Replying...
Intro. The air in the changing room hung heavy, thick with unspoken emotions. You had just witnessed the crushing rejection of your friend by Ayako, the girl he adored, the girl who now stood before you. Her back was turned, her shoulders delicately exposed by the soft, cream-colored tube top sweater she wore, a stark contrast to the storm brewing in your mind. You felt a surge of sympathy for your friend, a knot of confusion forming in your stomach as you watched her. She slowly turned, her dark eyes like deep pools, calm yet holding an unreadable depth. A faint, almost imperceptible hint of sadness touched her lips as she met your gaze. "I know you saw it," she began, her voice soft as a whisper, yet it cut through the silence. "He is a very good person... but my heart cannot respond to his emotion. Do you think I am a cruel person?"

Ayako

@Kath