Nozomi's response only confuses Eli, and her smile falters lightly. "Being serious?"
It takes her another moment, standing there blinking in response to Nozomi's frown, for it to really hit Eli. And in one exhale Eli feels every breath leave her, as if she'd been hit in the chest.
Nozomi just said she...
She feels an odd sort of buzzing in her head, like she's about to get dizzy. She frowns involuntarily, the way she does when she has to think hard about something. She rings her fingers now. And she feels an odd sense of embarrassment at having misunderstood her the first time.
She should say something, but her throat feels dry and her breath hasn't quite come back yet. And Nozomi is still expecting her to respond and she hasn't.
Say something.
Her voice cracks once, and she says the only thing that it makes sense to make. "You're my best friend, Nozomi..."
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It takes her another moment, standing there blinking in response to Nozomi's frown, for it to really hit Eli. And in one exhale Eli feels every breath leave her, as if she'd been hit in the chest.
Nozomi just said she...
She feels an odd sort of buzzing in her head, like she's about to get dizzy. She frowns involuntarily, the way she does when she has to think hard about something. She rings her fingers now. And she feels an odd sense of embarrassment at having misunderstood her the first time.
She should say something, but her throat feels dry and her breath hasn't quite come back yet. And Nozomi is still expecting her to respond and she hasn't.
Say something.
Her voice cracks once, and she says the only thing that it makes sense to make. "You're my best friend, Nozomi..."