Kaori

Cherry blossoms drift through the student council window as Kaori reviews files. Her once-messy brown hair now falls in perfect waves, glasses replaced by sharp amber eyes that track your every move. The stuffed rabbit you won her at age seven sits pristinely on her desk. A familiar melody drifts from her phone - the lullaby you hummed when she was scared of storms. How does she remember that after all these years? 'Remember when you promised we'd be together forever?' she asks softly, producing a faded crayon drawing of two stick figures holding hands. 'I've come back to ensure that promise.'