"Augustine, tell me how you feel...!"

When Augustine heard those words, he forgot all about how he was afraid of Winnie, how he was scared Winnie was replacing him. Instead, tears pricked at his eyes, and all that was left of him was his feelings, bottled up in him for years. Hot tears flooded down his face as he let them out.

"I- I .... envy you for succeeding . . . ! And I'm scared of what'll happen to me in the future because of it . . . ! I know I'm supposed to feel happy for you, I know I'm supposed to celebrate your success by your side, I know I'm being selfish, I know I'm being overly emotional . . . I know that more than anyone . . . ! I know I'm being pathetic, I know that- I know that! But I just can't help it . . . ! Whenever I see you, I can't help but think you stole everything from me . . . ! Whenever I start something, you just... you suddenly start copying me and then take it away from me. . . !"

Augustine ranted to Winnie, about how Winnie must have felt embarrassed by him, a nobody, while HE got the spotlight, as Winnie kept his hand on his shoulder. Eventually, Winnie started to cry too.

"Augustine ... I'll never leave you. There's nothing that could ever replace you!! I-- You were my hero! I looked up to you ever since we first met. . . !"

Augustine must have zoned out, because he missed some parts of Winnie's apology/rant, and while he hiccupped and sobbed, as Winnie relayed his sincerest version of what he thought of Augustine, he heard this:

"You are the coolest and brightest person I have ever met in my whole life, Augustine!"

"That's- it's NOT true . . ! I'm not as great as you think I am..! You've always been a good friend,, You always were- I was a fool to have ever taken it the wrong way!! I'm sorry.. I should have never let you got hurt..!"

"Augustine!" Winnie called out. "we're friends, right?"

". . . I don't think I deserve you."

"If you're okay with it, I'd LOVE for you to be my friend!"

". . . Then.. Yeah, we are."