Miho: BrandedSeeing Taka beating on that guy had shocked me. I’d never imagined Taka being so violent or furious. When Shinji told me to hold him and beg him to stop, I’d wanted to argue. There was no way that would work, but it had. Taka had calmed and we’d left. But even then, I could tell he was still angry. Angry because I’d f****d up so bad and gotten Shinji hurt. If I hadn’t tried to get away or scream, maybe he wouldn’t have found us. If I hadn’t insisted on being around them, on getting all swelled-headed and practically throwing it in Suzaki’s face that I was close to them. If only…if only…
When Taka yelled at me, my mind went blank. I apologized, a useless pair of words to make up for Shinji’s bruised body and bleeding lip, before running away. It wasn’t enough; it wasn’t nearly
