"Something important?"
Seeing the nervous look Sam had on, Shizuru expression became serious.
"Yes. I have been looking for a chance to tell you for a while now." Sam said. "It concerns our relationship and how we should proceed going forward."
"I… I see…" remaining silent for a few seconds, the Asian girl looked up at him with her usual smile. "Well, I'm all ears."
At that moment Sam felt that something had grasped his heart and was in the process of crushing it. Suddenly all the courage he had gathered vanished into thin air.
In his attempt to calm himself he quickly came up with another course of action that would hopefully buy him enough time to collect himself.
"Give me a couple of minutes." Sam said, taking out his phone.
