[She hopes the words don't sound automatic; she doesn't mean them to be. More than anything, Sakura wants to stay true to her promise -- that she'll support May no matter what, and with no secrets between them.
... God, but she's such a fool. In the face of May's kind acceptance, Sakura fights back a swell of tears as the memories play behind her eyes: every moment they've shared, and how her best friend must've been suffering the entire time while Sakura looked on oblivious.
In the end, she couldn't even give May the answer she was looking for, on her birthday of all days.]
Thank you, though... for telling me. [It rings like a consolation prize, but it's all she can offer. Her hands fidget against themselves as she looks down at the bed sheet] I'm glad you won't have to hide it anymore.
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[She hopes the words don't sound automatic; she doesn't mean them to be. More than anything, Sakura wants to stay true to her promise -- that she'll support May no matter what, and with no secrets between them.
... God, but she's such a fool. In the face of May's kind acceptance, Sakura fights back a swell of tears as the memories play behind her eyes: every moment they've shared, and how her best friend must've been suffering the entire time while Sakura looked on oblivious.
In the end, she couldn't even give May the answer she was looking for, on her birthday of all days.]
Thank you, though... for telling me. [It rings like a consolation prize, but it's all she can offer. Her hands fidget against themselves as she looks down at the bed sheet] I'm glad you won't have to hide it anymore.