“I started realizing that when I was dating Gaara, at least you’d start noticing me. I thought if I started dating your friend, you’d start wondering why the hell I’d bother with him, and maybe… just maybe, you’d get interested in me.” A tear slid down her cheek.

“I was such an idiot. Even to the end, my stupid hope of making you see me never came true. Instead, I dragged an innocent person into this mess. Even though Gaara wasn’t the type to take our relationship lightly, he ...