Ba-thump
Ba-thump
Ba-thump

He feels his heart
beat faster, his
hands shake, but not
from the cold

He feels a pang in his chest, but this time it's a little bit stronger to cause discomfort for the boy

He cringes at the pain,
but he hopes that Ami
wouldn't notice his reaction

Unfortunately,

she did

"Is something wrong?

Are you hurt somewhere?

Uemura-kun, what's wrong?"

Stop

"Uemura-kun?"

Don't do that

"What's wrong?"

Stop,
you're making me
feel things—

you're making me
feel too much

Please don't make
this any harder—

"Uemura-kun..."
her voice fades
her worry raises

"Hansuke."

"What?"

"Call me

Hansuke,"

She looks at him
in shock,

why now?