The Opening Words Written by Two People

At Kyoiku Junior High School, a pair test assignment was given to brainstorm and create the first social media post together... Could you turn that scene into a short story?

Sounds great, that sounds incredibly exciting!
The assignment for the "Kyoiku Junior High School Pair Test" is to "create the first social media post together."
I will write this as a short story from the students' perspective.

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"The Opening Words Written with Fingertips"

The afternoon at Kyoiku Junior High School was a little quieter than usual.
The wind tickled the curtains, casting lines of light into the classroom.

"Hey, I wonder... what's the right way to start social media?"

Mahiru muttered from her seat by the window.
Seiya, sitting next to her, stopped spinning his pen on his notebook and smiled slightly.

"I don't think there's a right answer, is there? But 'beginnings' are a bit nerve-wracking, aren't they?"

There was only one task for today's pair test.

"Come up with a social media post introducing Kyoiku Junior High School's pair tests or the school itself. Text, drawings, or photos are all fine. Create one thing together as a pair."

Unlike regular tests, the time is free, and the ideas are free.
But "freedom" is surprisingly difficult.

Mahiru wrote in small letters in her notebook.

"In this school, there are problems you don't have to solve alone."

Seeing that, Seiya nodded and said, "That's good."

"But, isn't that a bit too serious? Let's add something more 'fingertip-like'."

Seiya placed a small piece of paper between their desks. On it was a photo of a paper airplane that had been left behind during morning homeroom.

"Shall we post this photo too?"
"We could add a caption like, 'At this school, someone's sudden inspiration can catch the wind.'"

Mahiru nodded and secretly wrote in the corner of the page.

"#FingertipSchool"

The two of them's "post" hasn't reached the world yet.
But inside the classroom, it was shining faintly.

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[Afterword]

Even after the bell rang, no one stood up yet.
In this classroom, it wasn't the sound of solving problems that echoed, but the sound of nurturing words.