Chapter 1: The New Girl
"Kou. Please don't go."
Tears streamed down my face as I glanced over at Kou's desk, which was now being cleared to replace a newbie.
Nostalgia buried my heart as I reminisced all of my memories, starting from when we first got recruited at Eagle Jump to when Kou left for France.
"Kou...kou...why did you have to go?" I muttered in my breath, holding back the tears in my eyes. I was mad at her for leaving me alone but most of all, I was mad at myself; for being such a helpless whining mess, and for being selfish enough to think that Kou was...mine.
But she wasn't.
She had so much potential; it was obvious that one day, she would go abroad and maximize her skills even further. She wasn't that annoying clingy person who would always depend on her friend; she wasn't like me.
Clutching the scrap paper I had in my hands, I screamed out loud.
"Rin, you idiot! Why are you so selfish, so dependent, so irrational?! You should be proud of Kou that she could finally pursue her dreams in France! So why are you placing your little useless desire ahead of her life?!"
I hope no one heard me.
To my misfortune, Aoba and a new girl with short spiky black hair showed up at the workplace. "A-Aoba-chan…"
"T-tooyama-san. Um…" Aoba noticed my swollen face, which was flushed red in not only embarrassment, but also despair.
"Suzukaze-san, what's wrong?" the black-haired girl peered at me and to my surprise, her expression reminded of me when Kou and I first started introducing ourselves to Eagle Jump's staff.
"Oh...I'm sorry," she replied, without hesitation. She must've noticed my tears.
The two quickly walked off and continued their tour.
But there was something about that girl. She was...unusual. Judging from her ability to quickly realize what was going on, I bet she had a lot of experience dealing with emotional people - or at least, emotional situations.
Hmm...what was her name again?
Was it N-Nishimiya Yuzuru?