“Charlie-san…”

Sobbing, Nanako whirled the wheels of her wheelchair toward Charlie.

Charlie took a few quick steps toward her and asked, “Ito-san, are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m okay…” Nanako nodded vigorously, then, she covered her face and cried bitterly as the emotions came rushing toward her.

At this moment, she was not sad because of the near-death experience, but she was overwhelmed by Charlie’s sudden appearance, so much so that she couldn’t control her emotions.

Seeing her crying uncontro