My phone rings.

I answer and hear Noriko.

"Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. "

"What is it? "

"I got accepted! "

Accepted?

"Into what? "

"Yale! I'm going to Yale for college! I'm finally going to get out of here! Isn't that great! "

She's leaving....

"Yeah. I'm proud of you! You worked hard for it. "

"Oh, thank you so much Kouta. You're just so.... "

I can hear her tear up.

"So...? " I ask.

"So kind. So nice. So amazing. You mean the world to me you know. "

I do?

"I do?"

"You do. I'm so happy right now, Kouta. "

I've never been so sad and happy at the same time in my life.