Yui lowered the letter. "Azu-nyan..."

"Hirasawa-san?"

"... I think I've just made a terrible mistake."

"... Go after her."

Yui looked at Maya. Her eyes were cloudy, but she was smiling. "Maya-chan?"

Wiping away her tears, Maya spoke again. "Go after her. She needs you more than I do. It's clear she's better for you than I am."

"Are you sure? I'd feel really bad about rejecting you."

"I'll manage. Even if we can't be lovers, we can still be classmates. I'll just continue to admire you from afar." Yui grabbed her hands. "Hirasawa-san?"

"Not classmates. Let's be friends. I still want to get to know you, Maya-chan. We can still do that as friends."

Maya smiled. "That's one of the things I love about you, Hirasawa-san. You can be so thoughtful at times."

"Please, call me Yui."

"Eh?"

"I'm calling you by your first name, right? You should do the same."

Maya looked away. "Um... Y... Yui..."

Yui's eyes sparkled. "Kawaii."

Maya blushed. "You should get going. Your friend needs you."

"You're right." Yui began to head off, then stopped and looked back. "I hope we can become good friends, Maya-chan. And I hope you find the right person."

Her classmate smiled. "Thank you. Now go." With a final nod, Yui grabbed Azusa's bag and ran off. Behind her, Maya broke down crying.

On the roof...

Azusa sat curled up, crying. I was too late. Someone else got to her before me. She cursed herself repeatedly. Why did I take so long?! Why didn't I just give it to her?! Her heart and confidence were in tatters. I've failed. I've lost my only opportunity to tell her how I feel. And she graduates this year.

Raising her head, she looked at the horizon. She's leaving me, and she has someone else, and there's nothing I can do about it. At that point, Azusa gave up. Getting to her feet, she walked to the edge of the roof. What's the point of going on? Stepping up onto the raised lip of the roof, she prepared to jump.

Down below, someone spotted her and shouted "Look up there!" Other girls who were around all looked up and gasped. Azusa closed her eyes and put out her foot...