Kizu Darake No Renjo (CROSS)

[Machine Translation] For Kawakita, everyday life is living in an old apartment and being exploited by his brother for his meager salary. One day, when he had become accustomed to the idea that unhappiness was normal, he meets his neighbor Sasako. One day, he meets his neighbor, Sasako. Sasako treated him for injuries sustained in a beating by his brother, and she even said kindly, "Call me if you need anything. After that day, Kawakita began to visit him often. She just cooks and they go out together.... Kawakita almost cries, thinking that this is happiness in a life that is the complete opposite of the one she has been leading. But then the nightmare of her "brother" appears again...

河北にとって日常は、古いアパートに住み、少ない給料を兄に搾取されること。不幸が普通だと慣れきっていた、ある日。隣人・笹子と出会う。兄に殴られて負った怪我の手当てをしてくれた笹子は、「何かあったら呼べ」と優しい言葉までくれた。その日を境に河北は、度々彼の部屋を訪れるようになる。ただ料理を作り、ただ二人で出かける...今までとは正反対の生活に、これが幸せなのだと泣きそうになる河北。だが、そこに再び「兄」という悪夢が現れて―。