Walking to school, I find it to be a ghost town with no one in sight. Realizing that I'm late and everyone is in class. I continue walking to Hikarizaka Private High School. Being a senior, I need to watch myself from setting a bad example to under classman. As I reach the bottom of the hill, I find a girl, just standing there just as still as me... She look's concerned and on the verge of tears. As a repeat offender of late arrivals, I'm not bothered one bit. She, on the other hand, seems far more concerned... The idea of getting to class late this late must be upsetting to her...

"Do you like this school?.......... I really, really love it. But nothing can stay unchanged."

A girl I've never seen before. The words weren't directed at me. She must be talking to someone within her heart.

"Fun things… Happy things… They can't all possibly remain the same. Even so, can you keep on loving this place?"