[It was really just like him to give nothing away. As much as Mai still wished he would let down his guard...at least some of the time. Maybe just once. She glance down towards the ground and tried to compose her thoughts.]

You said that I should be with someone who is a good friend to me...

[Well, so far that was normal. She trailed off a moment and had to think carefully about the next part.]

Then you said...someone I already...know.

[She looked up and tried to catch his gaze once she was able to say it out loud. There was a lot more she wanted to say after that but it was too difficult to say out loud. Hopefully, he would understand what she meant.]