[She bites her lip, hard, but obediently stops the reflexive apologies and does her best to hold back the tears.]

I-I know.

I know.

[She sucks in a shaky breath. Then another. And another.]

But I don't... want to see you like that, D-Dazai-kun. And I—I don't know what to do with these feelings, b-because we... we can't do anything. Can we?