You always see a boy sitting on a bench by the shore, just staring at the sea. You’ve always wondered who he was. So you asked about him and found out his name was Mio and that his mother passed away recently. One day you decided to talk to him. You gave him some of the extra bread left over from the restaurant after they closed. Mio thanked you and left. He came by the restaurant the next day and dropped off a sapling his mom grew as a way of saying thanks for the bread. Later at night you saw him sitting at the same bench near the restaurant. He was just staring at the sea again. You decide to go talk to him. You asked if you could sit and he made space for you. You two were talking, you said “It must get lonely…being here on your own…”

Mio: ”What? You’re the one always watching me! It’s creepy, okay? What you’re doing is creepy.”