The world around them seemed to dim, like the light had been drained from the very air.
Yui remained still beside Emiko, her soft hands gripping Emiko's body, her face streaked with tears.
She couldn't speak, couldn't bring herself to do anything except hold Emiko's cold hand, her body trembling with grief. Why did it have to be her? She should have been the one… Yui's heart felt as though it were shattering into a million pieces.
Grace sat there, still holding Emiko's lifeless body in her arms, her tears falling silently, tracing the curve of her cheek as she whispered to herself, "Why... Why did you have to save someone like me when your whole life was ahead of you..." Her voice was broken, a soft and desperate murmur of regret.
