"My parents have taken loans for the surgery." Ren keeps lying and she believes him without a question. "My brother will get well soon. His surgery is next month. Rie chan, don't think about those things. Tell me. Does it hurt anywhere? Your head is okay?"
She touches her forehead. "I will get back my memories, right? I feel uneasy that I forgot so much. The world hack series is canceled. My grandmother went to see my father. Your brother is getting surgery next month. We are on a trip. We also got into an accident. I feel like I am an old person who lost something important."
Ren's lips tremble. He can't meet her eyes. Kiyohira texted him to keep pretending. But, how long can he do that? Lying to her feels worst when she is looking at him like that. He left this Rie when he went away. This Rie who loved him wholeheartedly. She would only look at him. Her gaze is sweet. It makes him feel bitter. He lost something precious because he was a coward.
