Ena, at home and lying on her bed, with her head between her knees, was lost in thought. She didn't know how much time she had spent crying, but to her time was irrelevant. She questioned herself why she still wanted to see Rin after she had broken her heart.
"I guess I'm deeply in love with her to keep getting hurt by wanting to see her…" She said to herself in a broken whisper.
Rin knocked on the door of her house, who reluctantly welcomed her. Rin greeted her, noticing how bad her friend was. She tried to hug her, but Ena immediately pulled away from her.

- Hello, Ena. Can we talk?
- I guess so…
Rin, worried, tried to hug her friend.
- I don't want you to be like this.
Ena aggressively avoided the hug.
- I don't need your pity. What do you want?
- I want to understand and fix things, if possible.
They sat together on the couch, Ena petting Chikuwa in an attempt to calm down as Rin began to speak.

- Ena, I want you to know that I am very sorry for having caused so much pain. I didn't mean to hurt you.
Ena continued looking at Chikuwa, without looking at Rin.
- You already did it, Rin. Why should I listen to you now?
- Because I value our friendship. I want to understand and, if possible, repair the damage caused.
- Fix? I do not think that's possible.
- At least let me try. I don't want our friendship to end like this. Do you at least know that I have felt horrible too?

Every word her friend said felt like a bullet straight to Ena's heart. With tears in her eyes, she continued to reproach Rin.
- You can't feel bad, Rin. You can't understand me either. You broke something inside me, something that can't be repaired.
- I know, Ena. I don't want you to think I'm minimizing the situation.

Ena responded, bitterly:
- There is nothing you can do... You hurt something that cannot be repaired.
- Maybe not now, but I'm willing to try. I don't want to lose you as a friend.
Determined to break the emotional barrier, Rin hugged Ena to calm her down.

- Do not touch me! -Despite her insistence, Rin continued with the hug. – No… don't touch me…
Ena couldn't deny that being hugged by the girl she loved was still special. Between sobs, she began to vent.
- I'm sorry, Ena. I know I caused you great pain.
- You don't understand what it's like to feel your heart break, Rin... I thought you were my friend... I thought you loved me, but... it hurts too much...
- I want to understand it, Ena. Please tell me what you feel. I don't want to leave you alone in this.
Ena cried even more.

- You broke me... you broke me in a way I never imagined. Loving you and not being reciprocated is… unbearable.
Rin maintained her silence, hugging Ena and letting her friend vent.
- Why Rin? Why can't you love me like I love you?
- I don't have a clear answer. I don't want to force myself to love you like you do, but that doesn't mean I hate you.
- But it hurts so much, Rin... I feel like I lost you in a way that I can never get back.
- I'm here for you, Ena. I want to help you.
The interaction continued like this for a while, until Ena gently pushed Rin away from her. Thanking her for her hug, she reminded her that she didn't want physical contact with her. Rin nodded silently.

- Ena, I have always had this question on my mind... How does it feel to be in love with someone?
- It's... beautiful and terrifying at the same time. You feel complete, but also vulnerable. Every small gesture from that person becomes important, but sometimes it hurts because you know that you can't have everything you want.
- I see. Thanks for sharing that, Ena. Nadeshiko is worried about you too.
Ena became a little angry, as she thought that perhaps Rin was in love with Nadeshiko, her other close friend with a shared love for the camp.

- Is that your next move, Rin? Fall in love with Nadeshiko and leave me completely alone?
Rin, surprised by Ena's sudden outburst, said:
- Huh? Why do you name Nadeshiko? She has nothing to do with it.
- I don't know if I can believe you, Rin...
Rin sighed.

- Ena, I've been wondering why I care so much about our friendship. You need time, I understand, but I also feel that I should be by your side and help you, spend more time with you.
Ena felt a small spark of hope.
- Do you really think that?
- Yes. I want to try to do things right. I don't want to lose you as a friend.
Ena shook her head.
"No… impossible for her to love me. Not after breaking my heart."

- Ena, tell me how it feels to love someone. Is it really that overwhelming?
- Loving someone is beautiful, Rin... Every small gesture of yours becomes special to me, but at the same time you are afraid of losing everything... It's like being on a roller coaster of emotions. I feel euphoric being close to you, but I also feel afraid of losing you forever.
- Thank you. – Rin said with a reflective tone. – I think I understand what you are going through.
Ena answered her, sadly:

- I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy... Loving you in silence without having the opportunity to have something more with you hurts too much...
Rin began to not only understand Ena, but her own motives for so desperately fixing this friendship.
- I have always thought that love between friends and romantic love are different. How did you know you were in love with me?
- It was gradual... At first, my heart beat harder when I was around you, that I cared about you differently... And suddenly, I realized that being without you made me feel very sad. It was as if she discovered something hidden.
- I understand. – Rin sighed. – I think I am experiencing something similar.

Ena felt that small spark of hope grow.
- Oh really?
- Yes. I've been questioning why I'm so desperate to be friends again. Perhaps, not knowing what it means to love someone, I was unable to know if I have that capacity or not.
- Rin, I... - Ena decided to confess again. Despite being rejected before, perhaps this time she could light that inner fire hidden in Rin. – Despite everything, I'm still in love with you... I can't just forget it... Could you feel the same, or am I condemned to love you and suffer in silence... ?

Rin remained silent, reflecting. She finally seemed to understand Ena's pain. Maybe Rin always loved her her way: by being unromantic.
- Ena, I think I feel something more for you. I don't fully understand it, but... if I'm by your side, I'm sure you'll help me figure it out.
Ena, understanding the situation, cried with joy.
- Are you serious?
- …Yeah. I think I'll give our own feelings a chance.

Ena began to playfully hit Rin, reproaching her for making her suffer so much.
- You're the worst friend in the world for putting me through all this, Rin!
- Oh, yes, my fault for falling in love without realizing it.
They both hugged and laughed together.
- Seriously, you will never know how much you made me suffer, Rin.
- Well, I guess I'll have to give you a lot of love and attention to make it up to you, right?