Sometimes, you realize very important things at the strangest time.

In Yamada’s case, it was while she was brushing her teeth one morning.

She had to go to Nomiya’s office later that day to discuss another order of pottery. In her sleepiness, she lost control of her thoughts. As her mind wandered, she found herself thinking “It will be hard to go there when I love Nomiya”.

When.

Her hand froze in place and her toothbrush stopped going back and forth at this realization.

It was going to happen before long. She was going to love him.

But not yet.