Another pause. Shorter this time.
“Or maybe we just needed to stop pretending to be whole for each other.” tsugou no yoi exfriend
Mari shrugged, scrolling through her phone. “It’s accurate. You’re not my friend anymore, but you’re still useful. You show up when I need a moving box carried, and disappear when I’m having an emotional breakdown in a convenience store parking lot.” Another pause
Ryo found himself texting her about a weird noise his car was making. Mari found herself sending him a meme— Oh, this is exactly what you used to say about your boss. She deleted it before sending. Then unsent the unsend. “It’s accurate
“You can’t just say that,” he wheezed. “It sounds like a convenience store bento.”
She almost said no. Almost said that’s not the deal .
Then: “That’s not a convenient question.”