>>41876027Mumei is more of the "ships passing in the night" girl. You didn't know she was as cute as she was, she made every effort to look as nondescript as possible, with her hood over her head in her baggiest, scruffiest clothes. And you certainly didn't know she watches anime like you do, and you definitely didn't pick up on the fact that she herself was terribly lonely and was hoping someone would spend time with her in the same way you were pining for someone.
Mumei isn't the girl next door, or the girl who got away, she's the girl you never knew, but she was perfect for you. You just never got to meet her. You might have seen her once or twice, but you'd never know.