"Go for it, Ethan, you can do it! Ganbatte!!" Liam Shaw held up that can of RIO, making a cheer gesture toward Ethan Hayes.
Ethan couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, took a deep breath, and walked over to Vivian.
The sun on the horizon was slowly sinking into the ground, but the hydrangeas in the small garden were still in full bloom, clusters of pink and blue, pink and purple, pearly white, flourishing with radiant beauty under the glow of the sunset.
Vivian was looking down at a cluster of hydrangeas beside the bench when suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, a pair of black sneakers stepped in.
She was slightly startled, looked up following the shoes, and saw Ethan, whom she hadn't seen for days, standing awkwardly in front of her.
