ヽ(〃〃)~
Suzuki Sonoko hurriedly tried to smooth things over. "Deep down, you must know that suicide is wrong, and hurting people who came to you for help is wrong too... So the reason you asked me to come must be because, subconsciously, you were asking me for help. That means you don't want to do these things either, right?"
Maybe she had been given a way out, or maybe having her plan interrupted had finally made her truly regret it.
Chikada Yumi covered her face with her hands, tears streaming down in strings. "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry..."
It seemed that, for the time being, she no longer intended to kill herself or anyone else.
Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko exchanged a glance, hurriedly trying to move past the subject.
Just then, Mouri Ran's phone rang. She looked down and saw that it was emails from the students she had questioned while searching for "TB." They were all messages like [Have you found 'TB'? Hurry and save her!] and [Is 'TB' okay?]
She showed the emails to Chikada Yumi. "Look, everyone's worried about you. Don't do anything foolish again."
Suzuki Sonoko added, "You must have been staying on campus every day, with too little room to move around, so you started taking these things too seriously—oh, right, remember the play I told you about? You promised to help me rehearse it. I don't know the first thing about drama, so whether we can put on a successful performance is all up to you!" ...If she found something to do, this senior probably wouldn't have time to mess around with cases.
Seeing their sincere concern, a trace of life finally returned to Chikada Yumi's ashen face.
She wiped away her tears and confessed guiltily, "Sorry, I said earlier that I'd ask