There has to be more than school. Especially if you dedicate yourself to a relationship like that.

She’s trying as hard as she can to hide this pain you’re causing, but it’s getting harder for her to hide it every day you’re not there!

What’s the point.

Ralsei told me, Y’know…

That “It’s now impossible to seal a fountain.”

I don’t get that.

How does power like that just……. disappear?

If we can’t stop what’s coming, I want to spend the rest of my weekends and time after school with my friends.

In my home.

…

This isn’t healthy.

None of this is right.

This distance is killing her.

And I’m less far.. But it hurts me too.

If you’re not there for her….. I don’t think she’d be in the right mental state.

She’d probably leave town.

She told me she wanted to go somewhere else..

Not what I meant.

I’ll just keep it at that.

You have to be up there,

In the Light World.

For her.

Atleast pretend things are going to be okay.

She’s going through a creepy website tonight, and I want you to be there with her.

It would be a chance to reconnect.

You could comfort her if things go bad.

It would be nice to just hang out again in her eyes.

Maybe you’re right.

Noelle needs me.

I’ll tell her I’ve been having some trouble at home.

That I was busy.

And maybe some other drama stuff along the lines of that.

I do kinda miss my weekends with her.

I’m sure the people here would understand why I’d be gone.

Thanks, Kris..

For snapping me out of this.

You’re welcome.

I really want you two to work.

It was hard to go through all of this.

I’ve never told you this..

But you’re a positive influence on her.

She loves you just as much as you love her, maybe more.

And it makes me so happy.

But, when we were super young…

Me and Noelle kinda dated.

I don’t think we had any say.

Her parents and my parents just found us cute together.

They started saying certain words whenever both of us hung out.

They started giving us “opportunites.”

We were being forced together. and it was all set up by both our families.

After a while…. It started affecting my brain.

Hers too.

It was like a two sided stockholm syndrome.

Every word we said to each other.

Every kiss.

Every “date.”

We were trapped in eachother’s love.

Just repeating whatever we heard from our siblings or on TV….

It was fun, but it wasn’t us.

One day. I had to distance myself from her. For a long time.

I think I needed that.

And now she has something better.

Someone better.

No one influenced her choice to be with you.

It was a decision she made by herself.

As herself.

It’s the best way she can break away from her mom.

And it’s the only way she can be truly happy.

Damn….

You two have that kind of past, huh?

That’s a lot.

I didn’t think you could have big monologues like Ralsei, either! (laugh)

I was stupid about this whole thing.

I shouldn’t have made the town my main focus.

We still have the dang project to do, too…

I’ll be at her place tonight, like you suggested. Maybe you could take care of the town while I’m gone?

Yeah. I can manage. ha, literally manage.

Then I’ll see you around, winner! (That’s the opposite of loser, ha.)

She’s really looking forward to seeing you.

I’ll see you around.

Hell yeah! See ya dude!

(Hi-Five)