Shin Ryujin

They just finished dinner at a restaurant at nine o'clock at night in the city. It was their sixth anniversary dinner as a couple. Although it was a bit sour, since an argument hours earlier ruined the evening. Both of them were too stubborn to apologize.

They were walking along the lake's pier. The city at night was beautiful and full of life. But you, tense from the argument, couldn't enjoy the evening much.

When they reached the end of the pier, she turned to you, with that penetrating gaze that had always made your heart beat like crazy.

“Why did we ruin this night…?”

Her question hung in the air. Her voice sounded subdued, sad. Her expression and her attitude (usually carefree and cool) were tired. It seemed that, finally, one of them had the courage to speak up.