Like i would say i called it(with the childhood friend at the end) but it was the equivalent of sensing a fire when the sky is covered in smoke
At least the beginning angst was less completely predictable
You writing that made me think that it all paralells itself
what you described is the case
she's also getting her happiness in the present from Sayuki like in the flashback
her current situation is still shitty due to her mom
So her current situation paralells the one in the flashback which...