everlasting flowers

Sakashita Mina moves to a new town to attend a prestigious all-girls high school, but she never fits in with the rich classmates. She soon stops going, and for a year, she barely leaves her room. Time crawls by, each day a suffocating eternity. She stares at dried flowers, convincing herself this room is all she deserves. Seino Ran, from a wealthy family, lived a life others planned for her—until she realizes nobody truly cares. Her happiness shatters. Both girls end up applying for a live-in job at a seaside lodge. There, they meet and spend a summer together, healing their wounded hearts. They find trust in each other—something they thought lost forever. With lodge owners Yanase Michiko and Naruse Himari, Mina wishes she could stay forever. But Ran's friend, Tachibana Sanami, gives Mina a reality check: it's time to face her problems. Mina believes nobody likes her—she avoids speaking up, avoids school, avoids everyone she once called friends. Facing those problems is tough, but she doesn't want to return to that room or her old self. As their time at the lodge runs out, Mina desperately searches for a place to belong. As for Ran...