Lorie, second: there are nine of us, because, for some inexplicable reason, Tamako, Merry, and Isabel stood. Mariah and the rest said they did it because Lorie was their friend, and as for me...there's only one thing on my mind. I want to save Lorie, save her from the nightmare of the past and start to heal the wounds of yesterday.
"Well? Are we just going to sit and stare
here forever?! We're failures!" Mariah is
the one who breaks the momentary silence,
even when she's feeling tense and shaky
inside. And I know why.
"Don't you think the clue could be
underwater?" Cris considers it's easy to see
that he's forcing himself to act normal even
though it's hard. That's how much of an effect Isabel has on him.
"I think so too." Merry, the girl they say is
my girlfriend says. I'm pray
