"Sakit, ya?" (It hurts, doesn't it?)

Mira freezes. The air changes.

Mira panics. She's the teacher. She can't fall for her student.

(without looking up from his sketchbook) "Bintang gak bisa liat lu sedih. Tapi gue bisa." (Stars can't see you sad. But I can.)

Mira sits beside him, not with pity, but with a gentle smile.