When the other woman came back, Aoba shot up. Tears welled in her eyes again as she simply cried more, covering her face with her hands shamefully. She was crying like this, in such a dirty way... it was so stupid. It was selfish tears. She felt like her heart had been twisted through with a knife, and it was like her guts were spilling out. But it was all inside of her head, and the only thing coming out was the tears from her eyes. Her hands and shoulders were shaking, and she tried to cover herself up with the blanket, turning away from Vanra. Even after Vanra had given her happiness, she cried. She cried for no reason, and she felt horrible about it.
"Do you... do you hate me...?" She whispered carefully, glancing up from the pillow with red, puffy eyes. She didn't know why she was asking, the words had forced their way out of her mouth.