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Yumiko pondered for a moment. “...hey, I have a question for you.”
“What is it?” Hoshi cocked her head to the side.
“What were you like when you were still alive?” Yumiko asked.
She looked askance.
“Y-you don’t have to answer, I was just curious. You’re my friend, so…”
“No, it’s fine. I suppose I don’t mind talking about it…” Hoshi responded. “...well, no one really paid much attention to me. I sort of…blended into the background. I didn’t have any friends. The teachers didn’t seem to notice me either. I got my work done and had okay grades, so I guess they just didn’t care. My dad…wasn’t around much. He was off doing god knows what, so it was just me and my mom. He didn’t even pretend to give a damn. My mom tried her best to care for me, but it was hard for her to have to work and raise a kid at the same time. Most of the time when I saw her, she was tired, worn out. I tried to make myself as little of a burden as possible. I basically just took care of myself. She would always make jokes about how “low maintenance” I was, ahaha…I miss her. I hope she’s doing okay now that I’m gone. Honestly, it would be better if she just forgot about me entirely. Everyone else has. …heh, it’s funny. Even though I’m dead now, it doesn’t feel much different from when I was alive. I guess in a way, I was already a ghost.”