Aikatsu Era!

S1 E22: Silver Linings

Gin Shibagaki 柴垣 ギン

Harusame Reyna. This girl was so hard to understand.

But, despite her current condition, I wanted to help her. I just had no idea what to do.

"Help me! HELP ME!!"

The moment I heard Harusame screaming, I rushed into the room. Great, just great. She was having an emotional breakdown on the floor.

Girls were so complicated. What could I do to help her?

Should I have just asked someone else to help her? Ask maybe one of the ladies? I didn't know what to do.

But I wanted to help her. What would Kiyoko do? What should I do?

  I felt a bit guilty. Maybe it was my fault for triggering her emotional breakdown. But someone had to tell her the truth. She needed to know what was going on.

  I stayed with Harusame. After all, I was probably the closest person to her here. It felt weird. I've never really taken care of anyone aside from my sister.

Perhaps I should try talking to her. Honestly, it took all the guts I had. I'm socially awkward and I barely understood other people.

"Harusame... Reyna..."

For some reason, I called her by her first name. I had never done that before. But it felt a lot easier calling her Reyna.

  I tried to get her off the floor. As I guy, I wasn't so sure whether I should be helping her get up. Reyna and I weren't that close. But if I wasn't going to help her, who would?

Reyna's entire weight was on me. I guess emotional breakdowns can cause one to become physically weak. Good thing she wasn't heavy.

  "I'm here Reyna, I'm right here," I told her softly.

  After a while, Reyna began to calm down. My shirt was wet from her tears, but I didn't mind them.

  "Warm..." Reyna suddenly said.

  I looked down at her. "Are you feeling better, Reyna?"

  "Are you hugging me?"

  I didn't realise that my arms were around Reyna. I immediately stopped hugging her.

  "Sorry..." I apologised, my face burning.

  Reyna didn't reply. Instead, she wrapped her arms around me, causing my face to become hotter. Should I hug her back or what?

  "Warm..." Reyna repeated. "Heartbeat."

  I couldn't interpret what she was trying to tell me. Hopefully nobody would see us in this position and assume that we were dating.

  "So, are you feeling better, Reyna?" I asked again.

  "What happened? I don't remember everything..." she spoke.

  Placing my hands on her shoulder, I sighed. "Reyna, I'm sorry for being mean to you. But I had to tell you the truth of why everyone is leaving you. We were all worried, and we assumed that you wanted some time alone."

  Reyna sniffled. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

  "It's not entirely your fault," I said softly. "But the way you handled your emotions was unhealthy. You should've talked to someone about your feelings earlier."

  "I'm sorry," she apologised, twirling her hair. "I didn't want anyone to think that there's something bothering me. I didn't want anyone to worry about me. But in the end..."