She pulled me out of the classroom and I blushed harder, my mouth agape which I didn’t realise until I closed my mouth and realised they were open beforehand. I was wondering if she was only doing it to keep face, or because she wanted it. I did want an answer to the question just to know if something so special would happen to me so soon, so while we were walking I looked down on my feet and said “Hanako?” and waited for her to say ‘What?’, ‘Yes’ or a simple ‘Hmm?’ and after it I asked “Is … is this handholding?”