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With Kotone’s acts of kindness, Rio sometimes felt like there was a black hole in her chest where her heart should be, consuming her thankfulness and spitting out something else. Something ugly she couldn’t figure out. And Rio despised that feeling because it made her feel like an awful friend.
She dug her dull nails into her palms against her knees and bounced a heel against the ground with the speed of a fleeing rabbit. Her chest tightened—she hated this feeling. But she would be okay. Everything would be okay. She could fight it off.
Rio and Minako are best friends, however, the game of friendship isn't always easy. Rio, always a competitor, struggles with it, letting her feelings of inadequacy mar the most beautiful friendship she's ever had. But she'll win this fight.
She always does…