30 ; regret

10th June, 3.45am 

I've stopped visiting the doctor now. I haven't taken my sleeping pills for a while, either. I don't need it anymore- I can't sleep anyway, and even if I do, I wake up immediately. 

I regret not coming with you that day. You told me to stay back, and after a heated argument, you left me behind. 

You forget, Tsubaki. 

I am one of your subclass as well. Even if I can't physically fight well, if I was there, at least I would of been able to try to stop you from disappearing. 

I lo

In the middle of writing the last sentence, Mao finally fell into an exhausted sleep, for the first time in months. 

A shadow flitted across the window, and a hunched figure appeared before reaching a hesitant hand out then withdrawing. Just before the figure left, the clouds covering the moon parted, and moonlight dimly illuminated Tsubaki's face, showing a serene smile. 

"I love you too, Mao."