It was only a few minutes to the station, but this was already the most time I’d ever spent alone with Rie. We’d seen each other plenty of times, but I honestly couldn’t say if we’d ever had a conversation. To save us from the awkward silence, I went ahead and asked her about giving a kidney to save her husband. “You were with Yuko, right?” “Actually,” Rie said, glancing my way. “I’d keep it.” “Seriously?” I looked back at her. “Yeah,” she said. “Wow,” I said. “Even if you knew he was gonna die?” “I’d keep it.” she repeated. “Personally, I’d throw mine in the street before giving it to him.”
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