The Fragrance of Plum Blossoms in the Wind [Spring Challenge 2025] Pure Literature

An elementary school whose buildings are being demolished due to consolidation. Twenty years have passed since the day Kaori's life was lost. I stood before the school building I once attended, holding flowers in one hand. To settle the work left undone twenty years ago, and to remove the shards lodged in my heart... *Since this is a spring challenge, I attempted to challenge myself with "pure literature."