After leaving Mimin's clothes with Mina, I close the door behind me, and walk down the stairs leading to the first floor. Arnold, Sen, Selena, and Daius are seated in the sofas, finishing up the last of their glasses of milk tea.
Arnold: "How is she?"
"She's fine. She'll recover after some rest."
Arnold: "That's good to hear."
Since the sofas only have space to fit two people, I sit on a wooden chair instead. I pick up my half-empty glass of milk tea, and heat it up using magic before drinking it. As I put down my empty glass on the table, I started thinking about Mina. She's really changed a lot in just the past six hours.
"Selena, why did you say those things to Mimin earlier? It's unlike you to upset someone on purpose, especially when the person is just a kid."
Selena: "It's nothing important."
Arnold: "Still... Why? First you say that she's going to be fine, so we told her about how the Silverwolves and White Foxes were killed. But then you started provoking her."
Selena: "She has to know about it anyway, eventually."
Daius: "She looks anything but fine to me. Especially after the things you said to her."
Selena: "..."
Now, even Selena's not acting like her usual self. First there's Mina, and now her. What is happening today...?
"Selena. Can you please explain yourself?"
Selena: "Like I said, it's nothing important. Mimin's fine, trust me. What I said to her earlier, doesn't change that."
"Not that. I meant... You're not acting like your usual self. You know that?"
Selena: "I'm fully aware."
"Haah... Seriously, this is one of those times, where I can't trust your words with anything."
I find myself sighing after her response, since I know that she's definitely doing that on purpose. She misunderstood my question on purpose, just to annoy me for a bit.
Selena is a good friend of mine, but I don't know much about her. She's been really mysterious, making sure to never reveal much about herself to anyone, including close friends like me.
With her ability to read the memories of other people, she understands strangers who she meets, almost immediately. Especially because she's using that ability literally all the time, except when she's alone.
She can understand many things through reading other people's memories, but that also allows her to be really annoying to talk with. Just like how she misunderstood my question on purpose right there.
Daius: "Look, we shouldn't be needing to tell you this, but... Even if Mimin's going to be fine, that doesn't mean it's okay for you to upset her."
Selena: "I'm fully aware of that, too."
Arnold: "What? Then, why did you still say those things?"
Selena: "Again, it's nothing important."
Oh my... Selena is being extra annoying today, for some reason. She's usually not like this. Definitely.
Selena: "In all seriousness, though. It's related to my past."
Sen: "Ah, yes, your past. Something that you never said anything about to any of us. Are you going to finally tell us?"
Selena: "...No. I don't think I will."
Sen: "I figured."
What was that short pause before Selena's response? Now I'm more curious about her past.
"Let me ask you one more time, just to be sure. Is Mimin going to recover from knowing how her family died?"
Selena: "Yes, I'm sure."
"Really?"
Selena: "Maybe."
"See, this is why I have trust issues when it comes to you."
Selena: "Hey. I may be blind, but I can read other people's memories just fine. Or maybe you're doubting my prediction that Mimin is going to be fine?"
Ugh... This conversation is getting nowhere. As long as Mimin does recover fully, then none of this really matters, I guess.
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It's been two hours, almost time for dinner. I check up on Mina and Mimin to see if anything has happened. I have the free time anyway, since it's Selena and Daius who takes care of the kids, mostly.
*tap tap tap*
I knock on the door, but... No response. Did something happen to Mina?
"Excuse me..."
I open the door and entered. It's quiet, no sounds from Mina or Mimin. Mimin's probably not awake yet, then. I close the door and checked on them.
Hm? Eh? Mina... Why are you sleeping in the bed together with Mimin? And you're hugging Mimin's clothes while sleeping? What are you trying to do like this? I need to talk with you about this when you wake up...
Although, looking at Mina like this, makes me really happy for Mina. In just the past six hours of knowing Mimin, she's already grown so much.
I've never seen Mina be more mad and concerned for anyone before. She never really had friends, except for a few, from what I can tell. But that's more like acquaintances, than friends. Now, she has someone she can interact with. Someone who she desires interaction with. Someone who she can finally call a friend.
Also, I've never seen her talk back to Selena like that before. She's normally quiet and reserved, so seeing her want to protect or help someone is nice. She also didn't stammer like she usually does, and she said her thoughts out loud instead of keeping it to herself.
Anyway, since Mina is asleep, and Mimin is still unconscious, I shouldn't stay here any longer. I'll leave the room and not wake Mina up.
Do your best, Mina! I'll be supporting you!