So this was how secrets got started, I thought to myself. People constructed them little by little. I had not intended to keep May Kasahara a secret from Kumiko. My relationship with her was not that big a deal, finally: whether I mentioned it or not was of no consequence. Once it had flown down a certain delicate channel, however, it had become cloaked in the opacity of secretiveness, whatever my original "intention" had have been.
In this reflection, the narrator contemplates how secrets are formed and evolve over time. Initially, he didn’t plan to keep his connection with May Kasahara hidden from Kumiko, viewing their relationship as insignificant. However, once the thought of secrecy took root, it transformed into something complex and opaque, obscuring his original intentions.
This insight reveals the nature of secrets and their power to change perceptions and relationships. What begins as a minor omission can grow into a significant barrier, altering interactions and the way individuals relate to one another, all while shifting from casual to something more cryptic.
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