[Oh dear. That was a whole lot worse than anything she could imagine. She definitely had to agree, Ryuji and his mom were a whole lot better off without someone as terrible as him in their lives.]

That's so awful... I'm so sorry that you lived with someone like that. [] It's definitely for the best that he's not around. Both of you are too good for someone like that.

[Now that she was done with the rice, she walks over to help Ryuji chop the remaining meat into pieces. She looks at his shapes in glee, he was doing a great job!]

He did! I wanted to learn since he's always working hard and comes home really late. Since we didn't have my mom around, I felt like I needed to do my part in helping him out whenever he comes home from a long day's work.

[Thinking back on those memories were sad, but she didn't mind talking about it. That's a part of her past and she felt comfortable enough around Ryuji to share those memories. Especially considering everything she's learned about him. Their situations were different but in a way, she found a kindred spirit through him. The single parents club...

Seeing his smirk made her smile right back at him. It was enough to brush off any sad feelings that she might have had.]

I'm glad that we have the same tastes! Looks like if we ever eat anything else together, our taste buds won't disagree.