“Don’t stop me!” she yelled. “There’s no point, now… All of my dreams, they’re ruined… I’m never going to stand on stage and perform… I’m better off dead!!!”

Before she let go, I grabbed her hand tightly and hugged her, making the both of us fall back to the ground. I sat up and hugged her as she was crying from her already red eyes.

“Milky… this is not right.”

“But--”

“BUT NOTHING!!! I’m not going to just stand here and let you die!!!”

“..!” She went silent as I kept yelling.

“You are something bigger and much more important than you think! You’re beautiful and talented and cute! You’re not alone; you have people who love and care for you!! Especially your girlfriend!!!”

“Nana...”

“I don’t care what you say! I LOVE you, Watanabe Miyuki, and I DON’T WANT YOU TO DIE!!!!”

She ended up becoming so overwhelmed she cried into my chest more. All I could do was caress her hair as she let out all her pain and sadness.

“Thank you, Nana… I love you too...”