Snippet #2492594

Arata nodded.
"I see. So that's what happened. It must have been very fun."
Arata was lost in thought for a bit before speaking.
"Well, the doctors have been telling me that the bus is much more dangerous at this hour so why don't we take the train instead?"

Alexa listened intently to Ataro's self loathing. She walked up to Ataro, took his hand in hers and looked him dead in the eyes as she talked.
"Don't degrade yourself like that, Ataro-kun. You're trying to make up for time lost with your sister and that's admirable. So... don't speak about it like you're a monster. I've seen what monsters are like. I've seen tragedies that I can never get out of my head. You're not a monster. You just... act differently than most people."
'Besides, I'm the one who's a monster. Not him...'
Alexa felt bitter about the whole situation. Here she was, trying to tell Ataro that he's better than he thinks he is when she was a horrible monster. Did she even have the right to comfort him...? As she finished her scentence, she let go of his hand.
"Was... Was that too much...?"
A small blush made its way on her face. She never held the hand of someone of the opposite gender before so it was all new to her.