7

In the shadow of the dormitory building, a figure loomed. Although his face was blurry, I knew it was Zack. In the past, I was the one hiding in the dark. Countless times when he kept it a secret from me to take care of Liana, I stood downstairs and imagined that his words of "coming back later" would come true.

Seeing me appear, he slowly approached. Ethan quietly inserted himself between us. Zack looked at me with complicated eyes:

"I want to talk to you alone."