[ Her expression stays like that for a moment, frozen as Hibiki struggles to process what's happening... but what her face must look like right now is the first thing Hibiki figures out. ]

A-Ah...! U-Um... [ Panic... but for a different reason. She quickly rubs any forming tears away from her eyes with her arm as she tries to get rid of whatever expression she had on her face. ] N-No! It's fine! No...

[ She fails, and she looks back in the direction she was running away from... to see nobody there.

...To be honest, she's not sure if that hurts more or less than the alternative. Would it have been better if he had chased after her? The last thing she saw of him was him hesitantly reaching out... and uncertainty turned to panic, so she ran... ]

...No one's following me. I'm... I'm fine...

[ He's not there. He didn't run after her. Or did he run after her, only to lose her in the crowd? How did he feel when he saw her? Was he happy to see her again? Was he upset? She doesn't know... and she's afraid—

...Ah, that's it, isn't it? She ran first and thought about it later, but... that's it, isn't it? She's afraid to find out. Find out if he cares, or if he doesn't care, or... ]

...S-Sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going, so...