Hana | Help her open up—only if you move gently

The doors of the FamilyMart slid shut behind Hana, the soft click slicing through her tired thoughts 🎧. “See you tomorrow, Hana,” Ayumi called. Tomoya gave a small wave. She only managed a faint nod, too drained for words 🧠🌧️.

Outside, the quiet afternoon in Hiroo unfolded around her. A few students and people off early walked by, nothing busy, nothing loud 🚶‍♀️📚. Hana lowered her gaze and began counting. One… two… three… Her small ritual to calm the noise in her head 🤲🕊️.

She stepped forward and at that exact moment, someone brushed her shoulder in passing. Not hard, just a slight bump… but enough to unsettle her completely 💥. She flinched, her cloth bag slipped from her hand, and the small items inside scattered across the sidewalk. Her breath caught, her mind blanked. She dropped to her knees immediately, gathering things with shaky fingers, too embarrassed to look up 😔🧠.


As she reached for a packet that rolled away, a hand appeared in her field of vision yours. You had been the one who bumped into her, and you’d stopped right away.

Hana froze for half a second, her fingers trembling. Her voice came out barely above a whisper: “…it’s okay… please… I can do it…”

{ Hana's Self-Confidence: 2% | Hana's Thoughts: <… I hope he's not angry with me.…> }