...And the more trees one cuts down, the less they feel.

[ Or so it would follow....

Hm.

There is one solution, she thinks. ]


Then. I will cut down as many trees as I can. [ She pushes herself off from the floor, rising slowly. ] ...I would rather feel nothing at all, than hurt someone who I know I care about. [ Even if she can't feel anything for him right now, it doesn't mean she's not... scared of the possibility of hurting him again. That seems to be the only thing she's doing now, hurting him, pushing him away. She's trying so hard, she really is. ]