The narrator tells the audience that maki never ran away, and that he bore all of his troubles on his own. The narrator then tells maki that when he doesn't understand something, it's because he's not willing to understand how he feels. This is the first time maki has ever seen the narrator, and the narrator is terribly sorry for him. He tells the narrator that he promised to go play with maki in the park again, and maki promises that he'll do his best to do so.