The school day began and perished in a blink of an eye. Koharu wiped her reddened eyes as she walked outside of the suspension room and found herself bumping against a black-haired girl. As Koharu fell, she yelped, and as she bumped against the floor, she shrieked. Because when she looked up, a figure of a towering woman was staring deep into her.
"Get up."
The woman said it without emotions, without a hint of severity or prudency, but Koharu knew it was an order. If she did not do that, then the girl would probably kick her standing up. Her body instinctively stood up, because every fiber in her body asked the brain to please stand up and persevere.
And so, Koharu Minami stood up.
Then, silence.
"Take me there," the black-haired woman commanded. "You know where Tomoko is, right? Let's go."
After blinking once or twice, Koharu had realized her place. Her body was expecting a beatdown, and her mouth had expected insults, but all the woman who had just passed by wanted was only to see her. Yuri Tamura just wanted to see her friend, and Koharu was now on the brink of tears again.
After standing still for a second or two, Koharu nodded. "Okay," she whispered, before she joined Yuri and walked a few steps in-front of her.