After dropping Tomoko off, he needed to go home and pick up his bag. Then, since the drive was too long by motorcycle, he'd take the train to the airport. He had the entire schedule, the timing all figured out. He'd left a few hours for Tomoko because he hadn't wanted to think too hard about what might happen. A perfectly laid-out plan, doomed from the start because he hadn't chosen a good starting point. His first mistake had been keeping to himself the entire week he'd known he had to leave.
It was a moment before it registered. What was it that he'd just been asked? He turned to Tomoko. "Why...?"
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After dropping Tomoko off, he needed to go home and pick up his bag. Then, since the drive was too long by motorcycle, he'd take the train to the airport. He had the entire schedule, the timing all figured out. He'd left a few hours for Tomoko because he hadn't wanted to think too hard about what might happen. A perfectly laid-out plan, doomed from the start because he hadn't chosen a good starting point. His first mistake had been keeping to himself the entire week he'd known he had to leave.
It was a moment before it registered. What was it that he'd just been asked? He turned to Tomoko. "Why...?"