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she smiles brightly at her colleague, her closest and possibly only friend. she grips onto his arm tightly, babbling on about her hobbies.
she knows the fondness in his eyes is not directed at her, she had figured so long ago. nozomi had kept his emotions guarded but she discovered he had lost people of importance, much like her, although she doubted he’d admit it.
when she hung out with him, he was often staring through her, as if there was someone there that she did not know.
she was a replacement, someone who was not themselves but instead subbing in for someone else.
it didn’t matter, she had decided when she found out.
anything was better than being alone.