"Snap—"
With a crisp sound, Obito's entire face appeared on Rin's phone screen.
At the same time, another, much more muffled sound followed closely behind: "Thud—"
Obito was at a loss. He couldn't tell whether it was the sound of a glass cup being smashed on the other end, or the sound of Rin's heart breaking the instant she saw him.
Rin's eyes grew moist again, and tears came flooding out like a burst dam. Her beautiful face twisted in anguish.
Obito felt overwhelming guilt and heartache. He had no idea how to face the situation.
All he could do was silently watch Rin, hoping to find a way to make up for the pain he had caused her.
However, he knew that no matter what he did, he could never completely erase the pain in Rin's heart at that moment.
"Obito... your... your face..."
"And your eye... why are you keeping it closed...?"
Rin's voice began to tremble. "Obito... your face... how did it become like this...?"
When Obito saw "Rin" grieving for him as well, he suddenly became frantic. "No! Rin! This isn't real! This is only a nightmare! I need to wake up! I need to wake up!"
"Rin" looked at Obito with heartache as tears streamed down her face. "Obito, don't be like this... your face may be ruined, but at least you're still alive... We still have so many things we can do together..."
But Obito acted as though he hadn't heard her and continued muttering to himself. "No... all of this is fake..."
Obito frantically slapped himself across the face. The pain and the sobbing from the other end both felt so real.
At last, he stopped moving his hand.
On the other end, Rin nodded, then suddenly seemed to realize something.
"Grandma... let