[Scene 1: The Decisive Moment]
It was springtime in the school.
Cherry blossoms had bloomed on the trees.
All the students were happily celebrating the days of spring, but Aya and Ryo were still distant from each other.
Miko said in frustration:
"How long will you two stay like this? Aya, you have to talk to him.
If you stay silent even today, maybe it will be too late forever."
Aya took a deep breath and made a decision in her heart.
[Scene 2: The Truth Revealed]
After school Aya found Ryo on the rooftop.
He was looking toward the sky, as if lost in his thoughts.
Aya said in a trembling voice:
"Ryo… I know that I misunderstood you.
But I can't bear that we become strangers like this."
Ryo looked at her in surprise, then lowered his gaze.
"The girl you saw… she was just an old school friend.
She had asked me how I was.
You think I changed… but in truth, I got scared—
that if I told you everything, you too would leave me."
A weight in Aya's heart became lighter.
Tears came from her eyes.
"Ryo… you fool.
If I wanted to leave you, I would have done it on the very first day."
[Scene 3: Confession of Hearts]
Ryo looked into her eyes.
This time his voice trembled, but it was sincere.
"Kawashima Aya… I don't want to lose you.
You are the first person who understood my loneliness, who felt my pain.
Without you… I feel empty."
Aya smiled, wiping her tears.
"And you are the first person before whom I could show my true smile."
After a moment of silence, Ryo softly said:
"Will you… stay with me?"
Aya nodded yes.
[Scene 4: A New Beginning]
There was a gentle fragrance in the air.
The petals of cherry blossoms covered the rooftop in a pink hue.
Ryo smiled openly for the first time—
a smile that was real, and only for Aya.
Aya thought in her heart:
"This is the moment I had always waited for."
Ryo said in his heart:
"At last… I've found someone who won't leave me."
[Scene 5: The Ending Scene]
All the classmates were laughing and playing below.
Aya and Ryo were watching everyone from the rooftop,
but for them, the world seemed to have stopped.
Aya softly said:
"This is our new beginning, isn't it?"
Ryo replied:
"Yes… and this time I promise,
I will never leave you alone."
Amid the falling petals of cherry blossoms,
their story set out on a new journey.
📖 Chapter 10 End – The Conclusion
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