“You can’t understand this, Miss Saeki, but I don’t have any world to go back to. No one’s ever really loved me, or wanted me, in my entire life. I don’t know who to count on other than myself. For me, the idea of a life I left is meaningless.” “But you still have to go back.” “Even if there’s nothing there? Even if nobody cares if I’m there or not?” “That’s not why,” she says. “It’s what I want. For you to be there.” “But you’re not there, are you?” She looks down at her hands clasping the teacup. “No, I’m not. I’m not there any more.” “What do you want from me if I do go back?” “Just one
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