Before the Blossoms Fall

“Sometimes, love comes too late. But what if you could go back—just once?”



Mio Katagiri is perfect in every way: graceful, beautiful, admired by all. But behind her flawless smile hides a loneliness that no one seems to notice — except Hana Watanabe, her childhood friend and the only person Mio has ever loved.



In middle school, they were inseparable. In high school, Hana suddenly began to distance herself, giving no explanation. For three years, Mio waited in silent heartbreak. On the day of their graduation, after delivering the farewell speech, Mio finally hears the words she longed for: Hana loves her. Hana always did. She just wanted to become “worthy.”



But it’s too late.



Mio, broken by years of silence and abandonment, ends her life that very night.



One year later, crushed by grief and guilt, Hana is granted the impossible — she awakens in the past, on the first day of their high school journey. Mio is alive again.



This time, Hana is determined to do everything differently.



To speak when she once stayed silent.



To stay when she once walked away.



To love, before the blossoms fall again.



But as she uncovers the hidden pain Mio carried all along, Hana realizes that love alone might not be enough to save her.





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Very Short Story



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