Garden of Memories

Background

Tomoya realizes that he met Kotomi as a child, though until now only she had remembered. Back then, Tomoya had often visited Kotomi and was her only friend. Around this time on Kotomi's birthday, her parents suddenly must leave for a business trip. Later that day, Kotomi is visited by an acquaintance of her parents (the gentleman) who tells her that they were killed in a plane crash. Kotomi ultimately ends up burning her father's important thesis about discovering 'Another World' before anyone could see it. From then on, Tomoya stops coming to her house, as Kotomi dedicates herself to follow her parents' footsteps. While Kotomi shuts herself in her house, Tomoya comes over and starts cleaning up the overgrown garden before her birthday. Nagisa, Kyou, and Ryou eventually help out as well. In the end, Kotomi is happy with everyone's generosity.