That could be the case, or this is just a bad dreamPoor kid to have grown up with parents that expect too much of him and to just verbally abuse him for not meeting expectations, thanks for the scans!
Did he get wet in the rain? Didn't he die? Incredible. Every day thousands of Japanese die because of the rain, in the mangas.
If only the rain would kill all those skeezy pick-up douchebags that hit on every girl who's ever alone for 5 minutes. It'd make things a whole lot better and safer.