"That was the first time I experienced a farewell by death."
"Next was Grandpa. I always thought that maybe Grandpa just got lost; it's normal for the elderly to become confused all of a sudden. It wasn't until Senior Kazama confessed that I realized Grandpa had been dead for three years."
"And now it's Jun's turn. I still remember when he helped me move, just trailing behind me with a little cart, wagging his tail."
"Who's next? Who else will go before me?"
When Minamoto Tamako asked the last question, she turned to look at Fushimi Roku, her eyes full of unease.
Fushimi Roku knew what she was thinking and knew what to say at that moment.
"I won't die."
"Because I love you, I won't die."
He spoke softly, worried others might hear, as these were lines from a TV drama, and saying them in reality was somewhat embarrassing.
Minamoto Tamako instantly recognized them as lines from "101 Proposals," which they watched yesterday.
