‟Good luck with studying." - I turned around.
‟Bye Noelle."
Wait, is she ope-…
‟Bye."
…She did! She didn't even wait! And then she's eating them on top of her text book! Susie! Crumbs'll fall in! Can't you two take studying seriously at all!? Even if you don't likestudying, doesn't mean you can be that messy! Gosh, trying to cheat, and then that? C'mon… you're not kids anymore!
Not like they even could cheat. All the exams are right here! I took them juuust in case. As a security measure. And… it's not like I don't want to know what we'll get, but that doesn't mean I'll peek just to see it. Cheaters never prosper, how can Susie not know that?
…Imagine they open the cupboard and they find it empty… Pfehehe, imagine their faces… Yeah, yeah, they won't, they won't actually try to cheat… I'll give these back to Ms. Alphys tomorrow, and tell her not toput them in her snack hoard. Again.
Oh! I-I started galloping without even realizing it, heheh. No running in the halls. I guess talking with those two got me excited… Actually… last time me and Susie even spoke to each other was… oh gosh, it was the Halloween Party, wasn't it? I-It's been a pretty long time, huh… That's also the last time Kris talked to me… It… feels like it's been way longer than that, though… And that's not in a weird sort of way. It's just that he's just been worrying me this whole time!… I turned himdown, I shouldn't be the one worried, right!? It's just like him, too… Honestly… he didn't have to react like that… Even though, it surprised me too, I remember the next day I couldn't hear a word anybody spoke to me!… Pfh. It's stupid when I look back at it, but… But it really was a shock. Kris. He liked me! Him! I've never thought about himthat way! He's a guy!
And… then he stopped speaking to me… Sigh. Just because he's not my responsibility, doesn't mean I don't feel bad for him… Well, it's a relief he's getting back to normal… Maybe things could go back to how they were before. Otherwise, what do we do when Dess and Azzy come back on summer break? Sis'd never let either of us live it down, I can't even imagine what she'll say… So please, Kris, can we go back to normal?… No- No That's horrible! I-I can't ever say that him! I'm sorry, I'm sorry… Haah…
A-At least it's nice outside, it's not everyday we get clouds… and hey! Christmas is coming up… Maybe I could invite them to our party… It's been so long since we did anything together… if only mom wasn't so busy- No! Straighten up! These come first! I can think about that later!
Oh, and about later… I still haven't confessed… I-I wanted to do it after Autumn festival… but Kris was always with her or with me… and then thathappened, and obviously I couldn't tell her my feelings then. Is it too late? I …don't know, honestly… aren't you supposed to confess as soon as possible? A-am I in the friendzone already?… B-But! We've barely talked… A-And she's been nicer to me than anyone else (except Kris)… do I still have a chance? Maybe?… Haah, Who am I kidding… I- I don't know if I could at this point… I-I like her, b-b-but couldn't we just stay friends? What if she thinks I'm weird, and she doesn't talk to me anymore? Isn't this good enough? … And, well… I'd feel bad for Kris too… But… Actually, why am I accommodating him?! I'mnothis mom!
…Haah… Stop that. I've been sighing too much lately, wouldn't want to make people worried… No! I need to tell her how I feel! I'll never get over it otherwise… Just-Just think of a date, any date!… Last day of school, good enough! I need to confess before then, and I haven't until then, I'm confessing on that day right then, no matter what!
…Oh, I'm already here. Just need to drop these off.
Still smells of old paper and cologne… Mrs. secretary came back from getting her nails done. That's a really cute pink.
‟I'm Sorry Noelle, Miss Holiday received a call from the hospital. I can file the those instead." - She said while adjusting her seeing finger behind the desk.
‟Oh? What was the call about?" - I handed her the Annual Report folder. And not the exams.
‟I do not know, but it seemed urgent. You should call her."
‟…Thanks for telling me. I was about to go to the hospital, so I'll just meet her there."
‟Alright then. Take care dear." - She said, doing a wave with her hand-face. I waved back as I rushed down the entry stairs.
Mom getting a call from the hospital?
That's definitely weird.
It's great that Hometown's empty at this hour… Hopefully they didn't call with bad news. It would be great if dad got out before Christmas… Spending December alone with mom wouldn't make for great holidays… I don't mean that in a bad way; Just, we already spend enough time together in her office… And I have no idea how us two could hope to finish the food we make every Christmas… Well… I hope dad's getting out. Maybe I'm worried over nothing. Luckily, it's close enough that I don't have too much to worry about.
There's other reasons the hospital might call, like urgent, town… business? Or maybe they just need to check something. Did mom miss a check-up? It's hopefully something like that… Wait, this isn't one of his pranks, is it? He used to pretend to leave the house and then hide in our closet at night time…
It wasn't funny, I thought I was gonna die. I even started crying once, and he got a real beating from sis… well, she was 7, so not a real beating, but mom made him sleep on the couch for a week. I felt really bad for him. If this is like that time, I think Carol would strangle him. Poor dad… Even if, he does bring it on himself more often than not.
…This hospital isn't calming at all, they still have those glossy plastic flowers next to the entrance? That's probably the worst impression a hospital can give… And this white light hurts my eyes, I don't get why all hospitals are this pale…
…There's no nurse… That… doesn't mean too much, she's probably with mom, discussing something.
‟Hello? … Is… is anyone there?"
Apparently not… Well, there's only one place where she'll be…
…I went down the cramped corridor, it was… really dry. It was also really quiet, there wasn't even the hospital buzz coming from anywhere… I started to sweat too, there was something coming up my stomach.
Why was it so dry? There was something floating in the air. Maybe it hadn't been cleaned…
I walked up to Rudy's room… on the other side of the door were a lot of silhouettes… none of them were moving, and it was still silent…
I had a bad feeling come over me, my throat tightened, there was coarse dust in the air…
Please, Please be just a prank…
