[She frowns and looks downcast. What is there to say...? What could she say?]

About four years ago... my father died...

I was fourteen at the time and the only family I had was Sae... She just passed the exam to become a public prosecutor. I was really proud for her, but... there was debts, and I had just entered high school...

She worked hard to keep us together. To take care of me.

Too hard.

[Her eyes close.] I'm sorry. I don't want to talk about this further. Things... are better now. We're better now.

[She smiles at Yosuke. The smile is real, but talking about this had still taken its toll.]