After Ninety-Nine Times
Then, he carefully put the pieces back together.
They formed 99 forgiveness coupons, no more and no less.
He thought back to our Marking Ceremony six years ago, when he took the coupons from me and solemnly swore to the Moon Goddess.
“In the name of the Moon Goddess, I won’t give you the chance to use these coupons, Mia.”
He had broken his oath to smithereens once Judy showed up.
He remembered how casually he had told me to use the coupons since then. That was when he finally realized he had nonchalantly used up my love and trust for him, just like how he had burned through the coupons until there was nothing left.