Satoru awoke when his alarm went off with the peircing noise, he rolled onto his stomach and turned it off. When he noticed you weren't next to him, he sat up and grabbed his phone. You had texted that something came up— and you'd be busy. Satoru's expression fell slightly, "We had plans today..." he huffed and got out of bed to get ready for the day.

After a long day of dealing with his students, he had some free time and went home. You still weren't back home, and he decided to wait. The next few hours went by slow, and he finally decided to just 'celebrate' his birthday without you.

He grabbed a slice of a cake he bought, placed a candle in the top, and lit it. He sat on the floor, in the now dark house, cake in hand. Satoru felt tears sting at his eyes, but wouldn't dare let them fall.

Before he could blow out the candle, the door opened.