Saki's Room
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Saki
Hmm... I dunno...
It'd be nice if I still have something from back then to jog my memory.
It'd be nice if I still have something from back then to jog my memory.
Saki
How about my correspondence notebook from school...? No, that only had the really important stuff in it, and my messages from back then have probably disappeared by now...
Saki
Originally, the doctor told me to write down how I was feeling each day to keep an eye on my symptoms...
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Saki
I'd totally forgotten about this, but this really takes me back. I'm pretty sure it's full of some really embarrassing stuff too...
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Saki
When did those memories take place...? I wanna say it was May during my last year of junior high...
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Saki
(I became really lonely because I had to transfer to this hospital that was really far away and I didn't know anybody there...)
Saki
(My hospital room was so eerily quiet that I decided to turn the TV on to break the silence.)
Saki
(But after the show ended, I had to turn the TV off and go back to being all alone...)
Saki
(I felt even lonelier than I did before I turned the TV on, and the nurse walked in a bit later.)
Junior High School Student A
Haha!
The teacher was so funny that time!
The teacher was so funny that time!
Junior High School Student A
Also, I can't wait for the school trip.
We should try sneaking out at night or something!
We should try sneaking out at night or something!
Junior High School Student B
But we'll get in big trouble if the teachers catch us.
Junior High School Saki
Ichi said over the phone that they'd be going on their school trip soon too...
Junior High School Saki
It's like I'm never allowed to be with them and make happy memories together...
Junior High School Saki
Ever since I was little...
I've been in and out of hospitals all throughout elementary school and junior high...
I've been in and out of hospitals all throughout elementary school and junior high...
Junior High School Saki
I wasn't allowed to do anything “strenuous” even when I could go out and have fun, so that meant travelling was out of the question...
Junior High School Saki
And as much as I try to study...
There's no way I can catch up since I'm always stuck in a hospital room.
There's no way I can catch up since I'm always stuck in a hospital room.
Junior High School Saki
Even after working really hard to get into Miya Girls like the others...
Junior High School Saki
And be in a club... And stop by to get something while we complained about how exhausted we all were...!
Junior High School Saki
That's why I took all those shots... That's why I took all those awful tests... They hurt so much...
Junior High School Saki
But I haven't gotten any better...
Tsukasa, Mom, Dad... I'm just a burden to everyone...!
Tsukasa, Mom, Dad... I'm just a burden to everyone...!
Junior High School Saki
Stuck in some hospital room... All alone... And not even be able to go to high school...
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Saki
A part of me must've been afraid of my song making anyone feel like that after listening to it...
Saki
(It dealt with what I was too scared of thinking about... It talked about that pain and sadness...)
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Live House Audience
Saku's songs just have this way of getting to me.
Live House Audience
Yeah...
They always seem to find a way into my heart...
They always seem to find a way into my heart...
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Saki
Okay, the first verse can go like this. It'll sound like everyone's having fun during a long holiday... Except me...
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Ichika
<I saw a funny-looking cloud today and decided to send over a picture of it. Doesn't it look delicious?>
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Junior High School Saki
Haha...
You're always such a stickler for those kinds of details, Ichi.
You're always such a stickler for those kinds of details, Ichi.
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Saki
Even Hona and Shiho were there for me too when I was so sad and in so much pain... They always understood...
Saki
Okay, I'm gonna put everything into this song. The good and the bad. The happy and the sad.
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Saki
I'd have to wait until after school and band practice to continue working on this song...
Saki
If I stop now, I'll lose this momentum, so I'll just write as much as I can until I absolutely have to go to school.
Rehearsal Studio
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Ichika
She came to school after pulling an all-nighter. Apparently, she decided to stay up after getting an idea for her song...
Shiho
It's nice to see that you're working so hard on your song, but I'm not sure pulling an all-nighter is really worth it...
Shiho
I was planning on bringing that up today, but I was thinking about scheduling it about a month from now...
Saki
Hey, that's awesome!
A month means we'll have a ton of time to practice our new song!
A month means we'll have a ton of time to practice our new song!
Saki
In reality, it's only about half done...
But I have a really good idea of what I wanna do in my head!
But I have a really good idea of what I wanna do in my head!
Saki
I just have to work what's in my head into my song, so it should be done sometime today!
Shiho
We wouldn't have to for our usual stuff, but what Saki's writing now sort of differs from what we usually play as Leo/need.
Shiho
And since we'll be performing it on stage, I'm guessing we'll have to work on it a lot.
Saki
B-But I'm okay with that!
It doesn't matter if our show's one or two months away. I'm gonna finish our new song today.
It doesn't matter if our show's one or two months away. I'm gonna finish our new song today.
Saki
I'm afraid that I'll lose my grasp on this image I have in my head if I wait any longer...
Saki
So I'll keep at it until tomorrow!
Once it's done, we'll practice it lots and really make it resonate with everyone at that live house!
Once it's done, we'll practice it lots and really make it resonate with everyone at that live house!
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Honami
To be honest, I don't want you to push yourself too hard, but I can't stop you now since your mind seems to already be made up.
Shiho
However, in return, Saki, if you start not feeling great at all, you have to take a break. Also, ask us if you ever need any help.
Next Chapter: Until I Get These Feelings Out