:56:00
Huh? No way! The one Abe-kun liked was Kobayashi-san, the girl class
president. He was always bullying me.
:56:08
He'd put his hands in his pockets and say things like, ``Grown-ups are
people who can spit or tear leaves off bushes if they feel like it,
tsk!'' when I met him.
:56:18
And then he'd saunter off.
:56:21
See, I thought so--I can understand Abe-kun's feelings. I also have
made a girl whom I liked cry by teasing her on purpose.
:56:31
It wasn't like that! He shook hands with all the other classmates. I
was the only one he didn't shake hands with.
:56:39
Well, that's the trouble with you girls. You just don't understand the
way boys feel at all.
:56:48
...jeez, don't act so presumptuous.
:56:50
Well, can't I say the truth?
:56:54
Abe-kun wasn't so strong, was he? He couldn't bully boys around. And
as a transfer student, he didn't have any friends.
:57:08
Taeko-san, you sat next to him, so it was much easier for him to bully
you. He was dependent on you, Taeko-san, as someone he could tease.
:57:19
Essentially, he must not have wanted to shake hands with everyone,
right? But with you, Taeko-san, he could express himself honestly,
like, ``I'm not gonna shake hands with you.''