Summer Camp
I reply in Japanese, hoping it'll make her feel better.
"Yes, I'll definitely rise above this disappointment and reclaim my faith in love! I absolutely refuse to let one guy's actions define my perception of true love!"
"Great! Which Japanese novel are you reading currently?" I ask. She told me, at her home, they mostly speak in English and the Japanese she learned is mostly from novels than from her parents.
"These days, I'm reading Banana Yoshimoto. Why?"
"Nothing, I think you should actually try writing stories or even novels in Japanese."