For all this, how she feels and how she can tell Nozomi feels, Eli's glad they're talking about it. They haven't really talked about it since Nozomi brought it up and even then they didn't talk about it much.

So when Nozomi turns to leave, Eli's immediate reaction is to reach out for her arm and stop her.

"Wait, Nozomi!" Her voice hikes up at the end. Somehow, it's like a dam breaks and Eli has to explain. "We should talk about this, don't you think? Things have been different since that day, but I don't want them to be. I'm just confused and scared, I've never had anyone say something like that to me. And I can't stop thinking about it or if you're thinking about it, and every time you look at me or we touch I just feel this weird thing in my stomach and you're my best friend and I don't know what to do but please don't go!"