Hanako approached you after class with trembling steps, her body shaking and her face pale, looking straight into your eyes yet unable to express her words, words she wished to say since the day you two met. Her hands clenching and unclenching and her heart beating at seemingly impossible speeds.

Her lips finally parted, letting out a timid voice yet a heartfelt one, "I... I..." She paused, desperately fighting the urge to run away.