Seeing her in so much pain, for a moment Akira felt like asking Raymond to turn back once and just hug her sister to ease the surging perennial pain inside of her heart, but she knew that she couldn't.
"You don't need to run away from him Katherine. You can't".
"He will always be a part of our lives. No matter how hard we try to push him away, his memories are going to flood us. So don't fight him, Kat. Make him a part of your life instead."
Katherine looked at Akira and laughed.
"Sometimes I feel you have completely changed as a person. There was a time when I used to console you, teach you how to live. But today the tables have been turned."
Akira didn't say a word and just gave a faint smile.
"I am so glad that you are finally over that phase. For so many days I was scared that ...."
"Let's talk about something else Katherine".