I felt grumpy and tired as I slept pretty late last night. I blamed myself for it and lazily took a shower and tried to freshen up myself. Midway bath... I realised my right hand was a little swollen and caused a little pain. As I was just a mild pain, I ignored it and resumed my bath and got myself ready to work.During my driving to work, my family back in hometown called. I hooked up my phone to my bluetooth headset and answered the call. The call was relatively short, with my parents asking. None the wiser to my accommodation for the evening I trundled off to the Britannia suite just as the crowds took their seats and the school headmaster stood up to introduce the first guest speaker. As I scan the seated crowd looking for you and hoping to find you with a spare seat, I sense someone behind me and the smell of perfume drifts over me. Somehow I know it’s you and remain facing forwards, no longer interested in scanning the crowd but anticipating a touch or a kiss. I’m not. I was dismissed.“Thank you, sir.” I responded and left as the door was closed behind them. I would not hear anything about their discussion, it seemed. I retired to the reception office, to wait.A while later, the study door opened and Dawes called out, “Jeeves, see the man out!”Oh-oh! That did not sound happy, with Mr. Smith not being given his name. I hurried over and gestured to Mr. Smith to come to the front door with me. He looked annoyed, but accompanied me without comment. I opened the. " And not go to that sketchy place you're talking about, Haruka didn't say."Nonsense," Natsuki said as she pulled out her phone and hit one of the speed dial functions. "Akiko? It's Natsuki. Hey! How are you doing? That's great! Listen, my niece is in town and ... my niece. Niece. My sister's daughter. Yeah. Haha, no it's ok, I know how it goes some days. Anyway, my niece ... sister's daughter, got in to the local college ... Yeah ... That's ... I'll tell her. Anyway ... uh huh..." Natsuki.