"That's not for me to decide, Nico."
I said coldly, and I began walking away. Seeing this, Nico hurriedly picked up his drink and followed behind me. And during the entire walk to the factory, he just wouldn't shut his mouth.
"I still don't get why you are punishing yourself like this. Sure, other people didn't like you. But that's no reason for you to be avoiding them completely. At least, one or two people around you is more than enough!"
"A single one of me is too much for those one or two people to handle."
"This is what I'm talking about! Why do you have to be so concerned with those things? Let them decide whether or not you are a weight!"
"But it has been decided, hasn't it? Otherwise, things wouldn't be like this."
"You don't get it, do you!? You are in this situation simply because you are pushing others away!"
