Fragile

After a few more words, the girl and her friends left. Jun and Hino were on their phones and laptop, clearly intending to take this matter seriously. Yuhi watched Sumire for a few minutes and immediately rushed to catch her before falling.

"Are you still feverish?" Yuhi asked concerned.

"I-I'm fine. Can we find somewhere to sit down?"

Yuhi nodded and led her to some benches not too far away. Sumire clung to him tightly. For the first few minutes, she didn't speak, but Yuhi could tell that she was visibly shaken about something.

"You see, my dear, it was a year ago. When I was making preparations for my debut. I was in a bit of a slump and wasn't sure if I should debut. During that time, Ru showed me some fan letters he obtained from my previous company. There was a letter from a girl named Kotone."

"That girl from just now's sister?"