"Brother."
The voice was so soft that it was carried away by the wind…
"Hm?"
A girl sitting on the backseat of a boy's bike. No matter how you look at it, they were a couple.
"Next time… You don't have to…"
"Mhmm."
I could already guess what she wanted to say.
The girl's hand was holding onto the corner of the boy's shirt.
Hearing the reply, she tightened her grip.
"I'm sorry…"
Her voice was really quiet, so quiet that I would have missed it if I wasn't focusing on her words.
It was as if she wasn't talking to me, but rather blaming herself.
"Mhmm."
Perhaps my brain has frozen, causing me to give such mechanical replies.
My brain has turned to mush…
My thoughts were in a mess…
I really couldn't think of what to say…
At last, the little bit of warmth that was circled around my waist also disappeared bit by bit.
I've once decided to never let you get hurt…
I've once sworn to protect you no matter what…
I've once promised to always love you…
I was so arrogant, yet in the end, I didn't manage to accomplish anything.
I didn't keep any of my promises.
The distance between us… It gradually increased…
Maybe it has passed a distance where we can no longer feel each other.
Maybe it has passed a distance where we can no longer see each other.
Maybe…