A deafening silence followed and rang in my head when Takuma had finally voiced out his plan while I remained still on my seat – not knowing what to say or what to react. Mixed emotions swirled in me, and made me unable to comprehend and respond immediately to his words. I just sat there, staring at Takuma with widened eyes as if I was staring at something that I should not be seeing.
The silence stretched and covered us for who knew how long. But Takuma remained patient, standing and waiting for my response without breaking away his eyes from me. Determination and finality were all over his face as if he had thought about it for a long time and nothing could change his mind – not even me. It was something that he was ready to do and stake everything for. Something that he really wante
