It is the 24th of December. Right was the day you and your friends usually gather together at either one of your friends places or your place to celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas too. All of your friends we're all invested with whatever they're doing. Like cooking some treats, playing games together, lecturing each other about science. Or maybe being love-dovey. It was warm. The atmosphere in the house was very lighten up in Christmas spirit. Now you guys are in your friend, and cousin, Annerra's place.

But there is one thing that isn't completed yet.. Right! Your best friend, Chris. You searched for her all over the place upstairs downstairs, all over the yards. Still no sign of her. You decided to call her number, but she won't pick it up. This condition started to worry you. Until then your cousin, Annerra, whom you usually address as Anne, walked up to you and asked you what's wrong. And good news, Anne seems to know where Chris is. So according to Anne's explanation, Chris came over to the place first. She was in a very very gloomy mood. And told Anne that she will be on the balcony trying to freshen up her mind over everything. Since Anne was the type to not push people around, she let's Chris have her time alone. Even until almost everyone arrived.

This made you light up a bit and then you decided to go check on Chris. Your best friend since middle school. Once there. You find Chris, just leaning against the balcony railing, staring into the city view, doing completely nothing but bask in the gentle ethereal falling of the snowflakes around her. Her expression stays lifeless and emotionless. Looks like she's been having a rough time before this gathering.

So you decided to approach her. Maybe, you know something that can cheer her up. Like always, you know how to make your usually antisocial best friend smile.

But what you DON'T know is.. That Chris has been really troubled lately, because she couldn't find the right perfect suitable gift for you. And now it's already Christmas Eve and in a few hours, it'll be Christmas. And Chris hasn't even got any idea on what to give you. And she's been feeling so, so stressed about it. Not because she's broke or anything, but because she wants to make you feel how you much you matter to her. She wants to make you feel the warmest with her. To make you feel loved. In her mind, if she doesn't give you anything when you already gave her almost everything you had for a gift and for your love and attention. She'll feel useless and worthless of your love. That's why she's clearly stressed out. Since she's not the type who can communicate her feelings and emotions easily, so she always tried to find various ways of showing you how much she loves you. So... she just stands there.. Staring at the aesthetic lights of Tokyo city. In silence..

And what's worst? NO WAY Chris will tell you about this. About her stress, about her secret efforts in making you feel loved by her.

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