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Sakuno sat on her bed, motionless, looking outside the window. She couldn't sleep the whole night, thinking of what to do. She was so sure she had learnt her lesson. After all, the saying once bitten, twice shy is something Sakuno had believed.
But somehow her heart was crying no. She can't give up and this can't wait.
Ever since Ryoma had rejected her, she thought that that was it, and that she should move on and leave him alone. It was something she tried to hold on to, and believed for one excruciating week.
After all, Ryoma had his tennis to put his concentration on.
And then she saw the way Ryoma looked at her today, and felt something in her scream. Let go what she had thought… there's still a chance. Didn't Ryoma show signs that he might like her?
'I can't fall for every petty thing,' she thought. 'Maybe it was all just a phase. Ryoma probably wasn't feeling right. When I see him in the airport, he'll ignore me completely.'
But it still hurt. The thought that it might not be real was killing her more than ever. She wanted it to be real. She wanted to see those eyes, those confused and determined eyes she saw last. She had to see him…
It was only when she saw an orange tint from the sun's rays beyond her window, something dawned in her. She didn't just like him… she loved him. It was not that childish love she felt when she confessed to him the last time. This was true.
And she needed him more than ever.
[Sakuno]
There's a song that's inside of my soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm awake in the infinite cold
But you sing to me over and over and over again
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours I pray
To be only yours
I know now
You're my only hope
Sing to me the song of the stars
Of their galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again
When it feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours I pray
To be only yours
I know now
You're my only hope
I'll give you my destiny
I'm giving you all of me
I want your symphony
Singing in all that I am
At the top of my lungs
I'm giving it back
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours I pray
To be only yours
I know now
You're my only hope
Sakuno saw that the sun was fully up. In a few hours, Ryoma would leave. And she knew that there was one thing to do.
Hmm... pretty obvious, ne? Anyway, song is by Mandy Moore, 'Only hope'. It's also in the movie 'A walk to remember'. I wanted to show that Sakuno finally realsied that she truly loved Ryoma and was willing to give up anything just to be with him.
Next and final chapter, (Finally!) Ryoma tells Sakuno how he feels!