Alyia took a deep breath, collecting the courage to talk with Hiroki today. The thought of revealing their past didn’t settle yet, but at least she planned to explain to him her relationship with Hideki and ask for time. Alyia took her bag, going out of her apartment, to Riko, who had already waited in front of the building. “You seem tense.” Riko commented when Alyia joined her. While waiting for Alyia to buckle herself up, Riko started the engine and drove the car to the campus. “I am going to speak with Hiroki,” Alyia said after a while. She was still collecting her thoughts and putting together the conversation she wanted to have, although she thought about it for half of the night. There wasn’t a particular reason for her to be nervous or afraid, but deep down, she felt unsure about