OH
This mirrors when Sumika saw Kanoko cry and what made her wanted to support Kanoko. It was also the first time Kanoko allowed herself to appear vulnerable in front of someone else
Sumika tries so hard to put others' need before her own, it's only a matter of time before she starts falling...
ngl this is shaping up to be a pretty decent psychological thriller
even worse is that it involves children characters, bc at that age they feel even more helpless, isolated, and tend to lack credibility and understanding from adults around them