Chapter 8: Tohru – A Thief?
"All students of Kaibara High School please take note. There is currently a case of missing hand phone being reported. If anyone of you happen to know about this or have leads to it, please come to the office now." The principal announced.
"Wow...To think there are actually theft cases in our school?" Kyo said crudely.
"Just don't be a busy body will you, Kyo?" Yuki said.
The school bell rang as the Yuki, Kyo and Tohru walked towards their lockers to get their books.
"Ring...ring..." An unfamiliar ringing tone came from Tohru's locker.
"What is it Tohru?"
"It's a hand phone, you damn cat. And I don't think someone would be so kind as to give Tohru one..." Yuki added.
"How did it get in here?" Tohru mumbled to herself.
"MY PHONE!!!" A scream came from the other side of the lockers area.
Then, followed by Motoko dashing towards Tohru's locker.
"You thief!" Motoko said as she slapped Tohru's right cheek.
"But...but I..." Tohru tried to explain but to no avail.
"You still have the cheek to argue, huh?" A low and serious voice came from the back of Tohru.
"Sensei..." Tohru said as she turned around.
"Is that your hand phone in the locker, Tohru?"
"It's not mine...but..."
"Everyone get back to class. And you Tohru, we'll have a chat outside your classroom."
"Yes, sensei" Tohru said softly.
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"Class, this theft case has been reported yesterday at 2pm, which means it happened after school. Coincidently, your class had supplementary classes yesterday, am I right?" Sensei's voice echoed the whole classroom.
A few of the students nodded their heads.
"That doesn't make Tohru the thief, does it Yuki?"
"Just keep your mouth shut Kyo."
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"Now, Tohru...can you tell me why you did it? There are only two of us here. You can tell me who or what made you do this. I know you are a good student and would not resort to this unless you are being forced to."
"But sensei, I didn't do it. Why do you keep assuming I did it?" Tohru said with tears on the verge of trickling down.
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"Hey wait a minute! Honda-san was with us ever since school ended until our supplementary class was over. If she had committed theft, we would have known!" Yuki suddenly said.
"Yeah! That's right! I bet someone is out to frame Tohru." Kyo added.
"Sensei! Sensei! Honda-san didn't do it! She was being framed!" Yuki screamed as he dashed out of the classroom, followed by Kyo.
"Now boys. I know this news is unbelievable to you. But how do you explain the hand phone found in Tohru's locker?"
"Someone must have place it in there."
"And who do you think it is, Kyo?"
"Come on Yuki. Let's go to Tohru's locker to look for clues."
Kyo and Yuki ran towards Tohru's locker.
"It's easy to guess her password. Most probably it's her favourite number which she always tells everyone about – 02." Kyo chuckled.
Indeed, the locker opened. Inside the locker, they found out that there was a ring that has "Miho" written on it.
"Hey! Isn't that Miho-san's ring? She always flaunts it in class even though it's too big for her and it falls off very easily..." Yuki said.
"I think I know who framed Tohru." Kyo said, as he looked straight at Yuki, "It must have been Miho and Motoko. They've been jealous of Tohru all along and they are out to harm her!"
"Sensei! Sensei!" The boys screamed their way past the corridor towards their teacher.
"We found this ring in Honda-san's locker and her password is unsurprisingly easy to guess. Honda-san was also with us for the whole afternoon yesterday and she couldn't have done it without us noticing." Yuki said intelligently.
"Miho?" Their teacher exclaimed as he saw the name on the ring.
"It MUST have fallen off Miho-san's finger while she was trying to place the hand phone in Tohru's locker." Kyo added.
"Thank you boys. I think I know what to do next. The three of you return to your class." Sensei said warmly, "We'll look deeper into this. But for now....Miho..."
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School has finally ended. As the three walked out of the classroom, they were greeted by the warm smile of their sensei.
"Miho has finally admitted that it were hers and Motoko's doings after we showed her the ring. Tohru, I'm sorry if I scared you this morning. But everything's fine now."
"I'm glad this misunderstanding is finally cleared." Kyo said as he placed both his hands behind his head.
"Thank you so much...I don't know how to thank you two enough..." Tohru said as her beady tears started flowing rapidly.
"You don't have to." Yuki said sweetly as he lifted up Tohru's chin and helped her wipe her tears dry, "Did that slap Motoko-san give you hurt a lot?"
Tohru shook her head as she blushed a little.
"Of course it isn't as painful as the stab I felt in my heart when I saw you being slapped you silly girl..."Kyo said under his breadth as he turned his head away.
"All students of Kaibara High School please take note. There is currently a case of missing hand phone being reported. If anyone of you happen to know about this or have leads to it, please come to the office now." The principal announced.
"Wow...To think there are actually theft cases in our school?" Kyo said crudely.
"Just don't be a busy body will you, Kyo?" Yuki said.
The school bell rang as the Yuki, Kyo and Tohru walked towards their lockers to get their books.
"Ring...ring..." An unfamiliar ringing tone came from Tohru's locker.
"What is it Tohru?"
"It's a hand phone, you damn cat. And I don't think someone would be so kind as to give Tohru one..." Yuki added.
"How did it get in here?" Tohru mumbled to herself.
"MY PHONE!!!" A scream came from the other side of the lockers area.
Then, followed by Motoko dashing towards Tohru's locker.
"You thief!" Motoko said as she slapped Tohru's right cheek.
"But...but I..." Tohru tried to explain but to no avail.
"You still have the cheek to argue, huh?" A low and serious voice came from the back of Tohru.
"Sensei..." Tohru said as she turned around.
"Is that your hand phone in the locker, Tohru?"
"It's not mine...but..."
"Everyone get back to class. And you Tohru, we'll have a chat outside your classroom."
"Yes, sensei" Tohru said softly.
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"Class, this theft case has been reported yesterday at 2pm, which means it happened after school. Coincidently, your class had supplementary classes yesterday, am I right?" Sensei's voice echoed the whole classroom.
A few of the students nodded their heads.
"That doesn't make Tohru the thief, does it Yuki?"
"Just keep your mouth shut Kyo."
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"Now, Tohru...can you tell me why you did it? There are only two of us here. You can tell me who or what made you do this. I know you are a good student and would not resort to this unless you are being forced to."
"But sensei, I didn't do it. Why do you keep assuming I did it?" Tohru said with tears on the verge of trickling down.
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"Hey wait a minute! Honda-san was with us ever since school ended until our supplementary class was over. If she had committed theft, we would have known!" Yuki suddenly said.
"Yeah! That's right! I bet someone is out to frame Tohru." Kyo added.
"Sensei! Sensei! Honda-san didn't do it! She was being framed!" Yuki screamed as he dashed out of the classroom, followed by Kyo.
"Now boys. I know this news is unbelievable to you. But how do you explain the hand phone found in Tohru's locker?"
"Someone must have place it in there."
"And who do you think it is, Kyo?"
"Come on Yuki. Let's go to Tohru's locker to look for clues."
Kyo and Yuki ran towards Tohru's locker.
"It's easy to guess her password. Most probably it's her favourite number which she always tells everyone about – 02." Kyo chuckled.
Indeed, the locker opened. Inside the locker, they found out that there was a ring that has "Miho" written on it.
"Hey! Isn't that Miho-san's ring? She always flaunts it in class even though it's too big for her and it falls off very easily..." Yuki said.
"I think I know who framed Tohru." Kyo said, as he looked straight at Yuki, "It must have been Miho and Motoko. They've been jealous of Tohru all along and they are out to harm her!"
"Sensei! Sensei!" The boys screamed their way past the corridor towards their teacher.
"We found this ring in Honda-san's locker and her password is unsurprisingly easy to guess. Honda-san was also with us for the whole afternoon yesterday and she couldn't have done it without us noticing." Yuki said intelligently.
"Miho?" Their teacher exclaimed as he saw the name on the ring.
"It MUST have fallen off Miho-san's finger while she was trying to place the hand phone in Tohru's locker." Kyo added.
"Thank you boys. I think I know what to do next. The three of you return to your class." Sensei said warmly, "We'll look deeper into this. But for now....Miho..."
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School has finally ended. As the three walked out of the classroom, they were greeted by the warm smile of their sensei.
"Miho has finally admitted that it were hers and Motoko's doings after we showed her the ring. Tohru, I'm sorry if I scared you this morning. But everything's fine now."
"I'm glad this misunderstanding is finally cleared." Kyo said as he placed both his hands behind his head.
"Thank you so much...I don't know how to thank you two enough..." Tohru said as her beady tears started flowing rapidly.
"You don't have to." Yuki said sweetly as he lifted up Tohru's chin and helped her wipe her tears dry, "Did that slap Motoko-san give you hurt a lot?"
Tohru shook her head as she blushed a little.
"Of course it isn't as painful as the stab I felt in my heart when I saw you being slapped you silly girl..."Kyo said under his breadth as he turned his head away.