Chapter 21: In Conclusion, Just Wanting to Show Off!
She could feel it—his warmth, transferring gently through her fingertips.
Kasumigaoka Utaha's heartbeat began to quicken.
In the quiet of the living room, the soft thump-thump echoed in her ears, loud enough that she was sure even Azuma could hear it.
Yukima Azuma wrapped the pristine white band around her thumb, then circled it twice around her slender wrist before fastening it.
Finally, he let go.
That brief contact ended too soon.
Kasumigaoka Utaha stared at her bandaged wrist, fingers twitching slightly.
She could still feel where his hand had been.
And deep down... she didn't want it to end.
If only they could've held hands just a little longer.
She brushed the thought away, covering her quiet disappointment with a sigh as she examined the wrist guard.