Even though my mind was in mental turmoil right now my face had a calm expression on it. My hands stopped trembling and I took a deep breath. It was all just a mask but we cannot be wasting time here.
"Ai, you know me well, don't you?" I said in a calm voice. "I have already lost my parents and Natsumi-san is like an older sister to me. Not going to go save her is something I cannot do. You would have done the same if it was someone close to you right?"
"But I no longer have anyone," Ai said in a sad tone, tears started falling a little. "Kazu-kun is all I have so I don't want him to go and get himself hurt. I…I…"
I moved my hand and wiped her tears off and helped her stand up. Though Ai's wound had been healed, she did not look in a good position and it had nothing to do with her physical state. On the outside, she was completely fine.
