"Hey! There you are---I've been looking for you like everywhere!" Catching her breath, Meilin smiled as she straightened up. It was so hard to catch her at times, she swore! But now that she finally caught up to her, she could finally give her her Valentine gift. "I made Valentine goodies for my friends, & I also made one for you! There's like sweets & other things in there---I hope you like it." Inside she would find a variety of sweets, but also a colorful bracelet too that seemed to match the one she was currently wearing on her wrist. (hehehe :>)

IT WAS FUNNY, REALLY. How they kept on missing one another, throughout this day OF ALL DAYS.

Perhaps, it was due to the fact that the BOTH OF THEM were seeking out the other. And so, were on the CONSTANT MOVE in doing so. Something that would of course cause them to keep missing each other, seeing as neither would simply stay in one place for too long. 

And eventually, as the day went on, even their friends would point this out. For as she would pass by Miriam and the others for perhaps the 5th or 6th time, they too couldn’t help but bring up the absurdity of it all… That Meilin had gone off once again, just before she herself showed up.

And while it might have been easier for Itsuki to simply pass her gift onto one of them. She was determined. Very much intent from the very beginning to personally give each gift to their respective recipients. ESPECIALLY this friend! And if the Mei sis herself was still out there looking for her-- no way no how was she gonna give up now and just have someone else give her gift for her!

And so, Itsuki had nearly YELLED if not LEAPED UP WITH JOY— when they FINALLY did cross paths that late afternoon. Having NEARLY missed each other YET AGAIN, as Itsuki was just about to take a turn at a street corner. Thankfully, however, the sis had been quick enough to call out to her. Already running right over, even before Itsuki had begun to turn around to face her.

“Ah should be the one sayin'’ dat, sis! Uhf been look all o’er fer ya!” Laughing then, Itsuki would reach a single hand out to steady her. Waiting for her friend to catch her breath first, before they began their little gift exchange. “Oh, thank you, sis! An’ ah hope ya like yers, too!” Her own eyes were bright and excited, as she gratefully took the box from the other. Her gift for the sis also consisted of homemade treats, something she hope that the other would be able to enjoy later on.

Itsuki would already cheekily pop one sweet into her mouth, mere seconds after opening her box. Still very much in the midst of admiring the thoughtfully put together box of sweets-- before noticing a COLOURFUL BRACELET amidst them. Dumbly staring at it for a good long while... before lifting her gaze up to the one that Meilin herself was wearing.

Trapped between feeling speechless and just wanted to squeal outloud, the sis had somehow figured out what her favourite colours were and made the bracelet out of them! Realising now that she too had a bracelet that would match with her and the other girls, Itsuki would finally let out a tiny, silly little squeak-- as she moved forward to hug the other.

"Oh thank ya, sis! Ah love it, ah love it so much!!!"

@trvehearted ❤️

Hii! i just wanted to come express my love for cherry. i’m so sorry if you’re tired of hearing all the love for cherry but IT’S JUST TOO GOOD. so, i just reread it again today and i swear every time i read it, it gets better. every time i read it, i shed so many tears. you. are. such. an. amazing. writer. everything about cherry is just PERFECT. and honestly i think a lot about how i wish cherry was a book like a novel i could hold in my hands. my nose would be in that book 24/7 !!!😵‍💫 cherry is better than many of the novels i’ve read. but genuinely, you would make such a great author. (you already are) i love love love the way you write. reading cherry is just such an experience. because of the way you write, i can picture everything so well in head. the way you write the details of things in the story is just UGH <3 and then the story itself? SO GOOD i need my own cherry hee so bad. i LOVE to daydream and cherry takes up most of my headspace these days. also, i’ve discovered some really good songs because of you and cherry so thank you 😭💗 i love the imagery this story puts in my head and i’m just obsessed. I MIGHT NOT SURVIVE WHEN PT 3 COMES OUT IM ACTUALLY GONNA CRY SO HARD 😭😭💖💞

AAAAAA omg please don’t worry about me being tired of hearing stuff like this because it never fails to make me smile so so big!!! 🥺💓 i’m so so happy that you like cherry so much and i can’t even begin to tell you how much this means to me!!! and i’m so glad that you found some new songs you like because of it too 🥺❤️❤️❤️ this made my heart so warm and i can’t thank you enough for sending this darling!!! i’m sending all my love right back to you and thank you so much for looking forward to part 3 🥹💕💕