Nobody will tell me where he is when I ask. Nobody brings him up themselves. You're the only one who even looks at a picture of him without cringing.

They must have collectively made him feel unwelcome and decided to pretend he doesn't exist. That's why Golyadkin-kun shut himself away.

...I wish I could have reached out to him more before it got that bad at least. But I guess one person isn't enough to make someone feel safe.