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The girl cried a few tears as Christopher walked toward her and cleansed them for her.
"It's alright… Hey, I got a manga myself. Want to check it?"
"E-Eh? But… you're such… such a dork…"
"Huh?! Where did that come from?"
"Hahah…"
"What are you laughing at, nerd? Hahah…"
Both friends laughed that day, read manga, then went out to buy merch of their favorite characters.
Despite everything, they were still friends…
The girl's feelings for the young man continued to grow over time, over the years.
She slowly tried to improve, to look prettier for him, to at least attempt to look more presentable.
To see if she could ever earn his love as well…
But she was nervous and didn't really know how to express these things.
Yeah, until she confessed to him, and their friendship ended that day.
The young man looked shocked, as if he could never have imagined she liked him.
He felt weird and ended up cutting his connections with her once they entered separate colleges.
