ren and andou's conversation in the playground made me cry T_T
ive said this again and again in other comments, but i truly do love how difficult the situation is in this manga, and the complexity of the character dynamics. ive never read anything like this before. this story is good in my book
She just needs to level with Ren, "I love you, but I can't be with you because it would hurt our friend". Running away, though, is always the "shoujo" answer.