My heart pounded hard against my chest as my hand slowly put my phone against my ear, giving myself time to squeeze my brain hard to think of how I would start telling Takuma the truth - the truth about the man who saved me before, and the possibility of that man being Nishimoto. It was something that had been keeping me from being true to Takuma despite everything that we had been through together. Despite everything that he did for me.
I know all of those things. I know what is the right thing to do from the very start, and yet…why am I still hesitating? I thought to myself. Why am I trying to hide the truth about Nishimoto? Why…do I feel like I'm trying to protect him even though I should not? Various thoughts drowned me, making me lose control of my focus, and my grasp on my phone
