Yukiko Miwo attempted suicide.
Although this attempt was unsuccessful, Yukiko Miwo had already lost the will to live.
Yukiko Miwo was an ordinary girl.
She was short, didn't have flowing long hair, wasn't slender, and her family wasn't well-off.
She was ordinary in all aspects.
However, even such an ordinary Yukiko Miwo had her small share of luck.
Her childhood friend, Kitayama Tadashi, had always been very close to her.
Deep down, they had already acknowledged each other, with only a thin veil remaining between them.
However, misfortunes never come singly, and bad luck always finds the unfortunate.
Yukiko Miwo fell gravely ill, which worsened her already struggling family's situation.
Most importantly, this severe illness brought Yukiko Miwo and Kitayama Tadashi's relationship to a standstill.
For Yukiko Miwo to recover, she needed a suitable kidney for a transplant.
During her illness, Kitayama Tadashi consistently visited Yukiko Miwo.
This gave the desperate Yukiko Miwo a sliver of hope for the future.
'If... if the gods bless me and I can find a suitable kidney for a transplant, then Kitayama-kun and I...'
It was this fantasy of a beautiful future that sustained the girl in her fight against the disease.
However, Yukiko Miwo noticed that Kitayama Tadashi was a bit strange today.
"It's a pity our blood types don't match, otherwise, I'd really want to donate my kidney to you."
Kitayama Tadashi's tone was full of disappointment.
"Thank you."
Yukiko Miwo's eyes crinkled in happiness.
"As long as Kitayama-kun can, can still be my friend, I'll be very happy, really..."
Yukiko Miwo's voice grew softer and softer.
Since she fell ill, her old friends visited less and less.
Recently, it was as if they had forgotten her entirely.
Only Kitayama Tadashi still came to see her frequently.
Therefore, Yukiko Miwo's heart was full of reliance on Kitayama Tadashi, but she didn't dare to express it; she was afraid she had no future and would hold Kitayama Tadashi back.
"Is that so?"
Kitayama Tadashi lowered his head, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes, hidden by his glasses.
"I have some things to attend to today, so I'll be leaving first."
Kitayama Tadashi adjusted his glasses, then stood up and waved goodbye.
"Ah? Oh."
Yukiko Miwo was very surprised, not expecting Kitayama Tadashi to leave so soon after only sitting for a while today.
Although she deeply wanted to keep him, to have him by her side, Yukiko Miwo did not voice her plea.
What if Kitayama-kun really had something important to do?
Would he dislike her?
Yukiko Miwo already considered Kitayama Tadashi her last emotional support, so she naturally didn't want him to dislike her.
So she could only force a smile and wave goodbye to Kitayama Tadashi.
'Kitayama-kun is so strange today. It's as if he's hiding something from me. Is he facing some difficulty?'
Yukiko Miwo carefully moved her body to the window.
She watched silently as Kitayama Tadashi's figure left the hospital.
However, a figure awakened the deepest fear within Yukiko Miwo.
It was a woman who, just from her back, one could tell was incredibly beautiful.
She had flowing, shoulder-length hair and a tall, slender figure.
She wore a cinched-waist dress and exquisite sandals on her feet, gracefully showcasing her alluring bare feet.
Most importantly, this beautiful woman went to meet Kitayama Tadashi just as he left the hospital.
The two walked away shoulder to shoulder, chatting and laughing.
Yukiko Miwo felt her world collapse.
She fell to the ground in disbelief.
'Kitayama-kun, he...'
Yukiko Miwo felt the whole world become blurry.
She felt as if she had been abandoned by the world, leaving only a desperate body to await death's arrival.
At this moment, sensing the sudden eruption of intense emotion behind her.
Reiko Mizutani, walking shoulder to shoulder with Kitayama Tadashi, showed a strange smile.
A few days later, in Yukiko Miwo's hospital room.
Yukiko Miwo sat on the hospital bed, her eyes vacant.
Her mind was filled with images of Reiko Mizutani and Kitayama Tadashi walking together.
Jealousy, envy, despair... countless complex emotions surged within Yukiko Miwo, finally turning into numbness and avoidance.
'They might be relatives, or some other relationship; Kitayama wouldn't...'
Yukiko Miwo deceived herself with excuses she didn't even believe.
If she didn't, she might completely break down.
Avoidance is shameful, but useful.
However, an unexpected figure appeared at the doorway.
"Hello, Young Miss Yukiko Miwo."
The figure that Yukiko Miwo so resisted appeared at the hospital room door.
She wore the same clothes as a few days ago, gently tossing her smooth, long hair, fully displaying her unparalleled, captivating charm to Yukiko Miwo.
Inferiority, jealousy... countless emotions surged within her, bringing the already numb Yukiko Miwo back to reality.
"Who are you?"
Yukiko Miwo tried to keep her voice calm.
"My name is Reiko Mizutani, and I'm here today because I have something to tell you."
Unlike the fearful and uneasy Yukiko Miwo, Reiko Mizutani appeared poised and confident at this moment.
"I'll be direct. You should no longer see Kitayama-kun."
It was indeed direct.
Reiko Mizutani's words were like a sharp knife, directly Breaking through Yukiko Miwo's inner defenses.
It fiercely pierced her heart.
Her last excuse was exposed, and reality unfolded in the way Yukiko Miwo least wanted to see.
Yukiko Miwo was as if frozen, even her breathing stopped.
The next moment, like a drowning person grasping at a last straw.
Yukiko Miwo began to frantically refute Reiko Mizutani's words.
"Who exactly are you?!"
"What are you talking about, just to yourself?!"
"This is simply unreasonable!"
...Yukiko Miwo began to frantically deny everything, as if only by doing so could she prove that she had not been abandoned by the world.
To prove that she still had the right to live.
'Please, don't say any more.'
'Oh God, if this is a dream, please let me wake up now, I beg you.'
However, reality was cruel.
"Who exactly is being unreasonable?"
Reiko Mizutani stood with one hand on her hip, her arrogant expression like a queen looking down on all beings.
The intense aggressiveness in her expression made Yukiko Miwo, who was already self-conscious about her appearance, instinctively want to flee.
"Have you even looked in a mirror? Do you really think you're worthy of Kitayama-kun? Don't make people laugh."
"You, you've long been considered a burden by Kitayama-kun."
Crack.
Something inside her seemed to crack.
The words Yukiko Miwo least wanted to hear were spoken by the woman in front of her who made her feel inferior.
"You..."
Yukiko Miwo felt it difficult to breathe, her heart pounding violently.
"We are truly in love. You, hehe..."
"Get out!"
Yukiko Miwo exploded, grabbing something nearby and throwing it fiercely at Reiko Mizutani.
Crack.
The sound of shattering glass caught the nurse's attention.
Seeing Yukiko Miwo, pale-faced and covered in cold sweat, the nurse immediately sternly ordered Reiko Mizutani out of the room.
That evening, Yukiko Miwo ate food that would worsen her condition.
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