"I can't do this anymore."
She stopped what she was doing and turned to her friend. Confusion etched in her face.
"Can't do what?"
"This. This hanging out and pretending that everything is just fine and dandy when it is not."
"What is wrong with this?"
"Everything. I can't do this any longer. I just can't. I've tried. I really have. Have you ever thought about what it is like for me? Have you?"
The pure confusion on her face told her everything. If the setting was different, she might have squealed with joy on the inside while teasing her about it.
"I'm guessing that you have never thought about it."
"Then tell me. What is so wrong about this?"
"I don't think you can take it."
"Try me."
"Fine. Just remember that you asked for it."
She nodded.
"Where do I even begin… I've told you once upon a time that I'm in love with you. And after all that had happened, your thoughtful rejection, repairing our friendship… I've tried. I've tried to unlove you. Being so near yet so far, it was pure torture. You can't come running to me every time something goes wrong. I'm not your security blanket. I'm a person who is in love with you so stop telling me about this other person that you are going on a date with. Because, I really don't give a damn and I don't want to know. Neither do I want to hear all about the date nor analyze the situation with you. I can't do this any longer. I can't just be your friend. Make up your mind Natsuki. You can't have the best of both worlds. Because…"
She floundered for a while.
"Because, at the end of the day, there is a limit to how much pain I can take. I'm human too."
With that, she upped and left.