She'd thought - in those last days, she'd heard some students talking, about how the guy in the hospital had woken up. She hadn't been able to follow up on it. She was too tired, and besides, it would have been painful to go there only for him to not remember anything at all... or worse, find the rumor wasn't even true. But she'd hoped.
Even after she's gone, he'd be able to keep living.
She's stupid. She should have realized earlier there was something off. If he'd known about the hospital he would have said something, been happier to see her. Maybe she'd just brushed it off as his usual stoic air of gloom. But then why hadn't Akihiko said anything either? It would be like him to tease, 'so you've finally gotten out of bed.'
Maybe, he'd assumed the same? Or -]
No! Of course you're not - [she can't bring herself to say the word.] You've just been in a coma. [Even though 'just' is obviously understating it.]
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Did he not know?
She'd thought - in those last days, she'd heard some students talking, about how the guy in the hospital had woken up. She hadn't been able to follow up on it. She was too tired, and besides, it would have been painful to go there only for him to not remember anything at all... or worse, find the rumor wasn't even true. But she'd hoped.
Even after she's gone, he'd be able to keep living.
She's stupid. She should have realized earlier there was something off. If he'd known about the hospital he would have said something, been happier to see her. Maybe she'd just brushed it off as his usual stoic air of gloom. But then why hadn't Akihiko said anything either? It would be like him to tease, 'so you've finally gotten out of bed.'
Maybe, he'd assumed the same? Or -]
No! Of course you're not - [she can't bring herself to say the word.] You've just been in a coma. [Even though 'just' is obviously understating it.]
You... really didn't know?