The boy had told Ya Ya the reason afterward.
Goodbye carried the meaning of seeing each other again.
He was happy, and Ya Ya also wanted to see him again.
Ya Ya suddenly understood.
So that was what he meant.
Although when she had said it, she hadn't had the meaning the boy described in mind.
But it didn't matter.
She was happy to see the boy again.
After all, it had been a long time since she'd met another human who could see and talk to her.
She felt she should cherish this.
After all, if she missed this chance, who knew how long it would be before she met someone else?
Then she'd just let the boy think that.
As long as he was happy.
Besides, now that she knew what it meant, when she said goodbye, she really was saying it with the meaning the boy had described.
Only after hearing Ya Ya say "Goodbye" did the boy hurry along, satisfied.
He liked it when Ya Ya said goodbye to him.
The first time he'd heard her say it, he'd been incredibly excited.
Because it was the first time he'd felt... that he and Ya Ya weren't the only ones making an effort to get along.
Ya Ya had responded to him.
He... had been so happy that he'd wanted to run a couple of laps around the track.
Otherwise, he felt like the emotions welling up inside him would drown him.
After that, Ya Ya said goodbye to him every time he said it to her.
Even though he'd heard it many times, hearing it again still stirred his heart.
Those two words from Ya Ya still moved him.
He was a little embarrassed about it.
He'd never known he was such