[ She's lying, and he knows it. She's been crying. It's in her eyes as well as in her voice, and it's even in the way that she burrows into him.
She doesn't want to bother him with whatever she's feeling. She wants to carry that weight by herself, he bets. But he won't let her. ]
Rika-chan... please don't lie to me.
[ His hold on her only tightens. He's glad he found her now. If he hadn't found her when he had, perhaps she might have gone through with it. ]
Just... tell me why. I want to know, because if there's something I can do to help you, I want to do it! I can't stand the thought of losing a single one of my friends, so just tell me what I have to do!
[ His own voice sounds troubled... even desperate. Seeing someone he cares about so much hurting like this... even if she tries to hide it, even if she insists that there's nothing he can do, he can't accept just doing nothing. ]
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She doesn't want to bother him with whatever she's feeling. She wants to carry that weight by herself, he bets. But he won't let her. ]
Rika-chan... please don't lie to me.
[ His hold on her only tightens. He's glad he found her now. If he hadn't found her when he had, perhaps she might have gone through with it. ]
Just... tell me why. I want to know, because if there's something I can do to help you, I want to do it! I can't stand the thought of losing a single one of my friends, so just tell me what I have to do!
[ His own voice sounds troubled... even desperate. Seeing someone he cares about so much hurting like this... even if she tries to hide it, even if she insists that there's nothing he can do, he can't accept just doing nothing. ]