What Neil said deafened Ryuu for a moment. She just stared at Neil, heart drumming against her ears, hairs on her body are standing up in astonishment as her face slowly turns pale. She was right. That’s the first thing that goes in her mind that Neil is referring to as he knew already but still, she hoped that she was wrong. Hearing him say it out loud still took her for good.
Ryuu gasped, blinking her eyes rapidly. She lowered her gaze to the lunch box in front of her. Ryuu doesn’t know what to say but she knew what she should say. She needs to apologize. She needs to explain why she ended up lying to her best friend but she can’t find her voice, she can’t form any words.
The two were enveloped by silence for a whole minute, they are even refusing to look at each other’s eyes. They w
