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Haruki didn’t expect to find the letter.8964 copyright protection54PENANAW3LCe2mAJp 維尼
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He had been playing piano after school—alone, like always—trying to make sense of the noise inside his chest. The keys didn’t sound right. Every note felt like a lie.8964 copyright protection54PENANAABdha2PtW6 維尼
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Then he saw the envelope near the door.8964 copyright protection54PENANAv63kGvlFfb 維尼
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Folded. Soft. Left like an offering.8964 copyright protection54PENANA7kur8DTk4X 維尼
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When he saw Ren’s name on it, his hands froze.8964 copyright protection54PENANALFzENUulCa 維尼
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He told himself not to read it. He wasn’t ready. He hadn’t been ready for three years.8964 copyright protection54PENANA1K33EJlgjY 維尼
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But he picked it up anyway.8964 copyright protection54PENANAUapl4MtGRd 維尼
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And opened it.8964 copyright protection54PENANApR5qgA84bN 維尼
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Each word was a wound.8964 copyright protection54PENANAEh0t37XwIS 維尼
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Each line a reminder of everything he had run from.8964 copyright protection54PENANADkiYD135UV 維尼
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By the time he reached the end—8964 copyright protection54PENANA8fMn0kbkJo 維尼
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> “You were my favorite part of this life.”8964 copyright protection54PENANAUFuTHVBssj 維尼
—he couldn’t breathe.8964 copyright protection54PENANAgKCCCuvtbB 維尼
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He dropped the letter and buried his face in his hands, the piano bench creaking beneath the weight of someone who had kept everything locked inside for too long.8964 copyright protection54PENANAOGPYZgbsYq 維尼
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He didn’t cry.8964 copyright protection54PENANAdEyLrV3Fee 維尼
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Not yet.8964 copyright protection54PENANA3D22BdmzjO 維尼
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But something in him broke.8964 copyright protection54PENANAYHBDXox8TT 維尼
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That night, Haruki didn’t sleep.8964 copyright protection54PENANAQjwxhuTW2j 維尼
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He kept rereading the letter, trying to find a version of himself in Ren’s words that wasn’t painted in regret. But the more he read, the more he realized—8964 copyright protection54PENANAzlEQivZ2cP 維尼
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> He had hurt Ren far worse than anyone else ever could.8964 copyright protection54PENANA9PjXpcTGqQ 維尼
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And the worst part?8964 copyright protection54PENANAvcMIap4w4e 維尼
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He hadn’t meant to.8964 copyright protection54PENANAwulglfxmxI 維尼
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Not truly.8964 copyright protection54PENANAib00unTpzw 維尼
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But intention didn’t erase impact.8964 copyright protection54PENANADM06GzxmHe 維尼
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He remembered that day in the bathroom. How Ren had looked at him—eyes wide, voice trembling, reaching out not out of lust, but loneliness. But Haruki had panicked. He had run. And when Daiki twisted the story, Haruki didn’t correct it. Not loudly enough. Not clearly enough.8964 copyright protection54PENANAnp1dVbcswn 維尼
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Because some part of him had been afraid.8964 copyright protection54PENANAeQmDql0Pw4 維尼
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Afraid of what people would say.8964 copyright protection54PENANA54r920AKZg 維尼
Afraid of what it meant about him.8964 copyright protection54PENANAJedqFZzoWG 維尼
Afraid that maybe… he had felt something. Something real. Something dangerous.8964 copyright protection54PENANABDoJMxQQmN 維尼
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So he stayed quiet.8964 copyright protection54PENANAj49xaYdx2M 維尼
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And silence became a weapon.8964 copyright protection54PENANA7cSE62q2iM 維尼
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Not just against Ren—but against himself.8964 copyright protection54PENANAsHOGpgpctz 維尼
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He remembered walking past Ren in the hallway. How Ren would glance up, hopeful, only to be met with nothing. No words. No nod. No recognition.8964 copyright protection54PENANAbwjIRtDHWt 維尼
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And at the time, Haruki had convinced himself:8964 copyright protection54PENANAH3rheFgiiD 維尼
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> “It’s better this way.”8964 copyright protection54PENANACxBGr1IDE8 維尼
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But now?8964 copyright protection54PENANAzuLQ6wfhg5 維尼
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He wasn’t so sure.8964 copyright protection54PENANAUH60j7RXCp 維尼
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Haruki didn’t go to school the next day.8964 copyright protection54PENANA9XCEKZNhng 維尼
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Or the next.8964 copyright protection54PENANAd0fhwBMTrK 維尼
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He couldn’t face Ren.8964 copyright protection54PENANAqltP0yoPX4 維尼
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He couldn’t face anyone.8964 copyright protection54PENANAb16GERJbnI 維尼
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He sat in his room, curtains drawn, staring at the letter on his desk like it was burning a hole through his soul.8964 copyright protection54PENANAY1SCgzDMe8 維尼
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> “I still love you.”8964 copyright protection54PENANASz6FmX1mvg 維尼
“I’m not asking you to forgive me.”8964 copyright protection54PENANAFzj2SuvSTq 維尼
“You were my favorite part of this life.”8964 copyright protection54PENANAy5NO4yQqjT 維尼
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Ren’s love felt like a ghost now—soft, tragic, and haunting.8964 copyright protection54PENANADFU92HJPlo 維尼
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Haruki didn’t know if he loved him back. Maybe he had, once. Maybe he still did, buried beneath years of guilt and fear. But the feeling was so tangled now, so twisted with shame and silence, that he didn’t know what it was anymore.8964 copyright protection54PENANANFtwP9hMkJ 維尼
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He just knew one thing:8964 copyright protection54PENANA2q1c2NgHD8 維尼
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He didn’t deserve Ren’s love.8964 copyright protection54PENANAxwgl8WEs56 維尼
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And that thought hurt more than anything else.8964 copyright protection54PENANAxxlqWlDSrq 維尼
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He lay in bed, hand over his chest, whispering into the darkness:8964 copyright protection54PENANAP3YLKEzrYU 維尼
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> “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.”8964 copyright protection54PENANARnZvBJMRfw 維尼
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But it was too late.8964 copyright protection54PENANAFvU536D771 維尼
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And even if he said the words to Ren’s face now…8964 copyright protection54PENANAhy3Y094qPb 維尼
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Would it ever be enough?8964 copyright protection54PENANANVzoRlw0ii 維尼
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Haruki didn’t know.8964 copyright protection54PENANACKxkEcDUwc 維尼
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But he knew he couldn’t face him.8964 copyright protection54PENANAei4C6cpGLM 維尼
Not yet.8964 copyright protection54PENANA68OKyoaQXt 維尼
Maybe not ever.8964 copyright protection54PENANAkQnLx6w0Eg 維尼
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He closed his eyes.8964 copyright protection54PENANA45ekpm2HNK 維尼
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