[Pure stubborn willpower, the strength not to give up... Hayate was a lonely sad girl, and yet she was beginning to hold on again. Everyone on the community was looking out for her now, and she couldn't give up. Not yet. She nodded at Rita's request.] I will. I won't give up. I don't want to die and...

[She took a shuddering breath again.] I know, somehow, it'll be all right!

[Looking at the calendar next to her bed, there was a marking on it. It read "Birthday" with a 10 marked with sparklers. She was nine, and she accepted everything.]