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The next day:
"Ne, shall we sit there for a while?" Miharu told me.
"Sure.."
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<p>"Here, I got a present for you. An amulet for you"
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<p>"A 'Good Relationship' amulet?"
"a.. hora, this is for your marathon. So you can get a clear way to the finish. It is similar to having good relationship, ne? Look, I pasted the seal print we took last time at the back of the amulet as well" she smiled.
And thanks to that Nozomi laughed at me during the training the next morning.. I feel that I'm a bit fool myself.. but my heart is thankful for Miharu's attention...
During the afternoon when we go home together, we sit at the same place again...
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<p>"Ne, can we still be friend after we graduate?"
"Sure, we can always contact each other"
"Liar! Do you still go out with your Junior High friends? Do you still phone them? Do you know how they are now?"
"....."
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<p>"See.. it will happen to us as well. You will eventually forget about me. Gomenne, I'm saying weird things"
Somehow I feel that she is afraid of losing something.. Is it because she still can't confess to the one she loves? Am I too, afraid of losing something important in my life.. before the graduation.. I MUST help her. I must help her, give her the courage to confess to her love...
She has been very quiet today...is it because of yesterday...?
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<p>"Ne, Miharu. Have you got the courage now to confess to him?"
"Iya.. mada.. I don't think I can do it. I think I should just give up"
"You can't be serious! Hm.. Ok.. I think we should do it.."
"eh? nani?"
"Confession training. Now, pretend that I'm the one you are going to confess to. Then you can try to confess to me. Since I'm not the one that you like, it will be easier for you, right? Then when you have practised enough, you will have the courage to confess to him, ne shall we do it?"
"but.. but...."
"C'mon.. let's do it" I stand in front of her "Ne?"
"Un.."
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"...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."
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