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00:00You need to come home. Staying here isn't even an option, and you know that.
00:07Says who?
00:09Issa? I'm not ready to go back.
00:13Stop this childish behavior and do as I say!
00:16It's bad enough you stopped answering my calls and came all the way to Tokyo.
00:19What if somebody with ill intentions cozied up to you and took you in?
00:22Back up!
00:24I was taken in. By a great person.
00:30That's naive. Adults are far more deceptive than kids and can pretend to be good people all day long.
00:35You don't know a thing about Yoshida!
00:38Let's make one thing clear. Don't use him against-
00:41Yes. Sorry for the trouble.
00:48That takes care of that. I'm officially off work for the whole day. My attention's all yours.
00:54Thank you for hearing me out.
00:55For starters, has anything inappropriate happened between you two?
01:00No, nothing.
01:01Absolutely not!
01:03I see.
01:05Then I owe you my sincerest gratitude for taking my sister in.
01:09She was indeed fortunate.
01:10Oh. It's fine.
01:12I was concerned, since there are a number of unfriendly environments for teenagers.
01:18Yeah, I can imagine.
01:20Sayu, mother is quite worried.
01:22You're lying. Mom would never worry about me, and we both know it.
01:26It's debatable, and she is looking for you.
01:28I guarantee it's not because she misses me.
01:31So, what is it then? The real reason?
01:34Several times since you left home, one of your teachers has come knocking on our door.
01:42Things could worsen if he knew that you ran away.
01:45So, to avoid any trouble, she told him you locked yourself inside your room.
01:49But it backfired.
01:50The school has come to the conclusion she may be keeping you in there against your will.
01:54And she can only clear a name if I show my face in Hokkaido.
01:58Sounds like what she's worried about are rumors, and her reputation.
02:03Her own daughter's feelings don't factor into this at all.
02:06Sadly, it appears that way.
02:07But what I can't say for certain is how much thought she gave it.
02:11Wow.
02:13Our mother can't be swayed once her mind's made up.
02:16Which is why it will be difficult for you to continue to run, Sayu.
02:20Fair enough.
02:22But could we have a few more days before she goes with you?
02:25A few days?
02:26Maybe three or four at most.
02:28Would that be possible, you think?
02:30These are big things you're asking of Sayu, and I think she needs time to process.
02:39May I speak with Sayu in private for just a brief moment, please?
02:43I won't take her away.
02:44You have my word.
02:46Fine by me.
02:48Are you fine with it too, Sayu?
02:49Mm-hmm.
02:50Sorry.
02:55This was like the most unfun situation ever.
02:58I'm sure you were just as surprised by it.
03:01I always figured you'd go home when you were good and ready.
03:04That it would ultimately be your choice.
03:07Same.
03:07But then, the universe had to remind us things are rarely so simple.
03:13Yoshida!
03:14Come on.
03:15No goodbyes yet.
03:17I'm just kind of scared.
03:19Like you, I thought I'd go back eventually.
03:22But now that the day's finally here, I've realized how weak I am.
03:26How weak I've always been.
03:28Truth be told, I'm kind of scared too.
03:30But we'll see this through together.
03:33You know something?
03:38I never feel anxious when I'm with you.
03:41All right, good talk.
03:43Think I can face my brother now?
03:45Sure.
03:46Good luck.
03:59This isn't a bad thing.
04:01I was hoping Sayu would go back.
04:05I wanted this to happen.
04:08But now...
04:10There aren't many adults in the world who'd look after someone else's child out of pure goodwill.
04:18I am well aware.
04:20Then you should also be well aware of how worried I was these past months.
04:24Though I feel a bit better.
04:27That man genuinely seems like he cares about what happens to you.
04:31Mother calls and asks if I found you.
04:39Every single day.
04:41Without fail.
04:43Does she?
04:44She's been in an unstable condition since the incident that first drove you to leave.
04:49And in your absence, it's gotten more dire.
04:52That's why I think you should return for now.
04:55I'll help you in any way I can.
04:57I ran away because life was too painful there.
05:03But it didn't take me long to find out that was true no matter where I went.
05:08Since I was alone no matter where I went.
05:10And then along came Yoshida.
05:15He taught me how stupid my choices were.
05:17He taught me about the things I gave up just by coming here.
05:20And their significance.
05:23He put things in perspective.
05:26Which made me decide I need to start thinking about what I want my future to be.
05:29I came all this way.
05:32But I'm still empty handed.
05:34Till I have something to show for this.
05:36I'm not going home.
05:37You seem to have changed during your time away.
05:48You speak your mind much more than you did before.
05:54Yeah.
05:55Guess I do.
05:57If time is what you need, I'll buy you a week at the absolute most.
06:01But that's it.
06:01I'll just convince Mother I have yet to find you.
06:05Do you mean...
06:06What I mean is, take a week to think so you don't leave empty handed.
06:30Ah, gotcha.
06:32So you have seven days before you gotta say peace out to Tokyo?
06:36Yeah.
06:37Mega bummer.
06:38You're leaving me.
06:41The respect your brother showed to your decision makes me want to show him a little respect back, you know?
06:46Yeah, it's crazy.
06:47You've got a week left.
06:49So I suggest you use it wisely.
06:54And I will.
06:55I'll start with my story.
06:57I want you both to know it.
06:59All right.
07:00If my friend's ready to face her past, I'll ride shoddy for this whole trip down memory lane.
07:05Yeah.
07:06Aw, are you getting nervous, Miyoshi dude?
07:09No, dudette.
07:10Okay then, here it goes.
07:11Okay then, here it goes.
07:15My mom and I have butted heads for as long as I can remember, which was one of the reasons why I never felt motivated to put in an ounce of effort once I got to high school.
07:26I slacked on everything, from schoolwork to being social.
07:30I didn't care about any of it.
07:33Most everyone avoided me, which was perfectly fine.
07:37Until one day...
07:38Hey, so, may I eat lunch with you, Sayu?
07:41Oh, um...
07:43Sure, I guess.
07:49Uh, Yuko?
07:50There's something on my face.
07:52I was just admiring how awesome you look in profile, is all.
07:56That's pretty random.
07:58Why is everything you do so cool?
08:00I think that's debatable.
08:04One thing we had in common was how neither of us fit in.
08:08I'm sure to everybody else, we just looked like two class rejects bonding over a weirdness.
08:14But, I loved our time together.
08:17Being with Yuko made me happy.
08:19You know, you're always pretty.
08:21But I think you're prettiest when you smile.
08:24Funny enough, the reason I started to smile...
08:27Was her.
08:29Then...
08:30A group of girls at our school started bullying Yuko.
08:38You okay?
08:41Yeah.
08:41Yeah.
08:42Yuko, why is this even happening to you?
08:49Do you know?
08:50Do you know?
08:50Remember a while back, when one of the guys on the basketball team asked you out, and you said thanks but no thanks?
09:01Uh...
09:01One of the girls that's picking on me likes him.
09:06So that's why.
09:08Wait.
09:09If that's the case, they should go after me, not you.
09:12But that's just it, Sayu.
09:15I doubt they'd feel very confident bullying somebody who's so cool and pretty.
09:20What I mean by that is, you don't look or act like a bad person.
09:24Those girls could never get everyone in the whole school to hate you, no matter what awful lies they spread about you.
09:29So that click torments you to get back at me?
09:31Which honestly serves me right.
09:34It's weird for a girl like me to hang around someone so beautiful.
09:38My ugly face and gloomy attitude cloud your warm, sunny light.
09:43That isn't true.
09:45They said I was sort of like your groupie.
09:47And once I thought about it, I actually had to agree.
09:50That isn't true at all!
09:53Yuko, you're my first and only friend in the whole world.
09:57Here.
10:10My soul friend was being bullied because of me.
10:14What's worse is, I didn't know the extent of it.
10:17Which made me sick to my stomach.
10:22She has to have gotten the idea by now, right?
10:25Oh, for sure.
10:25Little Miss Princess and her consignment store pal can step all the way off.
10:30I bet she thinks she's more attractive to boys because she hangs out with that charity case.
10:34So manipulative.
10:36No.
10:37Yuko!
10:47Oh.
10:48Hey there.
10:55I've refused to turn my back and ignore your pain.
11:06We'll fight this together.
11:09Thanks, Sayu.
11:10I thought if we had each other, those horrible girls could never beat us.
11:23But a positive outlook isn't always the remedy to a serious situation.
11:27Yuko, what are you doing there?
11:37That's dangerous.
11:40Oh, we're here.
11:42Stop playing around.
11:44What if you fell?
11:45Come on, climb back over.
11:48I've been waiting for you, Sayu.
11:50At her spot.
11:51So I could tell you how pretty you are one last time.
11:54When I first saw you, I noticed your beauty both in and out.
11:58You're a lone rose, with no desire to be part of a bouquet.
12:01Where'd all this come from?
12:03If I'm confusing you, it's because I'm not very smart.
12:06That's why I stupidly got close to you.
12:09I didn't comprehend how normal you are.
12:11Not until you started talking with me.
12:13You aren't some unattainable star.
12:15You're kind and thoughtful and have an amazing smile.
12:18Or at least you did until I had to go and ruin it all.
12:24I turned the sweet, solitary, and beautiful Sayu
12:27into a senseless girl who spends her precious time with a loser like me.
12:33You aren't a failed human being the way that I am,
12:35and I know you can shine much brighter.
12:37Because I've seen it myself.
12:39And even though I admire you more than anybody,
12:42I...
12:42I...
12:42I tainted your perfection.
12:44Something else I've noticed
12:48is that your mind's so preoccupied with protecting me lately,
12:51you've stopped laughing altogether.
12:54You could give me a run for my money with how depressed you've been looking.
12:57Well, of course I'm sad.
12:59My friend's hurting.
13:00Thanks, Sayu.
13:03But you know,
13:04that hurt more than anything those girls ever did.
13:08This isn't your fault.
13:10You understand that, right?
13:12Yuko, don't.
13:12So keep on smiling that brilliant smile of yours.
13:16Yuko says,
13:46Anybody home?
14:00We'd like a word with Ms. Ogiwada!
14:03Leave us alone!
14:05I told you our family has nothing to do with it!
14:07Mrs. Ogiwada, please, this won't take long.
14:09We'll leave as soon as you answer a few questions.
14:16You all right, Mom?
14:33No, I'm not all right, and it's your fault!
14:36My life's hard enough as it is without you screwing it up even more, damn it!
14:39I'm sorry.
14:40Why are we the lightning rod of hate just because some girl throws herself off a building?
14:44And while you hide away from problems you caused, Issa's out working his tail off!
14:49I'm sorry.
14:52I'm starting to wonder.
14:55Did you push her off that ledge yourself?
15:05Shut the hell up.
15:08Of course I didn't push you go!
15:10You'll never know what I'm going through!
15:13You'll never understand what it's like to have a best friend who gets bullied because of you!
15:18Who takes their own life right in front of your eyes!
15:24If I'm such a bother, maybe I should just leave.
15:31Sayu, is it okay for you to be out of the house?
15:34Are you listening?
15:35Let me go.
15:36I can't stay here with her!
15:38I'm done!
15:39First of all, calm down.
15:40Tell me what happened.
15:43It's about Yuko.
15:46My only friend.
15:48Mom actually asked if I killed her!
15:50What?
15:51She really did that?
15:57Say no more.
15:58I think putting some distance between you two would be a good idea.
16:08Goodbye.
16:09Wait.
16:10Take this.
16:12There's 300,000 yen inside.
16:14Should last you two weeks if you don't go on a spending spree.
16:17No.
16:17Issa, I can't.
16:18Well, I can't have my sister running away without a yen to her name.
16:23Listen.
16:24You need to stay in a decent hotel.
16:26And you also need to contact me the second you feel like you're in danger, regardless of if it's a false alarm.
16:31As long as you can promise me those two things, I can keep Mother from finding out about this arrangement.
16:37Thanks, Issa.
16:39You've endured so much.
16:41Use this time to get some rest.
16:45Okay.
16:48I escaped my mom.
16:53I was finally free from her merciless spite.
16:56But I didn't feel any better.
16:59The only thing I felt was loneliness.
17:03Inevitably, the money my brother was generous enough to give me ran out.
17:07That's when the emptiness and thoughts of how worthless I am crept in.
17:11I even started to view Issa's kindness as pity in all my pessimism.
17:15In the end, I might as well have been invisible because I didn't mean anything to anyone.
17:22The saddest and most shocking part about that revelation was how much I didn't care.
17:28And then...
17:29Easy there!
17:30What's a girl your age doing roaming the streets at this hour?
17:36I ran away.
17:38I've got nowhere to go.
17:41Can't be helped.
17:42It isn't safe for you to be out here alone, so you can stay at my place.
17:46That's not a bother.
17:49It just slipped out of my mouth.
17:54And that's how the whole sorted thing got started.
17:57I thought maybe he was housing me out of the goodness of his heart.
18:00But after a few days, he propositioned me for sex.
18:06And since I didn't want to go home ever again, I gave in.
18:13Talk about dumb.
18:14I had my first time with him, but I can't remember his name.
18:18Oh, Sayu.
18:21Anyway, you two know the rest.
18:23Once it started, I just kept on going.
18:26My body became my credit card.
18:30I traded sex for a place I could crash.
18:33Until I met Yoshida.
18:36Now you know.
18:37That's what happened to me.
18:39At least since I left Hokkaido.
18:42Thank you, Sayu.
18:44You didn't have to tell us, but you did.
18:47I'm proud of you.
18:49It was a tough ride, but you really hung in there.
18:56You powered through.
19:00I survived.
19:02I made it.
19:03I really did.
19:05Like a champ.
19:06She's resting.
19:19She should.
19:21Poor girl.
19:23I knew her story would have drama, but I didn't think it'd be this bad.
19:28Yeah.
19:28Her friend ended it all, and instead of being supportive, her mom flipped the script and blamed Sayu for it.
19:34Full-grown adults would buckle from that.
19:37So, what's your game plan now?
19:40Game plan for...
19:41For handling the Sayu-sitch?
19:44Just gonna let her go back to Hokkaido?
19:48Her brother came for her.
19:50You really want a stranger like me to interfere?
19:52You're really gonna call yourself a stranger to her after everything that's happened, my guy?
19:57This is a family matter, which means it doesn't concern me.
20:00Who's to say if her family's even on her side in all this?
20:04So what do you want to do, Yoshida?
20:05Got peroxide in your ears?
20:07I told you that it's not my place.
20:10That response doesn't answer my question.
20:12I'm not asking whether or not you think it's your place.
20:16I'm just asking what you honestly want to do about Sayu.
20:19Oh, um, honestly?
20:25What do I want to do?
20:27For more?
20:29Absolutely.
20:30Let me ask for a question.
20:31All right.
20:32Thank you for that.
20:33Bye-bye.
20:33available ma'am.