Off to the Races

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Miss Yukari was staring at the clock. There were 5 minutes left in class before the weekend. The class was sitting quietly, despite Tomo balancing her pencil in between her nose and her top lip.

"Come on, you stupid clock!" Yukari thought.

Suddenly a loud thud echoed throughout the room, followed by a voice.

"Ow," Osaka said.

Osaka had fallen asleep, letting her head fall on the desk in front of her.

Yukari glared at Osaka, but restrained herself from yelling. It was too close to the end of the day to get upset.

The bell rang, and before the class could react, Yukari ran out the door, yelling behind her. "See everybody next week, don't be late!"

The class began to gather their things, and the group joined together.

"What y'all doing this weekend?" Osaka asked.

"Let's do something fun instead of just sitting around all day!" Tomo exclaimed.

"Does that mean barging in on me in my room unannounced again?" Yomi asked.

Tomo smiled. "Maybe!"

Chiyo perked up. "I have an idea! There's a new speedway outside of town that recently opened. I'd like to see what safety features are in racing cars."

Yomi laughed. "Wanting to see what you want Miss Yukari to have in her car, Chiyo-chan?"

Chiyo nodded. "I can make some suggestions to Miss Yukari."

"Wow, racing cars. I wonder what the cars get when they win?" Osaka pondered.

"Miss Osaka, the drivers and owners split the money. The cars themselves don't receive anything..." Chiyo corrected.

Tomo threw her fist in the air. "Then it's settled! We're going to the races this weekend!"

Yomi looked down at her side. "I wonder if the food in the stands will have an impact on my diet?" she thought to herself.

Tomo slyly slid in behind Yomi. "And I don't think they'll have any healthy food there, Yomi."

Yomi turned red, and nodded. "Then I'll just eat before we leave then."

Tomo grabbed Yomi around her waist and began walking with her out of the classroom. "I'll buy you a hot dog! Come on, it'll be good!"

Chiyo finished packing her books in her bag and looked up at Miss Sakaki. "Are you coming with us too, Miss Sakaki?" she asked.

Sakaki nodded. "Sure."

Kagura joined them. "I'll go to. Coach canceled swim practice this weekend. Something important came up that she had to do."

Chiyo smiled. "Alright then, let's get ready. I'm sure we'll enjoy ourselves!"

Kaorin overheard their conversation. As they were walking out of the classroom, she was grinning from ear to ear.

"Miss Sakaki, at a racetrack? Maybe if I'm lucky, she'll wear one of those race queen outfits! She'd look so cool!"

Smiling at her good fortune, Kaorin knew where she'd be this weekend.