Chapter 161: Seven Days Until Goodbye
"The lovers entangled in bed at night, a pear tree crushes the begonia."
Kato Megumi quietly repeated the poetic line in her heart.
Tonight, she had made her choice.
She was never a girl prone to dramatic declarations, nor did she wear her heart on her sleeve. But once her feelings crystallized—once she had clarity—she acted without hesitation.
Yukima Azuma's attitude earlier today had been all the answer she needed.
If being apart from him only brought her heartache, then it was time to claim him, with courage and certainty.
Was she shy? Of course.
Was she hesitant? Only slightly.
But that shyness—that slight girlish embarrassment—meant nothing in the face of a love that had seeped into her marrow.
And so, by the time the dusk began to fade from the sky, she had reluctantly pushed Azuma out of her house with a warm flush in her cheeks.
She wanted to stay wrapped in his warmth, cocooned in the comfort of his presence. But she also needed space—to breathe, to come down from the high of her emotions.