Haruko's journal entry that night:

Something wonderful happened today! It was almost a miracle!

Rukawa-kun greeted me. Not exactly a normal greeting, but he acknowledged my presence! He actually said my name!

I know I should be happy, but I'm really curious. Why would Rukawa do that? That's not a normal thing for him. (Not that I'm complaining.)

Sigh.

I'm going to keep that memory locked in my head forever.

--haruko

p.s. another thing: I thought I saw rukawa and misato stare at each other for a while. Maybe it's just my imagination.