So when Yuto—Saki’s ex—started texting Mika a month after the breakup, she should have seen it coming. "You're easier to talk to than Saki." "You actually listen." "You're not like her at all." Mika’s heart fluttered. She mistook comparison for compliment .
It wasn’t anger in his voice. It was exhaustion. And that was worse—because it meant he truly believed this was enough . Mika walked home that night in the rain (because some clichés are true). And for the first time, she asked herself the right question: ano ko no kwari ni suki na dake
She simply stopped answering Yuto’s texts. So when Yuto—Saki’s ex—started texting Mika a month
It’s the verbal equivalent of a bandage on a wound that needs stitches. The speaker isn’t saying, "I’ve moved on." They’re saying, "You’re the next best thing." It wasn’t anger in his voice