When the narrator returns home, he finds that he has not been invited to Tomoda's wedding. He tells his parents that he had planned to get married to her some day, but that he was not invited to the wedding because he was too "emo." He tells them that he saw Tomoda and her fiance giving each other "the gentle touches" when he saw that they were in love, and he feels "pathetic." He asks his parents to attend the wedding, but they refuse, saying that he is too tired to go