"So where's the boy?" Ino asked, after having searched the house quite thoroughly. She also commented on how Sakura had gone a little crazy with the redecorating, especially considering she was only renting the apartment.
Sakura shrugged.
"What does that mean?" Ino asked, coming into the kitchen and sitting on the table.
"It means I don't care what the landlady says at this point." Sakura answered.
"Well what about your boyfriend?"
Sakura paused for a moment. Her boyfriend. In the end, he really had been her boyfriend, hadn't he? She shook her head. That was just her wishful thinking. She wondered how he had felt. She tried to think; had he ever actually said anything about what he might feel for her? Had they ever talked about it at all?
"He's gone." She said. "He won't be coming back."
Ino was silent for a minute, and then Sakura felt her hugging her from behind. She was still for a moment. "Sakura honey..." Ino whispered, pressing her face against Sakura's shoulder. Sakura heaved a little sigh, and found that she was crying again. She touched her face.
"What's wrong with me?" She wondered.
"There's nothing wrong with you." Ino answered, maybe misunderstanding. "It happens to us all."