"There has to be something better than this," Monika said to herself quietly. Looking around the clubroom, she saw her fellow clubmates arguing over the smallest details. Arguing about what to do with the budget, what needs to be done for the school festival, just really trivial things that she didn't care about. She let out a sigh, 'I suppose that's to be expected in a club this size, and the nature of this type of club. I don't even remember why I wanted to join this club. Was it because my friends or because one of my teachers suggested it because of my grades? Either way, this hasn't been that great. I'm tired of arguing with people, it isn't fun. It never has been. Sometimes, all I want is to just write. Why did I join a debate cl-'
"Monika, you're spacing out. Club time ended. It's time to go."
"Huh?" Monika looked around the room again, and realized that she was the only one still there. 'That was weird. I'm not usually the type of person that spaces out like that.' She turned to the girl who got her attention, "Oh! Okay, thank you, Kaiya. Guess I was lost in my head, ahaha~!" She packed her things into her bag and left the clubroom.
"I feel like I'm forgetting something...oh, I have to go to the library, that's right! I have to do some research for my homework."
Yuri...wasn't the biggest fan of interacting with people to put it lightly. She always felt awkward around people. Whenever she had to speak to others, she always stammered and mumbled her way through, feeling her face get red. It was so embarrassing for her. It's not like she wanted to talk to other people, but whenever she had to it would be nice to at least have a conversation without making a fool of herself. She was sure that no one liked her because of this. So she wasn't a big fan of interacting with people. She'd rather spend her time doing what she always did, reading a good book while enjoying a cup of tea in silence. It's why everyday, after school, she would hurry off to the library. It was always quiet there, plus, being surrounded by books was nice. When she finished reading one book, she could just pull another one out. This was way better than dealing with people.
'It's too bad they don't allow tea in the library. But I suppose it makes sense, since they don't want any accidental spills. Still, it would help me enjoy these books more.' She closed the book that she had just finished reading. 'It wasn't bad, but I didn't really feel immersed in it.' She put the book back on the shelf and began looking around for another book to read. Eventually, she found herself in the horror section, where a particular book caught her eye. With red binding, and an ominous looking eye on the cover. 'The Portrait of Markov, huh? Seems interesting.' She returned to her spot and opened the book.
Sayori was wandering the hallways of the school. 'I'm so bored!' she thought to herself. Sayori wasn't in any clubs, and she didn't have anyone that she considered a best friend, at least not anymore. Sayori got along with just about everyone. Most people were friendly with her, but she wanted someone that would be by her side when she needed them. It wasn't that she didn't have friends, many people considered Sayori their friend, as she was one of the friendliest faces at the school, but she never really considered them close friends. That's what she really wanted.
So Sayori found herself wandering aimlessly, looking for something to do. Most students were in clubs at the moment. "I have a friend in the baking club, maybe she'll make me something! Oh, but I don't want to bother them if they are busy. I'd hate if I were a burden on them. Hmm...maybe I'll just go draw something or write some poems in the library. That's always fun, I suppose." She made her way towards the school library, humming along the way.
Natsuki was pissed off. Not at anything that her classmates did, but because of what her father did. He yelled at her for what seemed like the thousandth time, for reading her manga. 'Why does papa hate me reading my manga in my own room? It's not like I was being loud or anything.' All she wanted to do was read in peace, but as soon as he saw her reading, he went berserk. She wanted to yell back at him, but she knew better than to do that. She was scared of what he'd do to her if she dared talk back to him, let alone yell at him. If what he did now was any indication, it wouldn't be good.
'It's so stupid. Now I have to keep my manga in my locker. What if someone took it? Uuuuugh, this is so unfair. Plus, now basically everyone knows that I read manga. I already get picked on because of it.' So now she was seething. If anyone messed with her right now, she'd break their face. This, of course, wasn't good, because any small thing could set her off.
'Calm down, Natsuki...it's not like they know what I'm putting up with. This is why you don't have friends. You explode at people for the smallest thing. Relax, just breathe.' She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. 'Okay, Natsuki… you just gotta get through the rest of the day. With any luck, no one will bothe-"
"Hey, look! It's that little girl that reads manga. "
'Well, shit...here we go again. Don't let them get to you.'