4/15
So, I was nearly late today.
I don't know how it happened really. I must have a pretty good sleep.
I was running to the school grounds, hoping to make it before the bell. In my rush, I accidentally bumped into someone.
To my surprise, that someone was Suzui-san.
"Oh Suzui-san! I'm sorry I didn't notice you." I said, attempting to apologize to her while trying to ignore the pain on my foot.
To my surprise, she glanced at me, got up and ran to the school.
"Wait, Suzui-san!" I shouted as I attempted to get up. The sprain at my left foot made getting up difficult. Seeing as Suzui-san already ran a distance, I decided not to catch up to her and took care of my sprained ankle.
After a quick visit to the clinic, I limped my way to the classroom. Thankfully, the class was just beginning when I got to my seat.
The class went as usual until one of my classmates who was closest to the window by the door shouted, "Hey! Someone's up there by the rooftop!"
All of us looked outside where my classmate was pointing at. Much to surprise, we saw a female student at the edge of the rooftop.
Wait, I recognized that student…
Oh my god, is she…?
Every student decided to go outside to witness what's happening. It was chaos everywhere with all the noises from both student and teachers.
And then, the worst happened.
"Shiho!"
A female voice rang among the chaos. I turned around and saw a female student with platinum blond hair in twintails pass us. It wasn't long that some of the students went to the courtyard. With curiosity, I decided to go to the courtyard as well.
"Class is still in session!"
After much struggle, I managed to make it to the courtyard. It's even more chaotic down here with the students talking to one another and teachers trying to block them from the scene. I also noticed some of the students taking pictures with their smartphones.
What the hell is wrong with these people?
"We need someone to go with her.. Are there any teachers around?" a male voice spoke. Must be the paramedics.
"I-I'm not in charge of her class though…" One of the teachers replied.
"We should leave this to Principal Kobayakawa…" A fellow teacher replied.
And then a familiar voice said to the paramedic.
"I'll go!"
"Please hurry!"
From what I can see, the platinum blond haired student I saw running earlier ran to Suzui-san on the stretcher. I can't hear their conversation but I can tell from the look on blondie's expression that she is on the verge of tears.
Suzui-san was then taken to the ambulance. The twintail blondie went along and then ambulance drove off. It wasn't long after the ambulance had left that Principal Kobayakawa showed up.
"Teachers, return to your classrooms for the time being! Please do not let any students go home yet!" he instructed.
The teachers immediately guided us to our respective classrooms. As we slowly made our back to the classrooms, I looked back at where the incident happened.
"It's terrible, isn't it?" a female voice rang through my ears. I looked to my side to see a female student with fluffy brown hair wearing a pink sweater over her uniform. She seems to be looking at the same place as I am.
"It is." I answered.
"The poor girl must've suffered a lot. I hope she will be alright."
"Yeah, I hope so too."
"Kobayashi! Okumura! Get into your classrooms now!" a male voice shouted at us.
"Right away!" the female student replied and she immediately sprinted inside the school.
I followed suit and went to my own classroom. As I was going there, I was reminded about what the teacher said earlier.
That student's last name was Okumura. Where did I heard it before? Okumura. Okumura…
WAIT! Wasn't Okumura the last name of the owner of Big Bang Burger? Then that means…
Oh shit.
The rest of the day went somewhat normal. Teachers tried to held their classes as per the usual.
Keyword being "tried". The scene earlier clearly wasn't erased from everyone's minds.
And the rumor mill still continues. People all over the school were clearly still talking about it.
"They're going to be expelled?!" I exclaimed.
Maho-chan nodded her head and then said, "That's what the rumors are saying. Apparently, Sakamoto-kun, Mishima-kun and the transfer student were threatening Mr. Kamoshida earlier. He took that as an offense and is planning to report them on the next board meeting."
"What were they're threatening him about?"
"No idea. However, considering that this happened not too long after the attempt, I say it was about Suzui-san."
"You think Mr. Kamoshida had something to do with happened to Suzui-san?"
"It's a possibility. But you might want to tread lightly with that information especially on what happened earlier. The school apparently wanted to mitigate the spread of it."
"I know."
"I heard what happened at your school earlier."
"So, the information had finally reached outside of school."
Amane-san and I had taken a break from the tutor lessons. She has friends who are currently working on Shujin so it's a possibility that someone told her about it.
"The topic was brought up on our group chat earlier. Don't worry about it, though. Akasaka-san told us to keep it within our group. He obviously don't want to be fired."
"Even so, it won't be long before the public knows about this."
"No doubt. That kind of attempt done in a prestigious school as Shujn? That definitely will garner attention. And Principal Kobayakawa don't want THAT kind of attention."
Definitely. I can imagine the Principal scrambling to keep the reputation of Shujin.
Speaking of Shujin…
"Hey Amane-san, have you heard of Mr. Kamoshida?"
"I have. Obviously, I already graduated by the time he became the volleyball team coach. All information I've learned are from my friends working there. Why do you ask?"
"It's just that, have you heard anything….. bad about him?"
"Well, all I heard were praises about him being an Olympic winner and all that. A friend of mine said he is so charismatic that many female students were attracted to him and many male students admired him."
Oh yeah. I definitely know THOSE students.
"Why did you ask?"
My train of thought was interrupted when Amane-san asked me. Her eyes immediately went wide and said, "Wait, are you accusing him of doing something terrible?"
"Well terrible is a strong word." I answered. "But I won't deny in saying that I don't like him. I know he's a friendly person and all but I have this bad feeling about him. Yesterday, I felt like he was flirting to me and Maho-chan."
"I don't know. Maybe he was just joking with you. You know, to get comfortable with you."
"I guess it is possible.."
Events this morning was brought up over dinner. My young twin siblings are currently at their friend's house for their homework.
"I hope she would be OK." Mom said. "She must have kept a lot of struggle to commit such an act."
"I hope so too." I said.
"Ruri, if you have any struggles in your life, don't be afraid to tell me. I am your mom after all. I understand you the best because you are my daughter. So no secrets from me, okay?"
...
"Okay Mom."
She stood up and then picked up her plate and utensils. "I'm going to go wash my plate and sleep early. I have to be ready for the company trip tomorrow."
"I understand, Mom."
"Your younger siblings will be back by tomorrow afternoon. I trust that you can cook the meals for the next few days?"
"Don't worry Mom. You know I can cook. You taught me after all."
I spent the rest of the evening going through my homework and notes. I decided to sleep after that. I needed the rest anyway after this crazy day.
One thing is for sure though. Tomorrow ain't going to be normal.
A/N: This one had many revisions to get it right...