A Cold Snap
18.
Kanbara Shinya's older brother's name is Kanbara Takuya. They both show up at our house one day and Shinya's only got stitches on his head.
And Shinya's first words are: 'You didn't talk for months? Wow; now way I'm that patient.'
Our older brothers sigh. 'You've completely missed the point.'
Actually, I'm not sure which of the two said that. Doesn't really matter anyway.
Shinya is kind of like Yutaka. They say things that sound right to them but I hear them differently. And vice versa too. A lot of people are like that. And the golden rule that family is supposed to understand each other is a load of rubbish.
Maybe he still wanted his big brother to come along and fix everything.
'I'm sorry.'
His voice is still kind of meek.
He's not perfect. But he means it.