I'm Fine.

The dark, shadowy forest.

The highlight of the school trip, the test of courage, continued.

Since it was an event where people usually paired up, it was a chance to grow closer to someone they liked.

‘All right, let's do this.’

Emily Swan had found the courage for that very reason too.

It felt a little underhanded, and it pricked at her conscience.

After all, she had chosen her own feelings over those of her friend Bianca.

How long had she merely watched the person she liked—her childhood friend Carlisle? Strictly speaking, the two of them could hardly even be called childhood friends.

Carlisle had left the orphanage years ago and struck out on his own.

Perhaps that was when the two of them had started to grow distant...