Trust me, he says.

How can I trust anyone if I don't believe in myself. My very own self.

"Haha, how can I." A soundless laugh escapes my lips.

The moonlight falls upon my face but I don't squint. I must look ghostly, white as a sheet.

"Senpai...?" A splash of water as he lowers the half-empty bottle of water. Confusion.

"I can't. I just can't. I don't know how to." Words fumble out.

Silence follows, as Ichi listens to my words. But he doesn't try to break in. I continue.

"I don't even trust myself."

A rustle of carpet underfoot. Ichi screws the cap back on the bottle. "Now, that is a problem."

"A problem, huh." I curl my hands together and rest my chin on them.

"A very big problem."