I stand there for a little while longer, my eyes burning. Ayame comes up to me and smiles, "Come on let's to class, we're beyond late." I wipe my tears and walk along with her. When we get to class the teacher scolds us and tells us that we have to stay after school and clean up as punishment.
I sigh heavily as I walk back to me seat and as I sit down Ayame passes me a note. "What's wrong?" –Ayame
I write back, "Nothing, it's just that my dad will kill me if I'm late getting home. I have too many things to do."
"Well, I can find someone to help me stay and clean up if you want. I don't want you getting into "trouble" with your "father" again." –Ayame
Oh Ayame I couldn't possibly ask you to do that. You were late because of me, I can handle my "father" just fine. But, I refuse to put my burden on you.
Sakura, have you forgotten Karou's speech already, your burden is my burden whether you like it or not. I don't mind, just as long as I'm helping you. You better go home after school or I will never speak to you again. –Ayame
When I get the note I look over at her to see if she's serious about what she had just wrote. She looks back over at me with a face that means business, I've come to know it all to well. I smile, but only for a split second before my teacher takes our note and reads to the whole class.
When he's done he looks down at us with disapproving looks, "First you're late to my class and then you pass notes during my lecture. If this continues I'm going to call both of your parents. For now you'll stay after school for the rest of this week and I'm going to make sure I have someone watching you two, to make sure that the both of you stay." He crumbles the note and walks back to the front of the classroom.
I sink down in my seat, "Aw well, life was nice while it lasted."