the previous day, she had, quite like a scene in a film, ran into an old friend. remi once had been her neighbor as a child before she went abroad.

bookshops truly had this magic of bringing people together.

although the singer insisted she go home, akeno's stubbornness refused to cave in, thus, the two reunited friends ended up in remi's hotel room.

akeno was delighted.

and yet so

utterly

jealous.

『how's life been around here?』

『same same. how were the states?』

the states.

akeno had always wanted to go there.

why did it have to be someone she knew? not her?

why did remi, her "older sister" figure, have to rub it in her face like this?

『hm, honestly? not as peaceful as japan, but it's okay. and things have been stressful lately...』

『why?』

remi's phone rang.

『ah. i have to answer. let's talk tomorrow, okay?』

she was gone.