I dropped the glass and it shattered on the floor. I heard his chair fall back as he rushed to catch me before I fell. If he knew, I didn't want to think. So I didn't... I just blacked out.

It was hours before I opened my eyes again. But I only guessed that because I could see dad and Luffy talking in the corner of my bedroom.

"Dad?!" I murmured slowly sitting up.

He stopped wherever the conversation had been going with Luffy and turned his attention to me.

"You okay Sunshine?" he asked kneeling beside my bed.

I nodded but stopped because of a sudden throbbing on the back of my head.

"You hit your head pretty hard when you fell," he said turning my head to see the back of it.

Even with my head down I could see Luffy pick up his bag and leave the room with pain written across his face.

Dad made me go to school the day after despite my protests. He wouldn't listen. He told me the way Luffy had reacted was quite normal and reminded me that he had done much worst when he found out.

I sat it the library. Under the desk. Waiting for Apis to come and find me. To ask what I was doing. But she never came. Neither did Luffy. I ended up going back to class for fifth period primarily because I had finished my book. I took my seat at the back in the English classroom. The rest of my class flooded in. All except Luffy. I turned to the girl sat next to me.

"Hana?!" I began. "Where's Luffy?"

"Luffy?!" her brow furrowed.

"The new boy," I clarified.

"Oh," she said the crease fading. "He ditched. He was going to the top floor, you know, where all the empty classrooms are!?"

I nodded.

"You're friends with him, right?! He looked rather upset, did something happen?!"

I shook my head lying to her. I thanked her before standing up and swiftly leaving the classroom.

I sprinted up the stairs that would lead to the top floor. I was panting when I reached the top. Once I caught my breath, I began to explore the classrooms; looking for Luffy.

I found him sat next to a window. His eyes were red and puffy when he turned to look at me- an obvious sign that he'd been crying.

"Luffy," I began walking towards him.

He stood up quickly and grabbed his bag. He walked right past me like I wasn't even there. He stopped at the door and turned back to look at me. There were tears in his eyes as he spoke.

"You could have been the one to tell me."