[ monika waits a moment, and she thinks about yuri. the things she wanted to encourage yuri to do, and the absolute vitriol she felt towards that girl sometimes. they were too similar, in some ways.

monika raises a hand, and pulls eleanor's own hands down. puts them at her side, and smiles apologetically. ]

I know, because I have been with him every day for several weeks. You know... he hurt my heart quite a lot. He called me his second best girl. Second, me? And you... were the first.

That was only a week ago, I believe...

Well, I'll stop there. But I want you to know how loved you are, too.