[She gives a start as the arm comes across her shoulder and blushes deeply, but doesn't object. It's the comforting arm of a friend, and she's certain that if Hikaru or Umi were here, they would do the same.]

[For a while she looks down into her lap, then starts speaking without raising her eyes.]

To put it simply... going home is the thing I wanted most this whole time. To be able to go back to my family and friends. To tell them I'm all right.
But now, faced with going back, I wonder how I can possibly explain what happened. How can my parents forgive me for being missing for over three months?