Author's Note

Rika the Tangerine

Rika Commentary: Thank you for reading this one-shot! Though there were noticeable cliches, I can say that I'm pretty okay with this. Proud even. I got an okay with Mr. Editor! YES. HAHAHAHA. This one-shot was made and written because I thought to myself that what if? What if there was one woman with so limited time that she wanted to make memories outside of her cage and hopefully, make a bit of mark and be remembered, especially by the person she likes? I'm incredibly amazed at Claire's bravery and strength. I won't be able to keep a happy facade if I knew that I have a few short times to live, moreso that she was able to accept her fate and move on and be able to freely do whatever she wants. If I were Claire, I will totally be in my own shell, never able to get past by my inner demons. And on the other side, what will the other person feel if someone so noisy suddenly invaded his quiet and peaceful life? And this is about Brian. For me, I think this is how Brian will react. Especially when that person could say such words so easily and even repeatedly. Normally, people would doubt others if it's about something so serious like 'Love'. And someone that can say out words like 'I like you' or 'I love you' so easily like you are saying 'Good Morning' to people, they will be, without a doubt, be a receiver of doubt. Brian was also ignorant of Claire's condition, so maybe he thought that she was just a really stubborn woman. Secretly, he has huge respect for Claire as she was a great person. But he can't show it to her since she's so jolly and stubborn. Also, he was really thinking about Claire's confession so much that he slightly felt inferior. Like why him? She's such a great person, why will she go for someone below her? He got frustrated at himself, and to her. So, don't get mad at him ah. XD Lastly, Brian will not really know anything because Claire is tight-lipped about everything, because Claire wanted Brian's love, and not pity. She thought of the possibility that Brian will like her because of pity. What they really lacked was communication, :C I felt bad for these two. After finishing writing this, I read it as a whole and my heart ached so much. So hurt. QAQ I even asked myself why I did this. Well, I didn't have the heart to delete all this. IT'S A FEW HOURS OF HARD WORK, Y'ALL. I hope you guys read until here. XD Thank youuuu! <3