Is it TOO LATE for US?


"Why do all good things come to an end?"


Chapter 4: Depression

"Senpai. Are you also doing this out of PITY?" she asked in a sardonic tone.

"NANI?!" he was shocked at her remark.

"What are you saying? No of course not! What kind of question is that?!"

"I'm not blind. I can see the look on their faces, the way they talk to me. Is it because of what happened?"

"When I pass by the hallways they become awfully quiet, and I may be stupid but I know that it's because of me." She replied.

"Mikan.." he was speechless.

"Do you even know how annoying it is to hear people say how sorry they are for you? They keep saying they understand you but in reality they DO NOT." She let out in between angry sobs.

"Please… calm down Mikan…" he was trying to tell her but she didn't listen to him.

"Remember the time when you said that I must always smile? You see senpai, they say if you fell in love and got hurt, you'll never be able to smile. I'm not sure if that's true. I can still smile but it really hurts." She was now crying uncontrollably.


It's never the tears that measure the pain. Sometimes it's the smile we fake.


"Mikan! Stop! I said stop it!" he yelled at her and she was stunned.

She can see tears trickling down his handsome face. He was also crying now. Then he hugged her tightly as he whispered soothing words to calm her down.

Even if you do things the right way, some would still be unsatisfied. Some will not appreciate what you say and what you do, and there would always be people who would let you down too. But for as long as you speak honestly from the heart, you'll be fine. This is not a perfect world. This is not a perfect life. Life is almost always unfair… but life loves the person who bounces back from adversity and dares live it.

She felt a little relieved after she let out her bottled-up feelings of pain and anger. She felt lightheaded and let her head rest on his strong chest as she murmured apologies.

"Mikan… it's alright… everything will soon be all right." He whispered to her ear.


"Can I speak to you?" the doctor ushered him out of the room.

"Is something wrong about her?" Tsubasa worriedly asked. He brought Mikan to the hospital after she fainted.

"About what you said earlier, regarding her actions… aside from that, what changes did you noticed these past few days?" the doctor asked.

"Well, she was always serious and barely talks. We have hard times getting her attention because she was always spacing out, she doesn't eat much, she cries suddenly… and sadly, she doesn't smile as often as before and if she ever did, it was always a fake smile. Nani?" he asked very concerned.

"Just as I thought. Well, the only thing I can advise you is to do everything you can to make her happy or bring her back to her old self. I'm afraid if she goes on like this, she'll soon develop tremendous depression. You must make her as happy as she used to be or else she'll definitely suffer more." The doctor said matter-of-factly.

"Hai… I understand" as he stared sadly at Mikan's sleeping form from the hospital window.


"Is that what he said?" Hotaru Imai and Ruka Nogi stared lonely at the sleeping brunette. They came rushing to the hospital the moment they heard what had happened.

"Yes." He said softly. He told them the doctor's advice. And for the first time in their life, they didn't know what to do.


A/N: i am so sorry for the VERY late update. i got crammed with schoolwork (because i just entered college.. hehe) but since the sem is over i can finally update.. :) sorry if this one is short.. the next one is still short and the next as well.. i will try to make it longer though. (prays)

anyways...thanks for all the reviews!!