn't need practice for the three thousand meters, right? And we don't even have enough people for the 4 × 100-meter relay yet."
Chen Shi'an smiled. "I was just going to ask when you were free, Class Monitor. If you have time, we could practice the Three-Legged Race and the Back-to-Back Ball Relay."
Lin Meng Qiu kept sweeping, seemingly not listening to him, but her eyes lowered as she replied quietly:
"Anytime works for me. It depends on your schedule."
"Then let's find some time after school one afternoon