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seventeen

"honey, i think you should see a therapist," asuka told me the next day at lunch. i looked up at her, surprised, yet not surprised at all.

"uhm..."

"for him, at least. for me, maybe. it's not healthy, and it hasn't been for a long time. i don't know what's gotten you so hooked on him, but you need to deal with it somehow, and i think it's best to do with a professional."

"i'm not really good at this kind of thing," i said quietly, feeling badly for putting them through so much, even though they did so incredibly much for me.

"i know. i already found a very skilled therapist. his name is sugawara koushi, he helped a colleague of mine some time ago. she said he was great at dealing with these types of situations."

"sugawara koushi, huh?" i chuckled, a nostalgic smile on my face.

"what, you know him?"

"from very long ago."