2. Our relationship had never been romantic we were friends, best friends...
3. Most important she was my mentor.
4. When I lost my mom tragically in an auto accident...
5. For days I couldn't eat, wouldn't talk to anyone, not even my family.
Memuatkan…Memuatkan…
1. It was yasuko sensei who was there for me.
2. It was her who I wanted.
3. I remember aoi holding me with my head against her chest.
4. I listened to her heartbeat while she stroked my hair.
Memuatkan…Memuatkan…
1. The pain was so all-encompassing, so deep, I didn't know how to put it into words.
2. But aoi didn't need words. She knew.
3. "Kiri?"
4. "Sorry. It's just surreal seeing you here. Tell me what brought you here."
5. "Are you still living in tokyo?"
1. I hate the formality of my questions, but we have lost ground to cover...
2. She takes a big gulp of her drink.
3. "This is going to sound crazy..."
4. I didn't know if someone had hurt her...or if she was running from something...
5. But I waited patiently while she gathered her courage and downed several more sips of her drink.
6. The scared look on her face when I'd opened the door is still lingering in my mind.
1. "Aoi, I've known you since we were kids. We used to tell each other everything."
2. "Remember that promise we made each other?"
3. I watch her quietly.
4. She has to be more specific.
5. "About?"
6. "Us. When I turned to thirty-five..."
1. I'm trying to understand where she is headed with this.
2. "And?"
3. "When we were kids, I know...but"
4. "We promised each other that if neither of us was married by the time I were thirty five and you thirty we'd marry each other..."